Senior React Developer

Role Overview

Front-End Development

• Architect, develop, and maintain scalable React applications for banking platforms,
• including dashboards, transaction interfaces, and customer-facing portals.
• Build reusable, well-tested component libraries and enforce consistent design system
• standards across the application.
• Implement advanced state management using Redux Toolkit, Zustand, or React Query as
• appropriate to application complexity.
• Integrate with RESTful and GraphQL APIs, handling asynchronous data flows, error
• states, and edge cases robustly.
• Apply performance optimisation techniques including code splitting, lazy loading,
• memoisation, and bundle size reduction.

Banking & Compliance

• Develop front-end solutions that comply with banking security standards, including
• secure data handling, session management, and authentication flows (OAuth 2.0, SSO).
• Ensure UI components meet WCAG accessibility guidelines and are tested for cross-
• browser and cross-device compatibility.
• Work within SAMA-regulated environments and apply awareness of financial data
• sensitivity and change management protocols.
• Coordinate with security teams to ensure front-end implementations adhere to PCI-DSS
• and internal security policies.

Architecture & Code Quality

• Contribute to and drive front-end architectural decisions including folder structure,
• coding standards, and tooling choices.
• Write comprehensive unit and integration tests using Jest and React Testing Library;
• contribute to end-to-end coverage with Cypress or equivalent.
• Conduct rigorous code reviews, providing clear and constructive feedback to peers.
• Maintain up-to-date technical documentation for components, APIs, and architectural
• decisions.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Work closely with UX/UI designers, backend engineers, QA, and product managers to
• deliver features from specification to production.
• Mentor junior and mid-level front-end developers, supporting code quality and
• professional growth within the team.
• Contribute to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical estimation in an
• Agile/Scrum delivery environment.

Experience

• 6 or more years of professional front-end development experience, with a minimum of 3
• years focused on React.
• Mandatory: prior experience delivering production applications within a banking, fintech,
• or financial services environment.
• Track record of leading or significantly contributing to front-end architecture decisions
• on complex, long-running projects.

Technical Skills

• Expert-level proficiency in React 18+ including hooks, functional components, context
• API, suspense, and concurrent rendering.
• Strong command of TypeScript with practical experience applying it across large
• codebases.
• Proficiency with Redux Toolkit; familiarity with Zustand or React Query is a plus.
• Experience with Next.js for server-side rendering and static site generation.
• Solid CSS fundamentals with experience in Tailwind CSS, Styled Components, or
• equivalent CSS-in-JS solutions.
• Experience implementing secure authentication flows — OAuth 2.0, JWT, session
• management, and SSO integrations.
• Strong testing discipline using Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress.
• Proficiency with Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure
• DevOps, or equivalent).
• Nice to Have
• Familiarity with micro-frontend architecture.
• Exposure to data visualisation libraries such as D3.js, Recharts, or Chart.js.
• Experience with Figma for design collaboration.
• Knowledge of Node.js or backend technologies for full-stack contribution.

Other Requirements

• Excellent written and spoken English; Arabic is an advantage.
• Based in or willing to relocate to Riyadh, KSA for the duration of the contract