Senior Full Stack UI Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Key Responsibilities  

Full-Stack Architecture & Development  

• Design, architect, and develop modern web applications using  React ,  TypeScript , and  Vue . 

• Build and maintain  Backend-for-Frontend (BFF)and API services ( REST and/or  GraphQL ) that aggregate, adapt, and optimize back-end data for UI consumption. 

• Translate UI/UX requirements into efficient back-end data models, API contracts, and service boundaries. 

• Define and evolve front-end and BFF architectures with a focus on performance, scalability, security, and maintainability. 

Front-End & Design System Collaboration  

• Collaborate with UX and product teams to translate  Figma designs into high-quality, reusable UI components aligned with shared design systems and component libraries. 

• Drive UI performance optimization, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility. 

• Contribute to and consume shared component libraries across  React and Vue ecosystems. 

Cloud Infrastructure & Reliability  

• Architect and maintain back-end infrastructure in  AWS (EC2, RDS, SQS, SES, ECR)and containerized environments ( Docker, Kubernetes ). 

• Own and improve API performance through caching strategies, query optimization, and efficient data transformation. 

• Respond to production incidents in a timely manner and contribute to observability, monitoring ( Prometheus/Grafana ), and reliability initiatives. 

Back-End Security  

• Integrate authentication and authorization using identity platforms such as  Keycloak , including SSO and role-based access control. 

• Build secure, maintainable server-side functionality and contribute to security tooling across UI and back-end layers. 

Data Management  

• Design, evolve, and optimize relational database schemas ( PostgreSQL, MySQL ) and caching layers ( Redis ) in support of UI-centric use cases. 

• Ensure data consistency, integrity, and performance across services. 

Technical Leadership  

• Lead code reviews, establish best practices, and ensure consistent engineering standards across front-end and back-end layers. 

• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and contribute to raising the overall quality bar of the team. 

• Participate actively in design reviews, sprint planning, and cross-team technical discussions. 

Quality & Testing  

• Proactively identify technical debt and lead refactoring or modernization efforts. 

• Champion high code quality through thoughtful design, automated unit/integration/e2e testing, and  CI/CD pipeline discipline. 

Qualifications  

Required  

• Experience: 8+ years of professional experience building full-stack, user-facing web applications, including ownership of production services. 

• Front-End:  Strong hands-on experience with React in production environments; advanced proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3. 

• Back-End & APIs:  Experience designing and implementing UI-focused back-end services (Node.js, Python, PHP, or similar) using REST and/or GraphQL. 

• Databases: Strong experience with relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and time series databases (Prometheus). 

• Cloud & DevOps:  Experience working in cloud environments with containerization and orchestration. 

• UX Collaboration:  Experience working closely with UX teams and implementing designs from Figma or similar design tools. 

• Accessibility:  Strong understanding of responsive design, accessibility standards, and browser compatibility. 

• Tooling & Testing:  Solid experience with Git, GitLab CI/CD, and modern automated testing frameworks. 

• Debugging:  Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills across front-end, API, and data layers. 

• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, in-office engineering environment. 

Preferred  

• Experience with the Laravel framework in PHP. 

• Familiarity with identity/auth platforms and API security patterns. 

• Background in storage, infrastructure, or data- intensive/enterprise -scale systems. 

Education  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). 

Soft Skills  

• Strong technical leadership and problem‑solving skills.  

• Clear and effective communication with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.  

• High attention to detail and a strong commitment to code quality.  

• Ability to influence technical direction and inspire best practices across the team.  

• Comfortable balancing hands‑on development with mentorship and technical leadership.