
UI Lead Software Engineer
at J.P. Morgan
Posted 21 days ago
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- Compensation
- Not specified
- City
- Palo Alto
- Country
- United States
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Lead frontend engineering efforts within JPMorgan Chase's Commercial & Investment Bank Digital & Platform Services. Architect and build scalable, accessible component libraries, optimize UI performance for high-traffic production systems, and define frontend standards and tooling. Mentor and lead UI engineers, drive technical roadmaps, and evaluate new technologies to improve developer productivity and user experience.
Location: Palo Alto, CA, United States
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Job responsibilities
Maintain and enhance existing frontend architecture standards across applications for UI development
- Make critical architectural decisions regarding frameworks, libraries, and tooling
- Design scalable, maintainable component architectures
- Lead UI engineers in the team to enhance technical skills of the team, conduct code reviews and provide hands-on technical guidance and mentorship.
- Evaluate and recommend new technologies and approaches
- Create technical roadmaps aligned with business objectives
- Drive adoption of modern frontend development practices
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- Experience in frontend web development, with a strong focus on React and its ecosystem (Redux, React Router, etc.).
- Expert-level proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, and CSS libraries.
- Extensive experience with UI performance optimization, including profiling, troubleshooting, and resolving complex UI issues in production environments.
- Proven track record in production deployment, monitoring, and support of large-scale React applications.
- Deep expertise in modern front-end build pipelines and bundling tools, especially Webpack and Vite.
- Experience building and maintaining design systems or component libraries.
- Solid understanding of UI/UX principles, accessibility, and responsive design.
- Demonstrated ability to follow and advocate for best coding practices in React, including code reviews and documentation.
- Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills, with a methodical approach to problem-solving.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills; experience leading small teams and mentoring junior engineers.
- Experience with AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, automated code review platforms).
- Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG) and internationalization.
- Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress.
- Experience working with mono repo setups.
- Contributions to open-source projects or technical blogs.
- Familiarity with backend technologies (Java, Python) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT: This position is subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. As such, an employment offer for this position is contingent on JPMorganChase’s review of criminal conviction history, including pretrial diversions or program entries.
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