Senior Front-End Architect & Tech Leader — React & Data Viz

UKG; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking an Sr. Staff Front-end Engineer in Alpharetta to drive architecture and execution for enterprise analytics apps. You will lead front-end strategy, mentor engineers, and collaborate with backend/data teams to deliver scalable, accessible interfaces.

You will build high-performance dashboards, implement data visualization with D3.js/Recharts, and shape design systems for multi-tenant, white-labeled products. This role emphasizes performance, security, and WCAG compliance.

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 build tooling (Vite, Webpack).
• Strong data visualization skills using D3.js, Recharts, or similar libraries to create interactive charts and dashboards.
• Production experience with modern front-end architecture patterns including component design systems, micro-frontends, and mono repo structures.
• Proven ability to optimize application performance (Core Web Vitals, bundle optimization, lazy loading strategies).
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1), semantic HTML, and inclusive design principles.
• Experience designing security-conscious front-end applications with proper handling of authentication, authorization, and sensitive data display.
• Leverage AI coding agents to accelerate front-end development, including generating production-ready components and debugging UI issues.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve modern, scalable front-end applications using React, TypeScript, Next.js, and enterprise component libraries.
• Lead architecture reviews for state management, data visualization strategies, performance optimization, and front-end infrastructure.
• Define and enforce front-end coding standards, design patterns, and technical best practices across multiple teams.
• Drive strategic decisions on UI frameworks, build systems, testing infrastructure, and developer tooling.
• Introduce new front-end technologies and frameworks to support long-term scalability, maintainability, and developer experience.
• Build high-performance, responsive web applications that visualize large-scale workforce benchmarks and analytics.
• Design and implement data visualization interfaces using D3.js, Recharts, or similar libraries.
• Create scalable component architectures and design systems that support white-labeling and multi-tenant requirements.
• Integrate with RESTful and GraphQL APIs, handle real-time updates, optimistic UI patterns, and complex state management.
• Implement client-side data aggregation, filtering, and transformation for interactive analytics.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Data visualization

Front-end architecture

WCAG accessibility

Security-conscious UI

API integration

Mentoring

Performance optimization

AI coding tools

Tools

Vite

Webpack

Next.js

Remix

Job description

UKG is seeking an Sr. Staff Front-end Engineer in Alpharetta to drive architecture and execution for enterprise analytics apps. You will lead front-end strategy, mentor engineers, and collaborate with backend/data teams to deliver scalable, accessible interfaces.

You will build high-performance dashboards, implement data visualization with D3.js/Recharts, and shape design systems for multi-tenant, white-labeled products. This role emphasizes performance, security, and WCAG compliance.