Software Engineer III; UI

Overview

As a Software Engineer III | UI Technical Lead, you will be at the forefront of our digital transformation efforts, driving the architecture and development of intuitive, high-performing user interfaces across web and mobile platforms. Your primary focus will be to lead a team of talented front-end engineers, collaborating closely with product managers, designers, and back-end developers to deliver seamless, responsive, and accessible user experiences.

With a strong eye for detail and a passion for innovation, you will guide the team in implementing best practices in UI/UX, optimizing performance, and ensuring scalability. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in front-end technologies, a strategic mindset, and a proven track record of leading successful projects in an Agile environment. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape our digital products and impact the way users engage with our brand.

Role is based in our Holmdel, NJ location or our Jersey City, NJ global headquarters, which both offer a flexible hybrid work model.

Role is based in our Holmdel, NJ location or our Jersey City, NJ global headquarters, which both offer a flexible hybrid work model.

• Develop UI standards for team members and coworkers to follow. Document and enforce standard UI practices, sharing of common UI resources and communication among developers
• Participate in feature development / support of existing web applications
• Research and architect new UI web solutions and lead the team in technical decision making
• May serve as a liaison to internal customers, research groups and various business support areas.
• Provides technical guidance to junior programmers and other software engineers.
• Participate in design and technical meetings

• Skills
  • 8+ years of software development experience
  • Expert level vanilla typescript/JavaScript skills (Ecmascript, RxJS patterns)
  • 5-6 years’ experience developing production web applications with latest Angular version (v16 or above)
  • Hands-on experience mentoring team members on best practices of all aspects of web frontend skills
  • Hands-on experience architecting frontend topologies and best practices (caching, scalability, performance tuning etc.)
  • Leader in CSS / SCSS and use of frameworks like Tailwind to build pixel perfect UI from Figma designs
  • Deep understanding of CSS concepts (encapsulation and specificity) and ability to lead by hands on debugging issues with the team.
  • 3-4 years’ experience with AWS/Azure cloud technologies: CI/CD pipelines, Lambda or similar compute, Cloud Front or similar hosting/caching, Amplify or similar scalable backend solutions
  • Experience with Graph
    
    QL APIs in a production environment focusing on best practices and pitfalls.
• Personality
  • Fluent in English and speaking technically with team members both up and down the org chart - If you can t articulate your point with your manager or coworkers with concise verbiage and thoughtful examples you shouldn t be a lead.
  • Self-motivated - chase down issues, consistently elevate application(s): performance, usability and development setup
  • Ability to take extreme ownership over your work
• Bonus skills / Nice to have
  • UX design pattern knowledge (preferably Material design patterns)
  • Experience with prototyping software (Figma, sketch or similar)

For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.

At Verisk, you ll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that s as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed.

For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work® for outstanding workplace culture in the US, fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and second consecutive year in Poland. We value learning, caring and results and make inclusivity and diversity a top priority. In addition to our Great Place to Work® Certification, we’ve been recognized by The Wall…