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Lead Front-End Engineer (ReactWeb)

Talencia

Job Location:

Jersey, NJ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 30 June 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 27 September 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Lead Front-End Engineer (React/Web)

Location: Jersey City NJ
Setting: Onsite (5 Days)

Type: Long Term Project

Role Summary:

Lead the design and development of modern high-performance web experiences using React and the broader front-end ecosystem. This role is front-end focused partnering closely with Product UX and backend/platform teams to deliver cutting-edge UI capabilities and set engineering standards.

Job responsibilities

Lead development of complex user-facing web applications using React TypeScript owning the front-end architecture and delivery approach.
Partner with UX/Product to translate designs into polished experiences; influence requirements with feasibility performance and accessibility considerations.
Establish and evolve front-end standards: component architecture state management routing code conventions and testing practices.
Build using JPMCs EXDS UI foundations: design system / component library theming responsive layouts and cross-browser compatibility.
Drive performance and quality: Core Web Vitals bundle optimization rendering strategies caching and runtime observability.
Implement advanced UI capabilities such as rich data visualization real-time updates offline-friendly patterns and robust form/workflow experiences.
Ensure secure client-side patterns: safe auth flows token handling guidance secure storage and protection against common web vulnerabilities.
Collaborate with backend teams on API contracts (GraphQL/REST) and advocate for front-end friendly patterns (pagination filtering error models).

Required qualifications capabilities and skills

10 years professional software engineering experience with significant depth in front-end web development; experience leading projects and mentoring engineers.
Expert-level React proficiency (hooks component composition context rendering behavior concurrency-related patterns where applicable).
Strong TypeScript skills (types-as-design generics strictness strategies) and modern JavaScript fundamentals.
Deep experience with modern front-end tooling: Vite/Webpack Babel/SWC npm/pnpm/yarn monorepos (optional) and build/release pipelines.
Strong CSS skills: responsive design CSS architecture (CSS Modules CSS-in-JS or utility frameworks) theming and consistent styling at scale.
Advanced testing practices: Jest/Vitest React Testing Library Playwright/Cypress for E2E; test strategy ownership.
Accessibility expertise: WCAG/ARIA keyboard navigation screen-reader considerations and automated manual a11y testing.
Performance engineering: profiling bundle splitting SSR/CSR trade-offs caching strategies and Core Web Vitals optimization.
API integration expertise with GraphQL and REST (schema-driven development error handling pagination caching and client state strategies).
Security awareness for web apps: XSS/CSRF prevention dependency hygiene secure auth/session patterns (OIDC awareness a plus).
Observability for the front end: client-side logging/metrics error reporting and debugging production issues.
MUST: Proficiency using AI-assisted engineering tools (e.g. Claude Code GitHub Copilot) to accelerate implementation refactoring test creation and debugging-while validating correctness and adhering to secure handling practices.

Preferred qualifications

Experience with SSR/meta frameworks: / Remix and SEO considerations.
Experience leveraging a design system (Storybook tokens).
Experience with micro-frontend patterns and module federation (where relevant).
Experience with visualization and rich UI: D3 Canvas/WebGL advanced tables/grids animation libraries.
Familiarity with authentication integrations (OIDC/OAuth2) and enterprise SSO constraints.
Proven track record modernizing legacy front ends and improving developer experience (DX).