React Developer

Our Client, a Global Financial Services Firm, is seeking a React Developer in their El Segundo, California location.

We are unable to provide sponsorship now or in the future. This role is open to candidates who are authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis.

We are seeking a highly skilled Front-End Lead Developer to join a collaborative Design Ops team focused on building and scaling a modern public-facing web platform. This is a hands-on, lead-level individual contributor role responsible for overseeing front-end source code and design system integrity without people management responsibilities.

You will serve as a steward of the design system, ensuring consistency, scalability, and high-quality UI implementation across applications. This role partners closely with design, architecture, and marketing technology teams and plays a key role in the rollout of Adobe tools and the broader web development stack.

• Team of 6 developers
• Core initiative:
  Build out a new public-facing website
• Close collaboration with Design, Marketing Technology, and Architecture

• Own and steward the front-end source code, ensuring quality, consistency, and scalability
• Lead implementation and governance of a reusable design system to prevent UI drift and one-off solutions
• Translate high-fidelity designs into responsive, accessible, production-ready UI
• Build and maintain reusable React components aligned with design system standards
• Collaborate closely with designers using tools such as Figma, Storybook, and Chromatic
• Guide design system adoption across teams through code reviews and best-practice advocacy
• Support CI/CD pipelines and cloud-based deployment workflows
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and technical discussions to ensure feasibility and scalability

• 5+ years of professional front-end development experience
• Experience overseeing or stewarding front-end source code in a lead or senior IC capacity
• Proven experience building and maintaining design systems and component libraries
• Strong eye for pixel-perfect UI and design fidelity
• Experience with AWS cloud services
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment workflows
• Proficiency with HTML5, CSS3, Type Script, and modern front-end best practices
• Experience with Storybook and Chromatic
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Agency background a plus (financial services experience not required)

• Experience supporting marketing technology stacks and Adobe tool rollouts
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot)
• Experience working on public-facing, high-visibility web platforms

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Highly detail-oriented with strong design sensibility
• Ability to work independently and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable partnering with designers, architects, and business stakeholders

Note:

This role is open to candidates who are authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. We are unable to provide sponsorship now or in the future.