Lead, Software Engineer - PGIM Technology; Hybrid - Newark, NJ

Job Classification:
Technology - Engineering & Cloud

As a Lead Software Engineer within PGIM Product Technology
, you will play a key role in designing and delivering modern, intuitive, and high‑performance user interfaces
, with a strong emphasis on ReactJS‑based front‑end development
. You will work in close partnership with product owners, designers, technical leads, engineers, and delivery professionals to create engaging digital experiences that meet complex business needs.

In this role, you will take ownership of building scalable, reusable UI components and front‑end architectures
, leveraging ReactJS
, modern JavaScript/Type Script patterns, and supporting frameworks and libraries. You will collaborate across the stack, integrating with .NET, Python
, and SQL/No

SQL‑based services
, while maintaining a strong focus on front‑end quality, performance, accessibility, and usability.

You will partner with stakeholders to translate business and user requirements into well‑designed UI solutions
, and contribute to architectural decisions and front‑end technology standards
, including design systems, component libraries, and best practices. You will code, test, and debug new and existing applications to deliver reliable, maintainable, and visually consistent user experiences.

Beyond technical expertise, you bring strong problem‑solving, communication, and collaboration skills. You embrace agile ways of working
, bring a user‑centric mindset to solution design, and demonstrate an inclusive, team‑oriented leadership approach
. A commitment to continuous learning
-particularly in evolving front‑end technologies and UI engineering practices-is essential as you help raise the bar for engineering excellence.

This role is based in our office in Newark, NJ. Our organization follows a hybrid work structure where employees can work remotely and from the office, as needed, based on demands of specific tasks or personal work preferences. This position is hybrid and requires your on‑site presence on a reoccurring weekly basis 3 days per week.

• Lead the design and implementation of modern, scalable UI architectures using React
  , Type Script, and contemporary front‑end patterns, ensuring responsive, accessible, and high‑performance user experiences.
• Design, build, and maintain full‑stack application solutions
  , collaborating across React‑based front ends
  , .NET backend services
  , and SQL/No
  
  SQL data stores to deliver cohesive, end‑to‑end functionality.
• Translate complex business and user requirements into well‑designed technical solutions
  , partnering closely with product owners, UX designers, architects, and stakeholders throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Establish and evolve application architecture standards
  , including UI component design, state management strategies, API integration patterns, and data access approaches that enable scalability and long‑term maintainability.
• Work closely with Infrastructure and Dev Ops teams to define and extend CI/CD pipelines, supporting automated builds, testing, deployments, and environment consistency across the organization.
• Ensure data integrity, performance, and reliability across application data layers by designing effective schemas, queries, and data access patterns using relational and No
  
  SQL databases
  .
• Architect and integrate front‑end solutions with backend and platform services
  , ensuring secure, efficient API consumption and seamless user interactions.
• Lead a small engineering team
  , providing technical direction, hands‑on guidance, code reviews, and mentorship to elevate engineering quality and team effectiveness.
• Drive adoption of best practices and standards across UI development, backend services, and data access, with a strong focus on security, compliance, performance, scalability, and reliability
  .
• Serve as a subject‑matter expert for front‑end and application development
  , coaching engineers on React best practices, modern JavaScript/Type Script patterns, testing strategies, and overall application design.
• Create and maintain clear technical documentation
  , including architecture diagrams, design guidelines, coding standards, and operational playbooks for internal teams…