Senior UI/UX Engineer: React Modernization Lead

Merative; Ireland; On-site; EUR 76,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation leave

Health plan

Pension contributions

Bike2work

Job summary

Merative seeks a Lead Engineer to redesign and modernize the Micromedex UI/UX, shaping modern React product experiences while guiding design direction, engineering standards, and delivery practices across teams.

The role concentrates on UI/UX-led modernization, React app modernization, and responsive, mobile-ready experiences, with rapid translation of ideas into production-ready screens and AI-assisted design across the SDLC. Collaboration with PM, UX, and Eng is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Human–Computer Interaction, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive software engineering experience with hands-on leadership in UI/UX modernization.
• Deep expertise owning UI/UX architecture and engineering standards for React-based modernization.
• Hands-on experience with Figma and collaborating with product managers, UX designers, and engineers.
• Strong experience applying AI across the SDLC, including Claude, Copilot.
• Backend fluency with APIs, services, and security.

Responsibilities

• Own hands-on UI/UX modernization across the Micromedex portfolio, including design, build, review, and improvement of React screens and design-system implementation.
• Lead end-to-end from concept to shipped product, including interpreting Figma designs into production-ready code.
• Utilize AI-assisted design and engineering tools to explore UI options and accelerate UI-to-code workflows.
• Drive React modernization across legacy UI surfaces with reusable patterns and mobile-ready design.
• Ensure backend APIs and services are secure, observable, and well-integrated with frontend workstreams.

Skills

UI/UX leadership

React modernization

AI across SDLC

Communication

Technical leadership

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Eng/HCI

Tools

Figma

Claude

Copilot

Lovable

Job description

Merative seeks a Lead Engineer to redesign and modernize the Micromedex UI/UX, shaping modern React product experiences while guiding design direction, engineering standards, and delivery practices across teams.

The role concentrates on UI/UX-led modernization, React app modernization, and responsive, mobile-ready experiences, with rapid translation of ideas into production-ready screens and AI-assisted design across the SDLC. Collaboration with PM, UX, and Eng is essential.