Location: Tokyo, Japan
Experience: 15+ Years
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced UI Architect to define and drive the frontend architecture, design system strategy, and UI modernization initiatives for enterprise-scale applications. The role will be responsible for creating secure, scalable, accessible, and high-performance user experiences while providing technical leadership across development teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Define frontend architecture, standards, and best practices.
- Establish reusable component libraries and enterprise design systems.
- Lead frontend solution design and guide development teams.
- Define UI-to-API/BFF integration patterns.
- Ensure application scalability, accessibility, security, and performance.
- Drive UI modernization initiatives and conduct architecture/design reviews.
- Collaborate with business, UX, and engineering teams to deliver consistent user experiences.
Mandatory Skills
- 15+ years of experience in UI Architecture and Frontend Solution Design.
- Strong expertise in:
- UI Architecture
- Frontend Development & Design Patterns
- Design Systems & Component Libraries
- Responsive Web Applications
- Technical Leadership
- Solid understanding of:
- Accessibility Standards
- Frontend Security
- Performance Optimization
- Strong business-level English communication skills.
Preferred Skills
- Japanese business communication skills.
- Hands-on experience with:
- ReactJS
- Angular
- TypeScript
- Micro-Frontend Architecture
- API/BFF Integration
- Knowledge of:
- WCAG Accessibility Standards
- Frontend Performance Optimization
Good-to-Have
- Banking or Capital Markets experience.
- Design Tokens and Design System Governance.
- Figma Integration.
- Progressive Web Applications (PWA).
Expected Deliverables
- Frontend Target Architecture
- Design System & Reusable Component Strategy
- UI/API & BFF Integration Patterns
- Coding, Accessibility, Security & Performance Standards
- UI Modernization Roadmap
- Architecture Review & Governance Outcomes