Lead Front-End Engineer: Design System & Accessibility Leader

Bank Julius Bär & Co. Ltd.

Singapore

On-site

SGD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Julius Baer in Singapore seeks an experienced Lead Front-End Engineer to own the technical direction of the enterprise Design System. You will design, develop and maintain reusable, accessible UI components and front-end frameworks, defining architecture, APIs, tokens, theming and best practices.

You will mentor engineers, drive adoption across multiple applications, champion WCAG compliance, and collaborate with Designers, Product and UX to deliver scalable solutions while staying current with

Qualifications

Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), and TypeScript.
Extensive experience with StencilJS, Web Components, Custom Elements, Shadow DOM, and component composition.
Proven experience building and managing enterprise Design Systems or reusable component libraries.
Strong understanding of design tokens, theming, semantic HTML, and WAI-ARIA.
Expert knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards and accessibility-first development.
Hands-on experience using screen readers such as NVDA, JAWS, or VoiceOver for accessibility validation.
Experience using axe-core and other accessibility testing tools.
Experience working in Internationalization and Localization.
Experience developing automated tests using Playwright (or equivalent) with accessibility integration.
Experience working with Micro Front-End architecture and Module Federation.
Experience collaborating with UX teams using Figma.
Familiarity with modern monorepo and build tooling such as Nx, pnpm, Turborepo, or similar.

Responsibilities

Own the technical direction and evolution of the enterprise Design System.
Design, develop, and maintain reusable, accessible UI components and front-end frameworks.
Define and maintain front-end architecture, component APIs, design tokens, theming, and engineering best practices.
Govern component lifecycle, versioning, release strategy, and backward compatibility.
Drive Design System adoption through technical guidance, documentation, code reviews, and developer enablement.
Champion accessibility by ensuring components comply with WCAG standards and accessibility best practices.
Lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, and engineering decisions across front-end initiatives.
Mentor engineers and foster engineering excellence through technical coaching and knowledge sharing.
Engage with stakeholders across Engineering, Product, UX, and Architecture to align technical direction and deliver scalable solutions.
Stay current with emerging front-end technologies, accessibility standards, and industry best practices.