Frontend Developer (React) - Assistant Vice President

Citi; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Life, disability insurance

Job summary

Citi is seeking an experienced Frontend Developer (React) at Assistant Vice President level to lead design, development, and optimization of enterprise frontend applications.

You will collaborate with back-end engineers, UX/UI designers, and product owners, mentor junior developers, and ensure accessibility and security compliance across platforms.

The role is hybrid in Irving, TX, with a strong focus on modern SPA architectures, React.js, TypeScript, and scalable component libraries.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on frontend.
• Strong experience with React.js, TypeScript, and modern SPA architectures.
• Familiarity with UI testing and accessibility standards (WCAG).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain enterprise web apps using React.js and TypeScript.
• Implement robust state management and API integration (REST/GraphQL/WebSocket).
• Develop scalable UI components and accessible design systems per WCAG.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive code reviews and governance.
• Collaborate with product managers, UX/UI, and backend teams.

Skills

React.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

HTML5

CSS

REST API

WebSocket

Redux Toolkit

WCAG

CI/CD

Jest

Testing Library

Playwright

Git

Education

Bachelor’s degree / University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Webpack

Vite

Docker/OpenShift

Git / GitHub Enterprise

Jest/RTL/Cypress

Job description

Frontend Developer (React) - Assistant Vice President

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of approximately 219,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Location(s)

Irving, Texas, United States

Job Type

Hybrid

Discover your future at Citi

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of approximately 219,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Job Overview

The Frontend Developer (C12) is an intermediate-to-senior level engineering position responsible for leading the design, development, optimization, and implementation of high-performance, accessible, and scalable frontend web applications across enterprise platforms.

Operating with a high degree of autonomy and limited supervision, the candidate will act as a Frontend Subject Matter Expert (SME), collaborating closely with backend engineers, UX/UI designers, product owners, and architecture leads. The candidate will translate complex business workflows into intuitive user interfaces, enforce UI engineering best practices, ensure compliance with security and accessibility standards, and mentor junior developers.

Responsibilities

• Frontend Architecture & Execution: Design, build, and maintain enterprise web applications using modern Single Page Application (SPA) / Micro-Frontend architectures, predominantly with React.js (or Angular) and TypeScript.
• State Management & Data Integration: Implement robust state management solutions (e.g., Redux Toolkit, Context API, Zustand, or NgRx) and integrate frontend components with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and WebSocket streams.
• Component Design & Reusability: Build and maintain scalable, modular design systems and reusable UI component libraries following WCAG accessibility guidelines and enterprise UX standards.
• Feasibility & Estimates: Conduct feasibility studies, technical spikes, story point sizing, and time/cost estimates for new
• Performance Optimization: Diagnose and resolve frontend bottlenecks, optimizing Core Web Vitals, bundle sizes, rendering paths, lazy loading, and memory footprints.
• Automated Testing: Implement comprehensive test coverage across unit, integration, and end-to-end tests using frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Security & Vulnerability Management: Enforce frontend security best practices, proactively mitigating vulnerabilities such as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), Content Security Policy (CSP) violations, and dependency risks.
• CI/CD & Release Governance: Manage code pipelines, build configurations (e.g., Vite, Webpack), automated linting/formatting (ESLint, Prettier), and deployment across development, UAT, and production environments.
• AI-Assisted Development: Leverage AI-powered productivity tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, internal GenAI assistants) for accelerated scaffolding, test generation, and code reviews.
• Standards & Code Governance: Drive peer code reviews, establish branch strategies, and help define engineering guidelines, coding standards, and documentation.
• Technical Mentorship: Serve as an advisor and coach to junior and mid-level software engineers, fostering continuous technical growth and best practices.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Consult with business users, product managers, and cross-functional technology teams to recommend advanced frontend programming solutions.
• Risk & Control Compliance: Appropriately assess risk when technical and architecture decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm’s reputation, safeguarding client assets, adhering to internal policies, and escalating/reporting control issues with full transparency.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong focus on modern web/frontend technologies.
• React.js (Strongly Preferred): React 18+, React Hooks, Custom Hooks, Context API, Redux/Zustand. Angular (Alternative): Angular 14+, RxJS, NgRx, TypeScript.
• JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript. HTML5, Semantic Markup, CSS3, modern CSS methodologies (SCSS/SASS, CSS Modules, Tailwind CSS).
• Micro-Frontends, Single Page Applications (SPA), Server-Side Rendering (SSR) / Static Generation concepts, Responsive & Adaptive Web Design, REST API & WebSocket integration.
• Jest, React Testing Library, Jasmine/Karma, Cypress, or Playwright. Build & bundle tools: Webpack, Vite, npm/yarn. Version Control: Git / Bitbucket / GitHub Enterprise.
• Web performance profiling (Chrome DevTools, Lighthouse), accessibility compliance (WCAG 2.1 AA, ARIA attributes), cross-browser compatibility.
• Working knowledge of automated CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Tekton, Jenkins, Harness), containerization basics (Docker/OpenShift), and static code analysis (SonarQube).
• Familiarity with AI developer productivity tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, LLM-based coding tools).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to work under limited supervision; excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree / University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Applications Development

Time Type

Full time

Primary Location

Irving Texas United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range

$107,120.00 - $160,680.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards.

• discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards
• medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• wellness programs
• paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays

For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Automated Processing and AI

We use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate’s skills and abilities with a specific job opening. Additionally, if you so choose, or consent, we can match your skills and abilities to other suitable roles at Citi.

Importantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. Please refer to any Jurisdictional Considerations, with specific provisions for your country (where relevant) for further details.

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