Principal UX Engineer

ATPCO

Principal UX Engineer

Herndon, VA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    The UX Engineer at ATPCO bridges the gap between design and development, creating user-centered digital experiences. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and developers, to deliver intuitive interfaces. Your role will focus on developing front-end components, improving user experience, and supporting the ATPCO design system. You'll also play a critical role in improving existing applications, integrating new features, and maintaining system functionality to meet evolving business and customer needs.

    Duties & 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. __
    • 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.
    • 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

    Ideal Candidate

    • Minimum 8+ years of full-time, professional software development experience developing software in one or more front end focused programming languages: Javascript or Typescript
    • Lead and drive the development of ATPCO's overall front-end strategy and design systems.
    • Define best practices for design and development across the organization, focusing on scalability and performance.
    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate UX design into product roadmaps and ensure user-centric design.
    • Act as a technical leader and mentor to UX engineers and designers, promoting best practices.
    • Guide product strategy through data-driven insights and user feedback, ensuring a seamless and accessible user experience.
    • Ensure alignment of front-end development with overall business goals and product vision.
    • Champion user-centered design and accessibility, ensuring these principles are integrated across all products and digital experiences.

    Salary Range: USD $137,000 - $150,600.

    The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for applicable geographic differential associated with the location

  • Qualifications

    Additional Information

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