Lead and architect enterprise React-based micro-frontend UIs for payments platforms. Manage and mentor senior UI engineers, define standards for state management, testing, and design systems, and drive performance, accessibility, and delivery of real-time financial dashboards.
Role Overview
Goldman Sachs is seeking a visionary Vice President of UI Engineering to lead the development of next-generation, mission-critical React applications. As a VP, you will sit at the intersection of finance and cutting-edge technology, responsible for architecting scalable front-end systems that power our payments platform systems. You will lead high-performing engineering teams, drive technical strategy, and ensure the delivery of high-performance, accessible, and secure user interfaces.
Key Responsibilities- Technical Leadership: Define the architectural roadmap for React-based micro-frontends, ensuring modularity, reusability, and performance across the enterprise.
- Team Management: Mentor and manage a team of senior UI developers, fostering a culture of engineering excellence, continuous integration, and rapid deployment.
- Strategic Execution: Collaborate with Product Managers, UX Designers, and Backend Engineers to translate complex financial workflows into intuitive digital experiences.
- Standards & Governance: Establish and enforce best practices for state management (e.g., Redux, Recoil), testing (Jest, Cypress), and UI consistency via GS Design Systems.
- Performance Optimization: Drive initiatives to optimize application load times and rendering performance for data-heavy, real-time financial dashboards.
- Experience: 8+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 2 years in architectural capacity.
- Core Tech Stack: Expert-level proficiency in React.js, TypeScript, and modern CSS (CSS-in-JS, Tailwind, or Sass).
- State & Data: Deep understanding of asynchronous data handling, WebSockets for real-time updates, and complex state management patterns.
- Architecture: Proven experience with Micro-frontend architecture and Module Federation.
- Testing: Strong commitment to test-driven development (TDD) and automated UI testing frameworks.
- Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in FinTech or high-frequency trading environments.
- Knowledge of cloud-native deployment (AWS/Azure) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Contributions to open-source projects or active participation in the React community.
Goldman Sachs New York, New York, USA Office
200 West Street, New York, NY, United States, 10282
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Edison, United States
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Jersey City, United States
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New York, United States
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Newark, United States
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