React Front-end Developer Senior

Intact Financial Corporation; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Intact Lab in Hong Kong is seeking an experienced React Front-end Developer Senior to join the AI Engineering team. You will translate business needs into robust UI solutions and collaborate with designers, product managers and backend engineers.

You will mentor juniors, contribute to design systems, prototype interfaces, and help deliver accessible, high‑performance web experiences for customers. Strong skills in HTML, CSS3, JavaScript, TypeScript and React are required, along with a

Qualifications

• Proficiency in HTML, CSS3, JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Proficiency with React front-end frameworks.
• Experience with client-side state management and data fetching libraries.
• Experience collaborating with designers via Figma.
• Knowledge of Git, Jira, and Confluence.
• Experience with Design Systems.
• Experience with automated testing from unit to end-to-end tests.
• Experience with AI-assisted software development.
• Understanding of web performance optimization techniques and accessibility.

Responsibilities

• Break down business requirements into technical tasks with clear acceptance criteria and effort estimation.
• Lead and coach junior team members in development activities.
• Work independently on technical implementation tasks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to discuss needs, design, and functionality of a website or interface.
• Collaborate with designers, product managers and backend engineers.
• Create prototypes and mock-ups of websites or applications.
• Work with graphics to determine the website layout.
• Maintain a strong focus on delivering accessible and high-performing UI.

Skills

React

HTML

JavaScript

TypeScript

CSS3

Figma

Git

Jira

Confluence

Design Systems

Automated testing

AI-assisted development

Angular

Vue.js

State management

Data fetching

OpenAPI/Swagger

REST APIs

Prototyping

Problem solving

Tools

AWS EC2

Docker

OpenAPI/Swagger

REST APIs

Kubernetes

Job description

Calling all AI and machine learning experts! We have a fantastic opportunity to join our team in Hong Kong.

Artificial intelligence is shaping the future of insurance. Our latest lab is located in the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park to turn this vision into a reality. As Canada's largest home, auto and business insurer, we're here to cultivate the next generation of technology and talent. Together, we're helping our customers protect what matters to them most through the power of data science, machine learning and AI.

Life in the Lab

Technology is only as good as the people behind it. Every day at work, you'll inspire and be inspired by the brilliant minds of our greater lab team: actuaries, data scientists, machine learning experts, geomathematicians, meteorologists, software engineers and designers.

Together, you will tackle challenging problems and have the freedom to imagine, research, create, test, and bring innovative solutions to life that will have a profound impact on our business and the needs of our customers.

As our company grows, your career will grow with it. There will always be an opportunity for you to develop your leadership skills, strengthen your expertise or take your work in a new direction. Whether it's leading a new, exciting project or moving into a different A.I. product team in Canada or Hong Kong, your career will always be on the move.

Our Intact Lab in Hong Kong is looking for an experienced React Front-end Developer Senior to join the AI Engineering team.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Ability to break down business requirements into technical sub-tasks with clear technical acceptance criteria and effort estimation
• Lead and coach the junior team members in various development and technical activities.
• Ability to work independently on technical implementation tasks
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to discuss the needs, design, and functionality of a website or interface.
• Collaborate with designers, product managers and backend engineers.
• Create prototypes and mock-ups of websites or applications.
• Work with graphics and other designers to determine the website's layout
• Strong analytical mind, curious by nature, love to solve complex problems, attention to detail, and are passionate about providing the best experience possible to your users.

Here's what you bring to the table:

• Proficiency in HTML, CSS3, JavaScript and Typescript
• Proficiency with React front-end frameworks, (a plus for Angular, & Vue.js)
• Experience with client-side state management and data fetching libraries
• Experience collaborating with designers via Figma
• Knowledge of software engineering practices such as design patterns, the development lifecycle, and tools like Git, Jira, and Confluence
• Experience working with Design Systems
• Experience with automated testing, from unit test to end-to-end test
• Experience with AI-assisted software development
• Understanding of web performance optimization techniques, accessibility & layout aesthetics
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

Some nice-to-haves:

• A plus on having experience with hosting web server on AWS (e.g. knowledge on AWS EC2, ECS, ECR, ALB, Docker)
• A plus on understanding and experience with API design, implementation, and lifecycle, as well as OpenAPI/Swagger specification.

About Us

The Intact Lab - with headquarters in Montreal, Canada - is a fast-growing, digital innovation hub backed by Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC, HK$110 billion in market cap), Canada's largest home, auto and business insurance company.

Intact Financial (HK) limited (Intact Lab, HK) is our first R&D A.I. centre outside of Canada. This expansion into the Asia P