UI Architect Job at LABUR in Weehawken

Overview

LABUR is supporting a leading financial services client through a strategic modernization initiative aimed at transforming their client-facing digital platforms. This engagement centers on assessing and optimizing the front‑end architecture to improve scalability, performance, and user experience. A UI Architect will serve as a strategic advisor to technology leadership, identifying architectural gaps, recommending modernization strategies, and helping define the future‑state UI technology roadmap to support long‑term digital transformation goals.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed assessments of existing front‑end architecture, frameworks, and integration patterns across online platforms.
• Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and performance bottlenecks in the current UI implementation.
• Define modernization and migration strategies for legacy tech stacks, including recommendations for new frameworks, libraries, and tools.
• Collaborate closely with the client’s CTO organization, enterprise architects, and development leads to align on architecture principles and target state design.
• Provide architectural blueprints, technical recommendations, and performance optimization strategies.
• Lead discussions and reviews with senior technology and business stakeholders, presenting findings and solution proposals.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in front‑end architecture and engineering for large‑scale enterprise or financial platforms.
• Deep expertise in modern UI frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, etc.) and state‑management approaches.
• Strong understanding of micro‑frontend architecture, modular UI patterns, and scalable design systems.
• Proven experience consulting with CTO‑level stakeholders on technology modernization initiatives.
• Solid understanding of performance tuning, accessibility standards, and responsive design principles.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Background in financial services, wealth management, or digital client onboarding platforms.
• Prior experience driving front‑end modernization initiatives from strategy through implementation.

Compensation

$90 - $110 per hour – dependent on fit and experience.

Employment type: Contract

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Location: New York, NY