Discover your future at CitiWorking at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of approximately 219,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.Job OverviewThe Lead UI Engineer is a senior-level position responsible for driving the architectural vision, technical design, and hands-on development of complex user interface applications. This role involves providing technical leadership, mentoring junior team members, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, performant, and secure frontend solutions in alignment with the firm's technology strategy. The overall objective is to lead impactful UI initiatives that enhance user experience and business capabilities.Responsibilities:Technical Leadership & Strategy: Spearhead the design, development, and implementation of cutting-edge UI applications, ensuring adherence to architectural standards, best practices, and the firm's technology roadmap.Architectural Oversight & Review: Provide expert development oversight, including conducting rigorous architecture reviews, interface design assessments, and code quality checks for UI components and features.Security & Performance: Integrate robust security measures into UI design and development processes. Drive performance optimization initiatives for frontend applications, ensuring responsiveness and scalability.Complex Problem Solving: Leverage in-depth expertise in UI development to analyze and resolve complex technical challenges, evaluating solutions against business requirements, system processes, and industry best practices.Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, product owners, and cross-functional technology teams to translate requirements into technical specifications and deliver cutting-edge UI solutions.Mentorship & Development: Serve as a primary technical advisor and coach to less experienced engineers,



fostering a culture of continuous learning, technical excellence, and knowledge sharing within the team.Process & Standards Definition: Define, implement, and enforce UI development standards, coding guidelines, and essential procedures to ensure consistency and quality across projects.Risk Management & Compliance: Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks within UI development lifecycles, ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies, while safeguarding the firm's assets and reputation.Qualifications:Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in UI development, with a minimum of 3-5 years in a lead or senior technical capacity, demonstrating leadership in architecting and delivering complex frontend systems.UI Framework Mastery: Advanced proficiency and hands-on experience with modern UI frameworks (e.G., Angular, React, Vue.Js), coupled with advanced JavaScript/TypeScript.Data Visualization Expertise: Proven experience in designing and implementing high-performance, data-intensive frontend applications, utilizing sophisticated data visualization and charting libraries.Backend Integration: Robust understanding of backend integration patterns, including consuming RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and understanding data structures from various sources (e.G., SQL, NoSQL databases) relevant to frontend data consumption.Operating Environments: Experience working effectively within Linux environments and familiarity with cloud-native development principles.Development Methodologies:



In-depth knowledge and practical experience with Agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and proficiency with tools such as JIRA, Bitbucket/Git, and CI/CD pipelines.Project Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, and successfully deliver multiple complex projects concurrently, overseeing technical direction and team execution.Soft Skills: Exceptional leadership, communication (verbal and written), and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to mentor, influence, and collaborate effectively with diverse teams and senior stakeholders.Analytical & Strategic Thinking: Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to translate strategic business needs into scalable technical solutions and make sound architectural decisions under pressure.------------------------------------------------------Job Family Group: Technology------------------------------------------------------Job Family:Applications Development------------------------------------------------------Time Type:Full time------------------------------------------------------Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above.------------------------------------------------------Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career prospect review Accessibility at Citi( opens in new window).View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement( opens in new window) and the Know Your Rights( opens in new window) poster.

📌 Lead Ui Engineer - Assistant Vice President (Pune)
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