RBAC Engineering lead - VP

Role Overview

State Street is seeking a Senior Lead UI Developer (VP) to drive the design and development of scalable, high-performance enterprise web user interfaces. The role blends technical leadership, hands-on UI development, and architectural decision-making to deliver seamless user experiences aligned with modern UI/UX standards and enterprise IAM/RBAC security practices.

Responsibilities

• Technical leadership across multiple applications and teams
  • Define UI architecture, design patterns, and best practices
  • Mentor UI developers; conduct code reviews and enforce quality standards
  • Collaborate with architects, backend teams, and product owners to align UI with system architecture
• UI development & engineering
  • Design, develop, and maintain responsive, high-performance web applications
  • Build reusable components and front-end libraries
  • Optimize for speed and scalability; ensure cross-browser compatibility and accessibility (WCAG)
• Architecture & secure UI design
  • Establish front-end architecture approaches (e.g., micro-frontends, component-driven design)
  • Implement state management strategies (e.g., Redux, Zustand)
  • Create secure UI design practices aligned with enterprise IAM/RBAC
• Collaboration & delivery
  • Work with UX designers to translate wireframes into functional UI
  • Partner with backend teams to integrate REST APIs/services
  • Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release cycles
  • Ensure CI/CD integration for UI deployments
• Quality & governance
  • Enforce coding standards, UI guidelines, and design consistency
  • Implement automated testing (unit/integration/UI; e.g., Playwright)
  • Address performance, security, and compliance requirements
  • Drive technical documentation and reusable standards

Requirements

• 10+ years in UI/front-end development
• 3+ years in a lead or architect role
• Experience building enterprise-scale applications
• Strong expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript and React (preferred); also acceptable: Angular or Vue
• Proficiency with HTML5, CSS3, and Tailwind/Bootstrap
• Experience integrating REST APIs and microservices
• State management (e.g., Redux, Context API)
• Build tooling: Webpack or Vite
• Familiarity with micro-frontend architecture and design systems/component libraries
• Accessibility compliance (WCAG)
• UI testing frameworks: Playwright, Cypress, Jest
• CI/CD integration and tooling: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps; Git version control

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financial services or other regulated environments
• Experience with IAM/RBAC systems and secure UI patterns
• Cloud experience (AWS, Azure)
• Experience with performance monitoring/observability tools

Location

• Princeton, NJ

Compensation

• $125,000 – $215,000 annual salary (primary location-based range)