Job Title: UI/IX Developer

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Contract Type: W2
Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 8 years experience as a UI developer or hybrid designer/developer.
• Deep knowledge of CSS, flexbox and grid layout, and cutting-edge CSS techniques.
• Confidence in writing CSS without third party UI libraries like Bootstrap and Tailwind.
• Strong understanding of HTML, semantics, and accessibility.
• Professional experience with modern UI frameworks, preferably Angular 4 with TypeScript and JavaScript ES6.
• Comfort using Git, NPM, Azure DevOps.
• Cross-functional creative and technical skillset to think like a designer and a developer.
• Knowledge of HCI principles and how to incorporate them into day-to-day development.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Experience with large-scale enterprise applications is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Design, or equivalent degree or experience required.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of the UI across the app you are working on to ensure a consistent and refined user experience.
• Develop web UIs with a strong focus on front-of-the-frontend best practices - including layout, interactions, and accessibility.
• Work within an agile team of backend and full stack engineers to integrate UI code with business logic, services, and data sources.
• Advocate for the user and articulate design principles to the development team.
• Convert Sketch/Figma prototypes into UI code and ensure technical feasibility.
• Collaborate with UX designers, contribute to design decisions, and identify gaps.
• Utilize and contribute to the Tax Design System - an in-house design system of UI components and patterns.
• Refactor and optimize existing UIs.