AVP, Lead Frontend Engineer, Consumer Banking Technology, Group Technology

DBS Bank Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

DBS Bank Ltd is seeking an AVP - Lead Frontend Engineer to architect a scalable, reusable UI component library across regional banking apps. You will standardize journeys, drive performance, and ensure accessibility across geographies and products.

The role combines strategic UI/UX design with hands-on component engineering, leading a multi-region, multi-brand design system while maintaining high performance and governance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in UI design, component engineering, or product engineering.
• 5+ years leading/architecting large-scale design systems (multi-product/multi-region).
• 3+ years in a senior/leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead UI design & component architecture across regions and products.
• Standardize journeys and deduplicate code across APAC markets.
• Optimize UI performance to sub-2-second loads.
• Design a flexible theming system for multi-brand, dark/light modes.

Skills

UI design

Component engineering

Design systems

Accessibility

Cross-region leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Tools

React

Angular

Webpack

Vite

CSS

WCAG 2.1

Figma

Storybook

Git

TypeScript

Job description

## AVP, Lead Frontend Engineer, Consumer Banking Technology, Group TechnologyApply: Application Development & Architecture: Singapore - East: Full time: Posted Today: WD89248**Business Function**Group Technology enables and empowers the bank with an efficient, nimble and resilient infrastructure through a strategic focus on productivity, quality & control, technology, people capability and innovation. In Group Technology, we manage the majority of the Bank's operational processes and inspire to delight our business partners through our multiple banking delivery channels.**Job Role**We are seeking an experienced Assistant Vice President (AVP) - UI Design & Component Engineering to lead the standardization and optimization of UI architecture across all regional banking applications. This role combines strategic UI/UX design with hands-on component engineering to eliminate code duplication, establish design governance, and optimize page performance on our global digital banking platform. The ideal candidate will be a thought leader, architecting a scalable, reusable component library and ensuring consistent user experiences across geographies, products, and channels, without compromising performance or accessibility.**Responsibilities**1. **UI Design & Component Architecture:** Lead and maintain a comprehensive, framework-agnostic design system for UI components, ensuring accessibility and adherence to design standards across all regions and products.2. **Journey Standardization & Code Deduplication:** Standardize user journeys across APAC markets, design flexible architectures for regional variations within a unified codebase, and lead migration efforts to the standardized component library.3. **UI Performance Optimization (20%):** Define and optimize UI/page load performance through techniques like code splitting, image optimization, and build pipeline enhancements, ensuring sub-2-second load times.4. **Theme Management & Styling System:** Design and implement a flexible, maintainable theming system supporting multi-brand themes, dark/light mode, and accessibility-compliant color palettes, synchronized with design tools.**Required Qualifications:*** **Experience:** 8+ years in UI design, component engineering, or product engineering; 5+ years leading/architecting large-scale design systems (multi-product/multi-region); 3+ years in a senior/leadership role.* **Technical Skills:** Deep expertise in React, Angular, modern web frameworks (Webpack, Vite), CSS/styling solutions, web performance optimization, and accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1). Strong experience with design system tools (Figma, Storybook), Git, testing frameworks, build optimization, and TypeScript.* **Domain Knowledge:** Preferred banking/FinTech experience, understanding of multi-region/multi-product complexity in digital banking, mobile/responsive design, and micro-frontend architectures.* **Leadership & Soft Skills:** Strategic thinking, cross-functional leadership, strong communication, mentorship, governance, and problem-solving.**Location:**DBS @ UE Biz Hub**Job:**Technology**Schedule:**Regular**Employee Status:**Full time