Front-End UI Engineer

At Protegrity, we lead innovation by using AI and quantum-resistant cryptography to transform data protection across cloud-native, hybrid, on-premises, and open source environments. We leverage advanced cryptographic methods such as tokenization, format-preserving encryption, and quantum-resilient techniques to protect sensitive data. As a global leader in data security, our mission is to ensure that data isn’t just valuable but also usable, trusted, and safe.

Protegrity offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of innovation and collaboration, with the ability to make a meaningful impact on the industry while working alongside some of the brightest minds. Together, we are redefining how the world safeguards data, enabling organizations to thrive in a GenAI era where data is the ultimate currency. If you're ready to shape the future of data security, Protegrity is the place for you.

Protegrity is seeking a passionate and talented Front-End UI Engineer to join our Product Innovation Team. This position is a hybrid position, with a preference for candidates located in Northern California, New York or Stamford Connecticut.

Data Privacy is important to all of us. At Protegrity our products make this possible in rest, in motion and in view for some of the largest companies in the world. Protegrity puts our customers in the best possible position to choose how they want to protect their data and make it private. Thanks to the centralized management and transparency of our platform- a “single pane of glass”- teams can see where the data resides and what its purpose is. Unlike other data protection options, the Protegrity data Protection Platform clarifies the state of data so organizations can choose how to protect it and keep it private using the full range of methods from basic monitoring and dynamic data masking to highly secure vaultless tokenization.

Since our founding over 10 years ago, we are fully vested in helping clients protect their information. Whether encrypting, tokenizing, or applying privacy methods, our platform secures the data behind the many operational systems that drive the day-to-day functions of business, as well as the analytical systems behind decision-making, personalized customer experiences, and AI modeling. All of this propels businesses forward by fueling innovation and giving clients a competitive advantage over less savvy competitors. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of a global team with a product that the business marketplace MUST have in place to do business.

Responsibilities:

• Work as part of our centralized UI/UX Team, bringing cross company branding and identity to a global level across our security product user interfaces.

• Daily/weekly collaboration with teammates: engineer standups, team meetings, 1:1, development demos, sprint planning, UX design scrub meetings.

• Experience with WCAG Accessibility Standards 2.2 Level AA.

• Build, debug and maintain scalable, responsive, quality front-end solutions following best practices that function effectively across a variety of platforms and devices.

• HTML5, CSS/SASS (or comparable CSS preprocessor), Bootstrap, JavaScript and/or JS Frameworks such as React.js/Jest.

• Collaborate closely with UX Design to transform high-fidelity design concepts into intuitive and engaging user interfaces.

• Use rapid prototyping techniques to quickly engineer and refine user interface designs, ensuring alignment with user expectations and optimizing for overall user experience

• Curiosity and enthusiasm for leveraging Ai development tools to streamline work and time management.

• Comfortable using Git for version control and Webpack for automation tasks.

• Experience working with design systems and understanding the fundamentals and importance of this ecosystem.

• Testing and debugging at all stages of the SDLC.

• Participate in code review and open-brainstorm sessions.

• Help in facilitation of JIRA scrum tasks following agile methodologies.

• Familiarity working with REST APIs and JSON.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with a college degree and/or other demonstration of deep expertise in front-end engineering (profile encouraged).

• High competence in verbal and written communication is essential.

• Accountability and self-management to handle several projects at once across multiple code bases (we are a centralized team).

• Expertise in computer science fundamentals.

• Ability to multiply the abilities and skills of others.

• Knowledge and experience implementing client-side security best practices.

• Comfort with critical thinking and creative problem-solving.

• Ability to articulate ideas clearly and collaborate effectively with cross-functional team members, including VPs, POs, PMs, QA, DevOps, Program Management, designers and back-end developers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience working in data security.

• Scrum master/project management experience.

• Hands on experience working with RESTful APIs to OpenAPI 3.0 specification.

• Enthusiasm to learn and understand natural language processing (NLP) for human-AI interaction.

• Familiarity with cloud services like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.

• Familiarity with building Jenkins pipelines and other CI/CD processes.

• Inspection of code quality, scanning, monitoring, and security with Snyk and SonarQube.

• Bonus points for working with Docker Containers

Key Personal Attributes:

• Exceptional problem-solving skills.

• Detail-oriented with an eye for aesthetics and usability.

• Passion for staying up to date on the latest trends and/or new developments in the UIUX arena.

• Understanding user needs and implementation of solutions.

• Ability to efficiently manage workload and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.

• Understanding and sharing the feelings of others, fostering a supportive team environment is important.

• Showing Integrity and always maintaining honest and ethical standards.

• Flexibility in schedule working internationally across time zones.

• Organization is top tier, tracking multiple tasks at once and keeping projects running as efficiently as possible and on time.

• Analytical problem solving, able to make bite-size chunks out of complex issues.

Why Choose Protegrity:

• Become a member of a leading Data Protection, Privacy and Security company during one of the best market opportunities to come along in a generation.

• Competitive Compensation/Total Reward Packages that include:

• Health Benefits (Health/Dental/Vision).

• Paid Time Off (PTO).

• 401K.

• Annual Bonus Incentives.

• Short and Long Term Disability.

• Work on global projects with diverse, energetic, team members who respect each other and celebrate differences.

• Talent First Workforce.

Should you accept this position, you will be required to consent to and successfully complete a background investigation. This may include, subject to local laws, verification of extended education and additional criminal and civil checks.

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits with generous vacation and holiday time off. All employees are also provided access to ongoing learning & development.

Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace is our priority. We are committed to an environment of acceptance where you are free to bring your full self to work. All qualified applicants and current employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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