Senior Creative Technologist: AI-Driven Front-End Architect

New York Life; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Life is seeking a Senior Creative Technologist to redefine the NYL360 front-end design-to-code model. You will blend front-end engineering with design fluency, working with internal engineers and a development partner to ensure production-grade, accessible UI components.

The role emphasizes collaboration, AI-assisted tooling, and standards for design-originated contributions, reviews, and performance optimizations across devices while delivering a high-quality user experience.

Qualifications

• Education in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of front-end development or UX engineering experience.
• Ability to implement front-end code directly from design intent.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain responsive, accessible front-end code for NYL360 from design intent.
• Define and refine the design-to-code workflow for production-ready contributions.
• Establish production-ready code standards, review checklists, and quality gates.
• Collaborate with internal engineers and the development partner to implement component specifications.
• Ensure accessibility and performance across devices and platforms.
• Bridge communication between design, engineering, and external partners.

Skills

HTML/CSS/JS

Design tools

Component-based design

WCAG accessibility

Git/GitHub

Agency/vendor codebases

Front-end expert

Education

Computer Science/related field

Tools

Claude Code

Claude Design

GitHub Copilot

Job description

New York Life is seeking a Senior Creative Technologist to redefine the NYL360 front-end design-to-code model. You will blend front-end engineering with design fluency, working with internal engineers and a development partner to ensure production-grade, accessible UI components.

The role emphasizes collaboration, AI-assisted tooling, and standards for design-originated contributions, reviews, and performance optimizations across devices while delivering a high-quality user experience.