UI Implementation Lead, Next.js

Job Description

Role & responsibilities

Role Overview

We are looking for a UI Lead with 8 to 12 years of deep expertise in Next.js and modern frontend architecture to lead the revamp of our Underwriting Platform. This role requires a strong combination of hands-on engineering, UI architecture design, and team leadership.

You will be responsible for building a scalable, high-performance, and intuitive UI layer that supports complex underwriting workflows, data-heavy screens, and realtime interactions.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Lead the endtoend UI revamp using Next.js (App Router preferred) and React ecosystem
• Define and implement frontend architecture (SSR, SSG, ISR strategies)
• Drive performance optimization (Core Web Vitals, lazy loading, caching strategies)
• Establish reusable UI component libraries and design systems

Platform Engineering

• Design UI for complex underwriting workflows (rules, approvals, audit trails)
• Build scalable state management solutions (Redux Toolkit / Zustand / React Query)
• Integrate with backend services (REST / GraphQL APIs)
• Ensure secure UI practices (authentication, authorization, data protection)

User Experience & Design

• Partner with UX teams to deliver intuitive and efficient workflows
• Translate business underwriting logic into clean UI interactions
• Ensure accessibility (WCAG compliance) and responsive design

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor a team of frontend engineers
• Conduct code reviews and enforce best practices
• Collaborate with backend, product, and DevOps teams
• Drive Agile delivery (sprint planning, estimations, tracking)

Required Skills

Frontend Expertise

• Strong handson experience with Next.js and React
• Deep understanding of:
  • ServerSide Rendering (SSR)
  • Static Site Generation (SSG)
  • Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR)
• Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+)

UI Architecture

• Experience designing largescale enterprise UI platforms
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Componentdriven architecture
  • Microfrontend patterns (optional but preferred)
  • API integration patterns

Performance & Optimization

• Experience with performance tuning and monitoring
• Knowledge of caching strategies, CDN usage, and edge rendering

Styling & UI Frameworks

• Experience with MUI
• Design system implementation experience is a big plus

Tooling & DevOps

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with tools like Webpack, Vite
• Version control using Git

Job Classification

• Industry: IT Services & Consulting
• Functional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QA
• Role Category: Software Development
• Role: Full Stack Developer
• Employement Type: Full time

Contact Details:

• Company: [REDACTED]
• Location(s): Hyderabad

Ability to work in a team environment with members of varying skill levels. Highly motivated. Learns quickly. .