I am Raja Umer Sharif, a Lead Front-End / UI Architect based in Dallas, TX with over 11 years of experience delivering enterprise web applications. I translate complex requirements into intuitive user flows and high-fidelity prototypes, with a strong focus on accessibility and performance. I specialize in Angular and React, leverage AI-assisted tooling to accelerate development velocity, and collaborate closely with compliance teams to ship compliant, user-centric experiences.

Raja Umer Sharif

I am Raja Umer Sharif, a Lead Front-End / UI Architect based in Dallas, TX with over 11 years of experience delivering enterprise web applications. I translate complex requirements into intuitive user flows and high-fidelity prototypes, with a strong focus on accessibility and performance. I specialize in Angular and React, leverage AI-assisted tooling to accelerate development velocity, and collaborate closely with compliance teams to ship compliant, user-centric experiences.

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I am Raja Umer Sharif, a Lead Front-End / UI Architect based in Dallas, TX with over 11 years of experience delivering enterprise web applications. I translate complex requirements into intuitive user flows and high-fidelity prototypes, with a strong focus on accessibility and performance.

I specialize in Angular and React, leverage AI-assisted tooling to accelerate development velocity, and collaborate closely with compliance teams to ship compliant, user-centric experiences.

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Work Experience

Lead Front-End / UI Architect at CITIBANK
March 1, 2023 - Present
Architected and implemented micro-frontend ecosystems using Angular 19 and Module Federation for 100k+ global users. Accelerated development velocity by 25% through AI-assisted tooling (GitHub Copilot, Cursor) and automated testing. Led the creation of wireframes and interactive prototypes, refined through A/B testing to improve task success. Ensured 100% adherence to UI/UX guidelines and WCAG 2.2. Migrated legacy state management to Angular Signals, reducing runtime change detection overhead by 30%.
Front-End / UI Developer at GLEN OAKS HOSPITAL
July 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023
Optimized Angular 8 Components for Member Medical Profiles, achieving faster page loads (10% improvement). Designed RESTful APIs with ASP.NET and Node.js/Express.js for HIPAA-compliant data exchange. Implemented SSO security using SiteMinder and managed refresh tokens for seamless sessions. Built SPAs with Angular and Node.js routing.
Front-End / UI Developer at EQUIFAX
February 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022
Co-built Enterprise SPAs with Angular 9/10/11 and TypeScript. Created data visualizations using D3.js to simplify credit analytics. Implemented microservices with Docker and JMS; used Spring Cloud for distributed tracing. Performed unit testing with Karma and Jasmine in an Agile/Jira environment.
Front-End / UI Developer at DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION
September 1, 2019 - January 31, 2021
Migrated legacy financial portals to React and Bootstrap, improving mobile engagement by 35%. Leveraged Spring MVC for business logic and managed JSON/XML with MySQL. Built enterprise apps with TypeScript and Ant UI; implemented secure fund transfers via XML Web Services with SOAP.
Junior UI Developer at CHRISTUS HEALTH
April 1, 2017 - August 31, 2019
Developed UI components with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6), and ReactJS. Contributed to Redux state management and React Router for SPAs. Created reusable front-end libraries and used Jasmine/Karma for unit testing. Used Express with Node.js for business logic and data binding to Angular views; guided team in building responsive UI with HTML5, Bootstrap, AngularJS, and Jasmine.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA) at AIOU University Pakistan
January 11, 2030 - January 13, 2026
Bachelor of Arts (BA) at AIOU University Pakistan
January 11, 2030 - January 13, 2026

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Healthcare, Professional Services