Lead Front-End Engineer 100% - Singapore (f/m/d)
Julius Baer14 hours ago
Singapore, SingaporeStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own the technical direction and evolution of the enterprise Design System.
- Design, develop, and maintain reusable, accessible UI components and front-end frameworks.
- Define front-end architecture, component APIs, design tokens, theming, and engineering best practices.
- Govern component lifecycle, versioning, release strategy, and backward compatibility.
- Drive Design System adoption through technical guidance, documentation, code reviews, and developer enablement.
- Ensure components comply with WCAG standards and accessibility best practices.
- Lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, and engineering decisions across front-end initiatives.
- Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence through technical coaching and knowledge sharing.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Product, UX, and Architecture stakeholders on technical direction and scalable solutions.
- Identify and manage risks and issues while supporting timely delivery and required quality standards.
Requirements
- Proven experience delivering large-scale enterprise front-end applications.
- Demonstrated success driving Design System adoption across multiple teams and applications.
- Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript ES6+, and TypeScript.
- Extensive experience with StencilJS, Web Components, Custom Elements, Shadow DOM, and component composition.
- Experience building and managing enterprise Design Systems or reusable component libraries.
- Strong understanding of design tokens, theming, semantic HTML, and WAI-ARIA.
- Expert knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards and accessibility-first development.
- Hands-on experience validating accessibility with NVDA, JAWS, or VoiceOver and tools such as axe-core.
- Experience with internationalization and localization.
- Experience developing automated tests using Playwright or an equivalent tool with accessibility integration.
- Experience with Micro Front-End architecture and Module Federation.
- Experience collaborating with UX teams using Figma.
- Familiarity with monorepo and build tooling such as Nx, pnpm, or Turborepo.
- Strong communication, presentation, stakeholder engagement, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Experience leading technical discussions, architecture reviews, code reviews, and engineering decisions.
- Experience working in Agile software development environments.
- Desirable experience leading front-end engineering initiatives or Design System teams.
- Desirable experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and application lifecycle management.
- Desirable knowledge of Microsoft Azure and cloud-native deployment environments.
- Open-source contributions to Design Systems, Web Component libraries, or accessibility initiatives are desirable.
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About Julius Baer
Julius Baer is a Swiss private banking group providing wealth management, investment advisory, and custody services to high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients and family offices. It earns fees and commissions on assets under management, plus trading, custody, and lending income. Founded in 1890 and headquartered in Zurich, it operates in about 25 countries across roughly 60 locations, with notable hubs in Geneva, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Dubai.