Lead UI Engineer

Internet Travel Solutions LLC.; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Internet Travel Solutions LLC. seeks a Lead Frontend Engineer to own frontend architecture and mentor a team at our Dallas headquarters. You will drive modern frameworks, accessibility, and design systems across product areas.

You will lead production-grade React/TypeScript code, review PRs, collaborate with product and design, and help hire top frontend talent. This hands-on role emphasizes code quality and scalable UI solutions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of frontend development experience.
• Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern CSS.
• 2+ years of leadership or mentoring experience.
• Strong understanding of WCAG 2.1+ accessibility.
• Experience building component libraries or design systems.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and testing tooling.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of frontend engineers.
• Define frontend architecture, patterns, and standards.
• Build and maintain a shared component library and design system.
• Write production-quality React/TypeScript code.
• Conduct code reviews and drive engineering quality.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers on delivery.
• Adopt new frontend technologies and tooling.
• Contribute to hiring and growing the team.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Frontend architecture

Leadership

UI accessibility (WCAG)

Design systems

Problem solving

Code reviews

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Tailwind CSS

CSS-in-JS

Figma

CI/CD

Job description

Lead the frontend engineering team in building modern, accessible, and performant interfaces for the ITS platform.

As Lead UI Engineer at ITS, you'll own the frontend architecture and lead a team of engineers building the tools that thousands of travel managers, corporate cardholders, and travelers use every day. You'll set technical direction, establish best practices, and drive the adoption of modern frameworks and design systems. This is a hands-on leadership role — you'll write code, review pull requests, mentor engineers, and work closely with product and design to deliver world-class user experiences from our Dallas headquarters.

What we're looking for

• 6+ years of professional frontend development experience
• Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern CSS (Tailwind, CSS-in-JS)
• 2+ years of experience leading or mentoring engineering teams
• Strong understanding of web accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1+)
• Experience building and maintaining component libraries or design systems
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and build tooling
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to code quality
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

What you'll do

• Lead and mentor a team of frontend engineers across multiple product areas
• Define frontend architecture, patterns, and technical standards
• Build and maintain a shared component library and design system
• Write production-quality code in React and TypeScript
• Conduct code reviews and drive engineering quality across the team
• Collaborate with product managers and designers on feature planning and delivery
• Evaluate and adopt new frontend technologies and tooling
• Contribute to hiring and growing the engineering team

Nice to have

• Experience with React Aria, Radix, or other headless UI libraries
• Background in travel, fintech, or enterprise SaaS products
• Contributions to open-source projects
• Experience with Figma and design-to-code workflows