Software Engineer III - Senior Associate - Salt Design System

ZipRecruiter; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company seeks a React Developer to join its Front-end Development team. You will contribute to the Salt Design System, creating reusable UI components while collaborating with a diverse team. Ideal for proactive developers passionate about user experience and clean coding practices.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in React, Typescript, and JavaScript required.
• Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and responsive web design.
• Experience with version control and collaborative workflows necessary.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-quality React components for the Salt Design System.
• Collaborate with designers and product managers to ensure consistency across products.
• Conduct code reviews and stay updated with latest front-end technologies.

Skills

React

Typescript

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Git

esbuild

rollup

vite

Job description

Job Description

Are you a React developer seeking an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of JP Morgan's Salt Design system?

Are you looking to be part of a collaborative team that values Open Source, leads the way in CIB UI strategy, and is actively building a design system while fostering a collaborative community around its products?

The Front-end Development team at Digital Platform has an opening for an Associate role. As a Front-end developer, you will play a crucial role in the development and delivery of the Salt Design System. We leverage the latest UI technologies to deliver maximum value to our stakeholders.

The Salt Design System is the next UI Toolkit for CIB (Commercial & Investment Bank). It provides a comprehensive set of core UI components that can be used by different lines of business to create reusable patterns for their applications. These components and guidelines are designed to accelerate application design and development, while ensuring consistency and accessibility (WCAG 2.1) through stable design foundations.

Job responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-quality React components for the Salt Design System.
• Collaborate with designers to implement UI designs and ensure consistency across our digital products.
• Work closely with product managers and other developers to understand requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code, following best practices and coding standards.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and adherence to standards.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in front-end development, and actively contribute to the improvement of our development processes and tools.
• Contribute to team culture of equity, inclusion, and respect.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proficiency in React, Typescript, and JavaScript.
• Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and responsive web design.
• Familiarity with modern front-end development tools and libraries (e.g., esbuild, rollup, vite).
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative workflows.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Emerging knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a discipline (e.g., cloud, AI, ML, mobile).

Additional preferred skills

• Experience building reusable UI components or working with design systems.
• Familiarity with modern front-end frameworks like NextJS, Remix.
• Experience with asynchronous JavaScript operations (e.g., Axios, RxJS).
• Knowledge of UI state management.
• Contributions to Open Source projects.
• Advocate for Clean Code principles.
• Understanding of UI accessibility concerns.
• Familiarity with JPM's existing design systems (UITK, MDS).

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent entities. Our approach emphasizes building trusted, long-term partnerships to help clients achieve their objectives. We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusivity and reasonable accommodations.

About The Team

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services, and payments, serving clients in over 100 countries with strategic advice, capital raising, risk management, and liquidity extension.