Job Summary
The Lead UI Software Engineer is responsible for leading the design, development, and delivery of modern, scalable, and high-performing user interfaces for enterprise web applications. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with leadership responsibilities, driving UI architecture, development standards, and best practices while mentoring development teams. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in React JS, Redux, modern JavaScript frameworks, API integrations, and cloud-native technologies, with a strong focus on building reusable components, optimizing application performance, and delivering exceptional user experiences.
Working within an Agile environment, the Lead UI Software Engineer will collaborate closely with product owners, UX designers, backend engineers, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions that align with business objectives and technical strategy.
About the Role
About the Role
As a Lead UI Software Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the front-end architecture and technical direction of our applications. You will lead the design and development of responsive, scalable, and maintainable web solutions using React JS and related technologies while ensuring adherence to engineering best practices and coding standards.
In this role, you will be responsible for developing new features throughout the entire software development lifecycle—from requirements gathering and prototyping to implementation, testing, deployment, and production support. You will partner closely with backend teams to integrate GraphQL and REST services, contribute to micro-application design and implementation, and help drive continuous improvements in application performance, reliability, and user experience.
Beyond technical delivery, you will provide leadership and mentorship to both onshore and offshore UI engineering teams, conducting code reviews, design reviews, and technical guidance sessions to ensure high-quality software development practices. You will also support modern DevOps processes, containerized deployments, authentication and API gateway integrations, and cloud-based solutions while helping the organization deliver software efficiently and at scale.
This position is ideal for a highly motivated technical leader who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, influencing architectural decisions, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing development culture.
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
In This Role You Will
Develop features in all areas within our applications, including collaboration in requirements definition, prototyping, design, coding, debugging, and testing.
Lead the design and development of scalable and responsive web applications using React JS and Redux.
Define and enforce UI architecture, coding standards, and best practices.
Develop reusable, maintainable, and performant UI components using modern JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
Work closely with backend teams to ensure seamless integration with GraphQL/REST APIs.
Be able to work directly, efficiently, and professionally in an Agile environment with other developers and team members including senior developers, systems administrators, and business users.
Able to work independently to solve complex problems.
Design/Document new features using object-oriented concepts and apply SOLID principles to implementation.
Adhere to our branching, release, and versioning strategy to optimize the team’s ability to respond to change and frequently deliver high quality, working software.
Unit test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.
Work Model
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 2-3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Cincinnati, OH. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
Required Qualifications
At least 5 years of experience with development of UI with React JS, Redux, Graph QL or REST
Experience designing and implementing microapp end to end.
Good Understanding of containerized applications
Experience with dev ops tools (Jenkins/Git/Rancher)
Experience with unit testing frameworks
Experience on Integration with Ping Federation & Apigee
Good to have cloud experience using Azure
Lead and mentor offshore/onshore UI teams, ensuring timely and quality delivery of features.
Good experience with UML Diagram creation with Visio or draw.io
Conduct code reviews, design reviews, and technical guidance sessions.
Additional Information
We welcome applicants who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Even if you don’t meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply. Consider your transferable experience and unique skills that may bring fresh perspective to the role.
Salary and Other Compensation:
Applications will be accepted until July 21st 2026.
The annual salary for this position is between $80,000 - $150,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer
The salary, benefits, and compensation information listed above is accurate as of the posting date. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, in accordance with applicable law.
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
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Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
