Senior React Front-End Lead: Banking & Investment Platforms

Cognizant; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Disability insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior React JS Developer / Front-End Lead to design and build complex React applications for global banking clients. You will lead end-to-end development, drive performance improvements, and ensure secure, scalable front-end solutions.

The role requires collaboration with product and operations teams, mentoring peers, and delivering high-quality code within a hybrid, global banking environment. Competitive compensation and benefits provided.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with JavaScript and React JS in enterprise-scale applications.
• Strong knowledge of React component-based architecture, state-management, and modern ES standards.
• Experience with REST APIs and backend-service integration.
• Strong understanding of front-end performance optimization and troubleshooting.
• Experience with version control, build tools, and modern front-end tooling.
• Experience implementing unit testing and code-quality practices for front-end apps.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices for financial-services apps.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and development of complex React JS applications for investment products and banking workflows.
• Develop responsive, scalable, accessible user interfaces using JavaScript, React, HTML, and CSS.
• Optimize performance by refining component structure and state management.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Operations teams to translate requirements into technical designs.
• Provide guidance on React patterns, reusable components, and secure development practices.
• Integrate front-end apps with backend services and APIs with robust error handling.

Skills

React JS

JavaScript

HTML/CSS

REST APIs

Front-end performance

Unit testing

Security awareness

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior React JS Developer / Front-End Lead to design and build complex React applications for global banking clients. You will lead end-to-end development, drive performance improvements, and ensure secure, scalable front-end solutions.

The role requires collaboration with product and operations teams, mentoring peers, and delivering high-quality code within a hybrid, global banking environment. Competitive compensation and benefits provided.