Lead Software Engineer - UI - React , Typescript

United States Digital Space LLC; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is hiring a Lead Software Engineer to collaborate with the Asset and Wealth Management team. The role involves designing and developing secure, high-quality software applications while leading a team of developers.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in software engineering, with proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, and React, along with a solid understanding of agile methodologies and the financial services industry.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied experience in software engineering.
• Hands-on experience in system design and application development.
• Demonstrated experience leading front-end teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage high-quality production code.
• Lead and mentor a team of UI developers.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices.

Skills

JavaScript (ES6+)

TypeScript

React

HTML5

CSS3/SASS

Agile methodologies

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

AI-assisted development tools

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at the company within the Asset and Wealth Management for Performance and Attribution Insights Team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Develops secure high‑quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Leads, mentors, and guides a team of UI developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, high code quality, and best practices.
• Works closely with UI/UX designers to translate prototypes into pixel‑perfect code and align with backend engineers on API contracts.
• Leads evaluation sessions with internal teams to drive outcomes‑oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture.
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading‑edge technologies.
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

• Drives team adoption of enterprise‑authorized AI‑assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI‑assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root‑cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise‑authorized AI‑assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands‑on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.

Advanced in one or more programming language(s): React, Typescript

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3/SASS.

Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring front‑end teams.

• Excellent client communication skills and experience in stakeholder management
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.

Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.

• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.

Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.).

• In‑depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems.

Practical cloud native experience.

• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI‑assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Any backend skills like Java, Python, SQL
• Investment Banking domain