Full-Time

UX Design Engineer

Posted on 4/13/2026

Coates Group

Coates Group

201-500 employees

End-to-end digital signage for QSRs

Compensation Overview

$114k - $130k/yr

+ Bonus

Chicago, IL, USA

Hybrid

Category
UI/UX & Design (1)
Required Skills
JavaScript
UI/UX Design
React.js
Figma
TypeScript
HTML/CSS
Storybook
Requirements
  • Proficiency in React and TypeScript (or equivalent framework experience)
  • Expertise in Storybook, Figma-to-code workflows, and design token management
  • Advanced proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, including experience with modular design, CSS animations, and performance optimization
  • Experience integrating design systems into engineering pipelines (e.g., npm packages, monorepos)
  • Familiarity with UX design principles, motion design, and user-centered design methodologies
Responsibilities
  • Design System Stewardship – Maintain and evolve Coates’ design system to ensure consistency, accessibility, and scalability across products.
  • Component Library Development – Build and document reusable UI components in Storybook; ensure they are performant, responsive, and accessible.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration – Partner with front-end developers and product teams to translate UX patterns into robust, reusable code.
  • Design-Development Alignment – Act as the design advocate within the engineering team, ensuring high-quality implementation of design intent.
  • Tooling & Workflow Optimization – Improve the efficiency of design-to-code workflows through better tooling, documentation, and process automation.
  • Accessibility & Quality Assurance – Embed accessibility and usability best practices into component development and review cycles.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science or a related field.
  • Experience collaborating within a component-driven development culture (e.g., Atomic Design principles).
  • Understanding of content management systems or digital signage applications is a plus.
  • Experience with cross-browser compatibility and debugging, ensuring consistent experiences across various devices and platforms.
  • Hybrid Design-Engineering Mindset.
  • System Thinking.
  • Collaboration & Communication.
  • Attention to Detail.
  • Continuous Improvement.

Coates Group provides digital signage and customer experience solutions for Quick Service Restaurants. It offers digital menu boards, self-service kiosks, and content management systems, along with hardware, software, installation, and ongoing support. The system combines displays and interactive kiosks with a central content platform to create, schedule, and push menus and messages across multiple locations, while technicians install and maintain the setup. Its goal is to help QSR brands improve the customer experience and drive sales by offering end-to-end, location-wide digital signage management for large chains and independents.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Newtown Township, Pennsylvania

Founded

2003

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What believers are saying

  • signageOS partnership powers Switchboard on Samsung screens for scalability.
  • Elo Touch deploys tens of thousands of kiosks enhancing QSR journeys.
  • Traditional signage like pylons maximizes QSR brand ROI worldwide.

What critics are saying

  • McDonald's in-house tech eliminates 25-40% revenue in 12-24 months.
  • Samsung/LG direct sales undercut margins in 6-18 months.
  • Toast/Shopify POS integration obsoletes Switchboard in 12-24 months.

What makes Coates Group unique

  • Switchboard CMS integrates POS systems with license plate recognition for drive-thru targeting.
  • VR showroom in Chicago enables QSR clients to test digital signage pre-build.
  • Global McDonald's provider since 1970s for menu boards and kiosks.

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Flexible Work Hours

Paid Sick Leave

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