Senior Front-End Architect for Large-Scale Analytics

UKG; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking an Sr. Staff Front-end Engineer to lead architectural direction for enterprise analytics web apps. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with backend data teams, and translate analytics into intuitive interfaces with high performance.

Responsibilities include building scalable React/TypeScript apps, optimizing performance, and enforcing UI standards across teams. Strong data visualization and accessibility focus are required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in lead or staff-level front-end positions.
• Expert-level proficiency in modern JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and front-end tooling.
• Strong data visualization skills using D3.js, Recharts, or similar libraries.
• Experience with modern front-end architecture patterns including component design systems and mono repos.
• Proven ability to optimize performance (Core Web Vitals, bundle optimization, lazy loading).
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) and secure front-end patterns.
• Ability to break requirements into structured technical designs; mentor engineers.
• Experience integrating with backend APIs and real-time data sources.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve modern frontend apps using React, TypeScript, Next.js.
• Lead architecture reviews on state management, data viz strategies, performance.
• Define frontend standards, patterns, and tooling across teams.
• Drive decisions on UI frameworks, build systems, testing infrastructure.
• Implement high-performance, responsive web apps visualizing large datasets.
• Collaborate with backend and UX to translate requirements into designs.
• Mentor engineers, promote best practices, and lead by example.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Data visualization

Front-end architecture

Performance optimization

Mentoring

Team leadership

REST/GraphQL

Accessibility WCAG

AI coding assistance tools

Tools

Vite

Webpack

Next.js

Remix

Job description

UKG is seeking an Sr. Staff Front-end Engineer to lead architectural direction for enterprise analytics web apps. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with backend data teams, and translate analytics into intuitive interfaces with high performance.

Responsibilities include building scalable React/TypeScript apps, optimizing performance, and enforcing UI standards across teams. Strong data visualization and accessibility focus are required.