At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design of modern front-end platforms and drive best practices in UI architecture.
- Company: Global financial services organisation transforming cross-border payments.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, flexible work environment, and opportunity to mentor others.
- Other info: Inclusive culture that values diversity and offers excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Shape the future of UI in a dynamic tech transformation and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Strong experience in UI architecture, React, JavaScript, and cloud environments.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
We are supporting a global financial services organisation operating in cross-border payments and emerging markets as they continue a large-scale technology transformation. They are looking for an experienced UI Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable, modern front-end platforms aligned to a microservices architecture. This is a hands-on architecture role with responsibility for defining standards, driving best practice and shaping the frontend ecosystem across multiple products.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own frontend architecture across a microservices-based platform
- Design scalable UI solutions aligned to API-first backend services
- Establish reusable components, UI standards and enterprise design systems
- Define integration approaches with RESTful and event-driven services
- Ensure performance, security, and responsiveness across web applications
- Embed CI/CD, testing, and DevOps best practices within frontend teams
- Support containerised deployments using Docker and Kubernetes
- Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across UI development
- Drive adoption of AI-assisted development approaches including prompt engineering and tools such as Copilot
- Collaborate with product, UX, backend and DevOps teams across the full delivery lifecycle
Required Experience
- Strong experience in UI or Frontend Architecture within complex environments
- Expertise in React, JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5 and CSS3
- Experience designing SPA or micro-frontend architectures
- Strong understanding of API integration (REST, API gateway patterns, BFF)
- Experience working in cloud environments such as AWS or Azure
- Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong focus on performance optimisation techniques such as lazy loading and code splitting
- Experience using AI development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) within engineering workflows
Nice to Have
- Event-driven architecture experience (Kafka, async patterns)
- Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
- Frontend security (OAuth2, JWT)
- Automated testing frameworks (Cypress, Playwright, Jest)
- Design systems and tooling (Storybook, Figma)
- Experience in financial services, fintech, or payments environments
Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.
UI Architect in London employer: Sanderson Recruitment
Join a leading global financial services organisation in London, where innovation meets inclusivity. As a UI Architect, you'll thrive in a dynamic work culture that champions collaboration and professional growth, offering opportunities to mentor fellow engineers while driving cutting-edge technology transformations. With a commitment to diversity and a focus on employee well-being, this role not only promises competitive rates but also a chance to make a meaningful impact in the fast-evolving payments landscape.
