Senior Director of Engineering, Front End Platform

Job Description

About the Team:

The new Enterprise Platform portfolio delivers foundational technology capabilities that power secure, scalable, and innovative experiences across the organization using best-in-class tooling and standards. In this role, you will lead the front-end platform, design system, and component libraries that enable rapid, accessible, and performant user interfaces across web and mobile.

What you will be doing:

• Lead the strategy, development, and governance of the enterprise design system and component libraries.
• Establish and enforce front-end performance standards (Core Web Vitals) and accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA).
• Drive architectural decisions for frameworks, build tools, and testing strategies.
• Collaborate with UX/UI, product, and backend teams for seamless integration.
• Mentor and lead a team of front-end platform engineers, evangelizing best practices.

What you bring:

• Experience leading front-end platform or design systems teams.
• Track record in building and scaling design systems and component libraries.
• Deep expertise in web performance optimization and accessibility.
• Proficiency in modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js), TypeScript, and build tools.
• Experience with cross-platform (web and mobile) technologies and responsive design

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems or other related technical discipline or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.

What we offer you:
A career at FIS is more than just a job. It’s the change to shape the future of fintech. At FIS, we offer you:

• A voice in the future of fintech
• Always-on learning and development
• Collaborative work environment
• Opportunities to give back

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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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