User Interface Architect

Role Overview

User Interface Architect for a web application (internet/intranet), with remote work from Davidson, NC. The position requires hands-on UI leadership and deep experience in server-side rendered UI using HTMX and the Node.js/Express ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Define the UI strategy for an existing web application (internet/intranet).
• Analyze business needs and produce detailed wireframes aligned to strategic objectives.
• Gather and document user experience requirements for website redesign.
• Create and maintain information architecture and reusable design interfaces/solutions.
• Develop user flows and personas for feature design.
• Prepare a roadmap for new features and UX-related enhancements.
• Lead cross-functional design sessions between IT and Business teams.
• Coordinate with an offshore team for UI/UX development and maintenance.
• Establish processes for periodic reviews of UI/UX artifacts.
• Present and justify mockups and propose UI/UX standards/best practices.
• Maintain SSR architecture patterns and component libraries (notably for an e-commerce platform).
• Build interactive features with HTMX (e.g., cart updates, type-ahead search, modals, drawers).
• Develop Express.js routes/middleware and integrate with backend APIs.
• Define coding standards, run code reviews, and mentor the development team.
• Collaborate with UX designers, backend teams, and offshore developers.
• Optimize performance via caching, asset versioning, and CDN strategies.
• Document architecture decisions, component APIs, and deployment procedures.
• Monitor production issues, perform security audits, and implement quality processes.
• Stay current with HTMX, Node.js, and web performance best practices.

Requirements

• 12+ years experience.
• Hands-on proficiency with front-end frameworks and tools: JavaScript, HTMX, ReactJS, Redux, Redux-Saga, Babel, Webpack, Tailwind CSS, CSS, HTML.
• Strong experience building server-side rendered web applications using HTMX, Node.js, and Express.js.
• Strong Node.js framework understanding for handling web UI requests.
• Expert-level vanilla JavaScript (ES6+): modules, async/await, template literals, DOM manipulation.
• Ability to transform UI/UX designs into scalable, dynamic, responsive web pages.
• Proficiency with Tailwind CSS for responsive, mobile-first design.
• Experience with Webpack, Babel, Nginx, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Define/maintain SSR architecture patterns and component libraries.

Nice to Have

• E-commerce platform experience (cart, checkout, product pages, search).
• Performance optimization using Lighthouse and Core Web Vitals, plus CDN strategies.
• Jest testing, ESLint, WCAG accessibility compliance.
• Redis caching, API integration, cookie-based authentication.
• Security best practices: XSS prevention, JWT, input sanitization.
• Google Cloud Platform, Adobe Target, Winston logging.