UI Development Lead / UI Architect – Java Full Stack
Summary
Hands-on UI architect/technical lead designing and modernizing enterprise web applications: builds responsive frontends with React, TypeScript and Lit/Web Components on Java Spring Boot/Quarkus microservices backends, plus data modeling, security, CI/CD on Azure/AWS, and mentoring of dev teams. Banking/financial services experience preferred.
We are seeking a UI Development Lead / UI Architect with strong Java Full Stack expertise to lead the design, development, and modernization of enterprise web applications. The role involves hands-on technical leadership, solution architecture, team mentoring, and delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performance digital solutions.
Key Responsibilities
UI & Architecture: Define and drive UI architecture, frontend standards, reusable components, and development best practices. Lead application modernization initiatives, including Micro Frontends and API transformation.
Frontend Development: Design and develop responsive web applications using React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5/CSS3, and Lit/Web Components.
Backend Development: Architect and build scalable backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, Quarkus, REST APIs, and Microservices.
Data Management: Design and optimize data models, database schemas, and queries across relational and NoSQL databases.
Security & Quality: Ensure application security, performance, scalability, accessibility, and maintainability.
Collaboration & Leadership: Collaborate with Product Owners, UX teams, Architects, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions. Mentor development teams, conduct code reviews, and drive engineering best practices.
DevOps & Delivery: Support DevOps practices, CI/CD implementation, cloud deployments, and production support. Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, solution design, and release management.
Professional Experience & Qualifications
Relevant experience in software development, with experience in technical leadership, UI architecture, or full-stack engineering.
Proven track record of delivering enterprise-scale applications.
Practical knowledge of modern frontend technologies alongside Java-based backend development.
Experience in Banking/Financial Services domain is preferred.
Technical Skills
Frontend
React.js, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+)
Lit / Web Components
Redux / State Management
HTML5, CSS3, SASS / LESS
Micro Frontends
Responsive Design & Accessibility
Backend
Java (11 / 17+)
Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Quarkus
REST APIs, GraphQL
Microservices Architecture
JPA / Hibernate, Spring Security
Databases
Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL
MongoDB, Redis
Data Modeling & Query Optimization
Cloud & DevOps
Azure, AWS
Docker, Kubernetes
Git, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, CI/CD Pipelines
Linux / Unix
Testing
JUnit, Mockito
Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress
Integration & Performance Testing
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of Cloud-Native and Event-Driven Architectures.
Experience with Micro Frontends and Enterprise UI Design Systems.
Strong understanding of security, compliance, and Agile delivery practices.
Key Competencies
UI Architecture & Solution Design
Java Full Stack Engineering
Technical Leadership & Mentoring
Stakeholder Management
Problem Solving & Innovation
Delivery Excellence
Communication & Collaboration
Cornerstone Global Partners (EA License Number: 19C9859) is an affirmative equal-opportunity employer and recruitment firm. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.
Skills
- Accessibility
- Agile
- API
- AWS
- Azure
- Azure DevOps
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- Cloud Native
- CSS
- Cypress
- Data Modeling
- DevOps
- Docker
- Event Driven Architecture
- Git
- GraphQL
- Hibernate
- HTML
- Java
- JavaScript
- Jenkins
- Jest
- JPA
- JUnit
- Kubernetes
- Linux
- Microservices
- Mockito
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- NoSQL
- Oracle
- PostgreSQL
- Quarkus
- React
- Redis
- Redux
- REST
- Sass
- Solution Design
- Spring
- Stakeholder Management
- TypeScript
- Unix