UI/Front End Lead(Angular) ::Jersey City, NJ Hybrid

Role: UI/Front End Lead(Angular)

Location: Jersey City, NJ   Hybrid

Duration: 12 Months
 
We are looking for top quality and they will work hybrid   able to be in the NJ office when needed 

As part of the interview the team will want to know what products they have delivered from a tech perspective and how they manage senior stakeholders

The client has asked for the following things:

• Team lead experience - they will manage a team of 8-10 people including Angular and Java resources

• Strong Angular and front-end skills (CSS/Typescript included); they are using Angular 20 - 70% 

• Java  / springboot - 30%

• Stakeholder management - they are working in a matrixed organization and will have to interact with team leads/teams and with product teams and senior stakeholders

• Sports experience

What we are looking at while evaluating candidates: This is what interviews cover.
 JavaScript

• Able to clearly explain how the JavaScript engine works, including:

• Single threaded execution model

• Handling asynchronous tasks using callback queues

• Event loop mechanism and workload management

• Demonstrate good understanding of JS fundamentals.

 CSS

• Strong knowledge of mobile-first design, media queries, and responsive UI approaches.

• Familiar with the BEM methodology for CSS structuring.

• Improvement Area: Needs more depth in CSS optimization techniques and use of CSS variables for dynamic styling.

 TypeScript

• Demonstrate solid understanding of:

• Types and interfaces

• Reusability patterns

• Best coding practices

• Follows coding standards using ESLint, formatting rules, and tools.

Angular

• Good knowledge of core Angular concepts:

• Change Detection Strategy, including OnPush usage scenarios

• Async Pipe, trackBy, and safe unsubscribe patterns using takeUntil and DestroyRef

• Able to explain Signals (readable, writable), effect, and computed.

• Understands Zone pollution, ngZone(), and use cases for runOutsideAngular().

 Backend   Java / Spring Boot

• Capable of applying object oriented design patterns:

• Singleton Pattern

• Factory Pattern for handling multiple payment gateways

• Good understanding of backend reliability concepts:

• Idempotent design through unique request IDs and status tracking

• Explained IOC Container, bean lifecycle, and POJO usage

• Familiar with:

• Cron job configurations

• Logging via Log4J

• Able to explain:

• Circuit Breaker, retry logic, and rate limiting

• Event driven architecture and message queues

• Basics of WAF and API Gateways

 Team Leadership & Mentoring

• Demonstrates good leadership traits:

• Delegates tasks effectively

• Monitors progress

• Guides juniors to take ownership

• Wore on code quality improvements and refactoring for  optimization.

• Highlight risks proactively (e.g., Angular/Java security upgrades) and works on mitigation.

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