UI Architect

Role: UI Architect

Location: Plano, TX

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We are seeking an experienced UI Architect with strong expertise in React on the frontend and Java on the backend. This role will be responsible for designing scalable, high-performance, and maintainable web applications while defining UI architecture standards and best practices across teams.

The ideal candidate combines deep frontend architecture knowledge with backend integration expertise and strong leadership skills.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

UI Architecture & Design

• Define and implement scalable frontend architecture using React

• Design reusable component libraries and design systems

• Establish best practices for state management (Redux, Context API, etc.)

• Ensure responsive, accessible (WCAG), and cross-browser compatible UI

• Drive performance optimization strategies (lazy loading, code splitting)

Backend Integration (Java)

• Collaborate with backend teams using Java (Spring Boot preferred)

• Design API contracts (REST/GraphQL)

• Ensure efficient frontend-backend communication

• Optimize data handling and caching strategies

Technical Leadership

• Define coding standards and architectural guidelines

• Conduct code reviews and mentor developers

• Evaluate and recommend new UI technologies

• Lead architecture discussions and technical decision-making

DevOps & Quality

• Implement CI/CD pipelines

• Ensure test coverage (Jest, React Testing Library, JUnit)

• Promote automated testing and quality assurance practices

• Manage deployment strategies and environment configurations

🛠 Required Skills

Frontend

• 8+ years in frontend development

• 4+ years of experience with React

• Strong knowledge of:

  • TypeScript / JavaScript (ES6+)

  • Redux / Zustand / Context API

  • Webpack / Vite

  • Micro-frontend architecture

  • HTML5, CSS3, SASS

  • Material UI / Ant Design

Backend

• Strong experience with Java

• Spring Boot / Spring MVC

• RESTful API development

• Security (OAuth2, JWT)

• Experience with API gateways

Architecture & Design

• Experience with scalable enterprise applications

• Domain-driven design (DDD)

• Clean Architecture principles

• Microservices architecture

• Performance optimization strategies