UI Front-End Lead Developer

Front-End Lead

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron's progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 16,400+, and has 60 offices in 20 countries within key global markets.

We are seeking a highly skilled Front-End Lead to own the design, development, and delivery of a modern, responsive infrastructure console featuring persona-based user experiences. This senior role involves defining front-end architecture, establishing standards for component design, performance, accessibility, and telemetry. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with UX, product, backend/BFF, and platform engineering teams to ensure a consistent, high-quality, scalable UI experience across multiple personas and workflows.

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Chandler, AZ is $100k - $110k/year & benefits (see below).

The Role

Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture and development of a scalable, reusable component library and design system, including theming, tokens, and shared components.
• Design and implement persona-based UX patterns such as role-based navigation, progressive disclosure, and workflow-driven UI.
• Build and optimize responsive web applications using modern JavaScript/TypeScript best practices.
• Establish standards for UI performance optimization, accessibility compliance (WCAG), and best practices for operability.
• Drive front-end testing strategy, including unit/component tests, functional end-to-end tests, and CI/CD quality gates.
• Instrument UI telemetry to gather user journey insights, error monitoring, and client-side performance metrics.
• Collaborate with backend/BFF teams on API contracts and UI workflow enhancements.
• Guide, mentor, and review engineering teams to uphold front-end standards and improve team practices.
• Ensure secure UX patterns for privileged operations, including confirmations, approvals, and audit-friendly flows.

Requirements:

• Experience in front-end development.
• Experience in building responsive web applications using modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Expertise with at least one enterprise-grade UI framework (React strongly preferred; Angular/Vue acceptable).
• Proven experience designing, scaling, and maintaining a component library or design system.
• Strong understanding of persona-based UX patterns, role-based navigation, and workflow-driven UI.
• Solid experience with front-end performance optimization techniques and Core Web Vital concepts.
• Hands-on experience with front-end testing frameworks, automating quality gates, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in Git, code review processes, and collaborative development workflows.
• Experience instrumenting UI telemetry for analytics, error monitoring, and performance insights.
• Familiarity with BFF patterns, API contract collaboration, and optimizing UI workflows.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG) and enterprise usability best practices.
• Experience with micro-frontend or modular UI architectures is a plus.
• Ability to guide and mentor engineering teams and communicate technical standards effectively.

We offer:

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 60 offices in 20 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
• Maternity & paternity leave plans.
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
• Retirement savings plans.
• A higher education certification policy.
• Commuter benefits (varies by region).
• Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world's leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A flat and approachable organization.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.

Synechron's Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative 'Same Difference' is committed to fostering an inclusive culture promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant's gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.