Senior UX Engineer
ATPCO · Herndon, VA · 6 days ago
RemoteRemoteEngineering$111k–$137k/yrFull-time
Roles and Responsibilities
- Front-End Development: Develop and maintain interactive prototypes and user-facing interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks (e.g., Angular, React, Vue).
- Implement interactive features, write automated tests, and ensure responsive design.
- API Integration: Integrate REST APIs into front-end applications, ensuring secure data handling, efficient state management, and seamless communication between UI components and back-end services.
- UX/UI Design: Apply HCI principles when collaborating with designers to convert wireframes and mockups into production-ready digital experiences.
- Collaboration: Act as a liaison between design and engineering teams. Work with product managers to align UX/UI developments with business goals. Participate in design and code reviews to enhance quality.
- User-Centered Development: Ensure compliance with accessibility standards and analyze user metrics for improvements.
- Performance Optimization: Optimize front-end code for performance and troubleshoot issues across platforms.
- Design Systems: Contribute to the design system for consistency across products and develop reusable components to enhance efficiency.
- AI-Assisted Development: Leverage AI tools (e.g., Copilot, Codex, Claude Code) to accelerate front-end development, improve code quality, rapidly prototype, and automate repetitive engineering tasks while maintaining high UX standards.
- Continuous Improvement: Stay current with design and front-end development techniques, tools, and technologies. Recommend and implement improvements to enhance quality, productivity, user experience, and conversions.
- Documentation and Management: Ensure all design and technical artifacts are complete, properly managed, and adhere to ATPCO's development and quality standards.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in front-end web development, including experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks.
- Experience with RESTful API integration and state management.
- Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and experience working closely with UX/UI designers.
- Proficiency in Agile methodologies and experience working in cross-functional teams.
- Experience with accessibility standards and analytics tools.
- Ability to optimize front-end code for performance and troubleshoot issues.
- Experience contributing to design systems and developing reusable components.
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools and techniques.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.