Description:
UI/UX Engineer
- Job Type: Full-time
- Location: Remote
- Salary:£45000
As a UI/UX Engineer, you will be pivotal in designing and implementing intuitive, user-centric digital experiences that enhance usability and accessibility. This role involves collaborating with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to create engaging interfaces that align with business goals and user needs. You will be responsible for conducting user research, designing wireframes and prototypes, and ensuring seamless integration between design and development.
Day-to-day of the role:
- User-Centered Design: Conduct user research, usability testing, and analysis to inform design decisions, ensuring products meet customer expectations.
- Wireframing & Prototyping: Create wireframes, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs that effectively communicate design intent.
- Front-End Development: Implement responsive and accessible user interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue.
- Collaboration: Work closely with developers to ensure smooth implementation of UI designs, bridging the gap between design and technical feasibility.
- Design Systems & Standards: Develop and maintain design systems, style guides, and reusable UI components to ensure consistency across products.
- Usability & Accessibility: Ensure designs follow best practices for usability, accessibility (WCAG compliance), and responsive behavior.
- Performance & Optimization: Optimize front-end performance and UI interactions to improve user experience across various devices and platforms.
- Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with industry trends, tools, and best practices, applying them to enhance UI/UX processes.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field.
- Proven experience in UI/UX design and front-end development within a software development environment.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating UX research, wireframes, prototypes, and UI implementation.
- Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch.
- Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS (SASS/LESS), and JavaScript frameworks like React, Angular, Vue.
- Experience with front-end performance optimization and responsive design principles.
- Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and cross-browser compatibility.
- Understanding of version control tools like Git, Azure DevOps.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions to stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a user-focused mindset.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and adapt to fast-paced environments.
Benefits:
- excellent benefits, e.g., healthcare, up to 12.5 %pension, etc.
