Senior UI Lead for Real-Time React and TypeScript Platforms

Hackajob Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

JP Morgan is seeking a high-impact front-end leader to develop production UIs with React and TypeScript for large-scale, real-time trading platforms. You will define front-end architecture, drive performance, and own testing strategies while mentoring a small team of engineers in a globally distributed environment.

You will collaborate closely with product, design, and backend partners to translate complex trading workflows into intuitive UX, ensure secure development practices, and advance

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building production UIs with React and TypeScript in large-scale applications.
• Strong knowledge of modern front-end engineering including state management and UI architecture.
• Experience with performance optimization, testing strategies and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of UI capabilities across Execute from discovery to production support.
• Set front-end technical direction including architecture, standards, performance and testing strategy.
• Collaborate with product, business stakeholders and designers to translate trading workflows into intuitive UX.
• Drive quality through testing, troubleshooting and performance optimization.
• Build high-performance, real-time UIs with strong responsiveness and stability.
• Establish scalable UI architecture with component libraries and shared services.
• Mentor a small team of mid-level engineers and promote inclusive, high-performing culture.
• Work with backend, platform and SRE to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Promote enterprise AI-assisted development practices with validated outputs.

Skills

React

TypeScript

CI/CD

AI-assisted engineering

Frontend architecture

Performance optimization

Mentoring

Security awareness

Tools

Jenkins

Git

Job description

JP Morgan is seeking a high-impact front-end leader to develop production UIs with React and TypeScript for large-scale, real-time trading platforms. You will define front-end architecture, drive performance, and own testing strategies while mentoring a small team of engineers in a globally distributed environment.

You will collaborate closely with product, design, and backend partners to translate complex trading workflows into intuitive UX, ensure secure development practices, and advance