UI Technical Architect
Location: Dallas, TX or Basking Ridge, NJ (5 days onsite at any one of these locations)
Key Skills
- React.js
- Next.js
- Redux (Toolkit / Saga / Thunk)
- Context API
- JavaScript
Responsibilities
- Lead frontend architecture, design, and code reviews for large-scale, high-traffic applications.
- Drive performance optimization initiatives — improving page load times, Core Web Vitals, and rendering efficiency.
- Define best practices for React/Next.js application structure, state management, and scalability.
- Collaborate with backend teams to ensure seamless end-to-end application performance.
- Evaluate and implement advanced caching, lazy loading, and SSR/ISR strategies.
- Mentor and guide developers in modern frontend patterns, clean coding practices, and performance diagnostics.
- Stay current with evolving frontend technologies, frameworks, and browser performance APIs.
Required Technical Skills
- Frontend Frameworks: React.js, Next.js, Redux (Toolkit / Saga / Thunk), Context API
- Languages: JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, SCSS/SASS
- Performance Optimization: Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse, React Profiler, Webpack Bundle Analyzer, Code-splitting, Lazy Loading, Caching, Image Optimization
- SSR / SSG / ISR: Strong knowledge of Next.js rendering strategies
- Build Tools & CI/CD: Webpack, Babel, Vite, GitHub Actions, Jenkins
- Testing Frameworks: Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, Playwright
- UI Frameworks & Libraries: Material UI, Tailwind CSS, Styled Components
- API Integration: REST, GraphQL, Axios, WebSockets
- Cloud & Deployment: AWS / Azure Frontend Hosting, CDN, Edge Functions (Cloudflare / Vercel)
- Version Control: Git, GitHub / GitLab
Good to Have
- Experience in Micro Frontends architecture (Module Federation / Single-SPA)
- Exposure to A/B Testing, Observability tools (New Relic, Datadog, Sentry)