IT Architecture, VP

State Street • Austin, TX

19d • $140,000 - $222,500

About The Position

We are looking for a UI Architect who will take ownership of building and maintaining a robust Design System and React Component Library, ensuring the perfect balance between exceptional User Experience (UX) and Developer Experience (DX). This role is critical in defining front-end architecture standards, driving consistency across applications, and enabling scalable, high-quality solutions for our financial services platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of experience in front-end development with strong expertise in Semantic HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React.
• Solid understanding of responsive design, performance optimization, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and modern development practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative, agile environment.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with open-source design systems such as Material UI, React Spectrum, or similar.
• Knowledge of design systems and component-driven development.
• Contribution to open-source projects related to UI frameworks, design systems, or front-end tooling.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and development of a robust Design System and React Component Library, ensuring an optimal balance between exceptional User Experience (UX) and Developer Experience (DX).
• Define and maintain front-end architecture standards and guidelines.
• Collaborate with UX designers, product managers, and back-end engineers to deliver seamless, performant interfaces.
• Manage and coordinate work across a small team of 4–6 front-end developers to ensure timely delivery of high-quality solutions.
• Apply expertise in Responsive Web Design (RWD), Web Accessibility (WCAG), and Screen Reader compatibility to create inclusive user experiences.
• Evaluate and recommend modern UI frameworks, libraries, and tools to enhance development efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to front-end developers without direct people management responsibilities.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of development processes.
• Stay passionate about exploring new technology trends in user experience, user interaction, and Single Page Applications (SPAs) to drive innovation.

Benefits

• Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees