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UI/UX Front End Developer

GT Restructuring · Miami, FL · 1 wk ago
EngineeringFull-time

Position Summary

We are seeking a UI/UX Front End Developer to design and build best-in-class, user-centered web applications, with a primary focus on AI-driven conversational experiences. This role blends product design leadership with advanced front end engineering.

Key Responsibilities

  • Owns the end-to-end user experience across AI chat applications and front end platforms.

  • Designs intuitive, visually polished, and accessible interfaces aligned with consumer-grade standards.

  • Creates wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs using tools such as Figma.

  • Establishes and evolves design systems, component libraries, and visual standards to ensure consistency across products.

  • Applies principles of information architecture, interaction design, and content design to improve usability.

  • Conducts user research, usability testing, and feedback analysis to drive continuous improvements.

  • Designs and implements micro-interactions, animations, and transitions to enhance user engagement.

  • Translates complex AI and technical workflows into clear, user-friendly experiences.

  • Advocates for accessibility (WCAG compliance) and inclusive design practices.

  • Designs, builds, and maintains React-based front end applications using TypeScript and modern JavaScript.

  • Develops scalable front end architecture, coding standards, and reusable components.

  • Integrates with REST APIs and collaborates with backend engineering teams.

  • Implements automated testing (unit, integration, and end-to-end) using tools such as Jest, Playwright, or Cypress.

  • Contributes to CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and modern deployment practices.

  • Supports application deployment across cloud and on-premise environments.

  • Evaluates and adopts appropriate front end frameworks when needed.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration:

    • Collaborates with stakeholders to translate business requirements into user stories and design solutions.

    • Partners with distributed teams across the U.S. and EU using Microsoft 365, Teams, and Azure DevOps.

    • Supports ad-hoc UI/UX and front end initiatives based on business priorities.

    • Presents and communicates design decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

  • Skills & Competencies:

    • Create intuitive, user-centered experiences that balance business objectives with user needs.
    • Deep understanding of interaction design, motion design, and micro-interactions that enhance user engagement and usability.
    • Expertise in information architecture, layout design, typography, and visual hierarchy principles.
    • Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to explain design concepts and rationale to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
    • Ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams, including product management, engineering, and business stakeholders.
    • High level of creativity, attention to detail, and commitment to delivering polished user experiences.
    • Manage multiple concurrent design initiatives, including strategic product efforts and time-sensitive requests.
    • Adaptability and comfort working within a fast-paced, evolving product, technology, and innovation environment.

  • Education & Prior Experience:

    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Design, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
    • Minimum 5+ years of frontend development experience with significant UI/UX responsibility, demonstrated by exceptional design judgment and a portfolio of high-quality web and application design work.
    • Proven experience designing and building production-grade, user-focused web applications, including consumer-grade and high-quality enterprise user experiences.
    • Demonstrated experience delivering React/TypeScript applications from concept to deployment.
    • Translate stakeholder requirements into user stories, wireframes, prototypes, and production-ready solutions.
    • Experience designing AI-powered, conversational, or agent-based user experiences, including chat and copilot interfaces.
    • Background in Product Design, Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or a related field.
    • Experience working in professional services, legal, or highly regulated environments is highly preferred.
    • Work with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP and supporting modern deployment methodologies is preferred.
    • Knowledge of DevOps practices, Docker, Progressive Web Applications (PWAs), or related technologies.
    • Strong understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG), inclusive design best practices, responsive design, and cross-browser compatibility requirements.
    • Technology Proficiency with React, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
    • Expertise in modern design platforms, including Figma, Sketch, and Adobe XD.
    • Hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks, build tools, and component-based architectures, including Vue, Angular, Svelte, Next.js, Vite, and Webpack.
    • Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Jest, Vitest, Playwright, and Cypress.
    • Experience integrating frontend applications with REST APIs and OpenAPI/Swagger services.
    • Familiarity with Git-based version control, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD pipeline tools.
    • Experience working with Microsoft Azure preferred, AWS, GCP, and related deployment environments.

GT is an EEO employer with an inclusive workplace committed to merit-based consideration and review without regard to an individual’s race, sex, or other protected characteristics and to the principles of non-discrimination on any protected basis.

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