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# Frontend Architect - React

- **Company:** HCLTech
- **Location:** Greater London, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Unit Testing, Computer Programming, Design of User Interfaces, Microsoft UI Automation, Performance Tuning, TypeScript, WebSocket, WebRTC, ReactJS, Cypress (Programming Language), Low Latency, Playwright, Reactive Programming, Front End Software Development, React Redux, React Testing Library, Restful APIs
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815157116-frontend-architect-react

## About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled UI Developer with strong expertise in building time-critical, high-availability, and high-performance applications. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience across the full UI development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, and deployment.

Technical Skills & Expertise-

 * Real-Time Communication: Strong understanding of WebSockets, Server-Sent Events (SSE), and REST APIs
 * State Management & Programming: Solid experience with state management libraries (e.g., Redux) and reactive programming paradigms
 * Architecture: Strong understanding of micro-frontends and Single Page Applications (SPA)
 * Testing: Hands-on experience with React Testing Library / Jest for unit and integration testing
 * UI Automation (Good to Have): Exposure to frameworks like Playwright or Cypress, * Experience working on financial services or trading platforms is an advantage
 * Strong understanding of performance optimization and low-latency UI applications
 * Experience with highly available, mission-critical systems.

## Description

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to 219,000+ people across 54 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered on digital, engineering and cloud, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of $13+ billion.

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Job Description: UI Developer (React, TypeScript and Low-Latency)

Role Overview-

We are seeking a highly skilled UI Developer with strong expertise in building time-critical, high-availability, and high-performance applications. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience across the full UI development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, and deployment.

Technical Skills & Expertise-

 * Real-Time Communication: Strong understanding of WebSockets, Server-Sent Events (SSE), and REST APIs
 * State Management & Programming: Solid experience with state management libraries (e.g., Redux) and reactive programming paradigms
 * Architecture: Strong understanding of micro-frontends and Single Page Applications (SPA)
 * Testing: Hands-on experience with React Testing Library / Jest for unit and integration testing
 * UI Automation (Good to Have): Exposure to frameworks like Playwright or Cypress

Desired Experience

 * Experience working on financial services or trading platforms is an advantage
 * Strong understanding of performance optimization and low-latency UI applications
 * Experience with highly available, mission-critical systems.


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