Rebellion Defensebuilds the modern mission stack for detecting and deterring adversaries at scale. We deliver technology for the protection of the United States, the United Kingdom, and our allies. We are building a team of the world’s best technologists to work on products that defend democracy, humanitarian values, and the rule of global law with the purpose of peace.

Our people are passionate about creating a company where technologists empower the military and our civil servants to solve some of the hardest problems in government. Rebellion Defense is driven by our mission — but a set of core values binds us together: we hire by them, operate through them, and uphold them in every decision we make for ourselves and for our customers.

We are hiring a User Experience (UX) Engineer to join our team. We operate from our London engineering hub and practice a hybrid working model. Relocation assistance may be provided.  Occasional travel may be required.

As a User Experience (UX) Engineer, you will:

• Produce compelling, intuitive UX designs based on product strategy and the time you spend with end users.
• Clearly communicate both your designs and the nature of the problems faced by users to the team.
• Design, develop, and maintain high quality, stable UI code in conjunction with other front-end engineers.
• Work to high engineering standards, observe and contribute to best practices, ensure suitable levels of testing and risk management, and participate in code reviews, design discussion, etc.
• Drive high standards of design quality in our product and understand best practices around accessibility and semantic HTML.
• Work through constraints on design and find pragmatic compromises with the team.
• Work iteratively in both design and engineering, understanding that not all problems can be solved in one go.
• Interface with designers in other teams to share expertise, agree best practices, and ensure a consistent quality of user experience across Rebellion’s product lines.

Qualifications for this position include:

• Ability to obtain and hold an active security clearance. 
• Expertise in designing intuitive and powerful user experiences in software products.
• Experience implementing user interfaces in complex web applications.
• Knowledge of human centered design concepts and distilling complex user problems into tangible designs and easy-to-use interfaces.
• Experience working in a close-knit development team, contributing to code reviews and technical discussions.
• Experience working in modern product teams using sprint/scrum or other agile methodologies.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders at various levels of technical expertise.

Preferred Qualifications for this position include: 

• Knowledge of our front-end technologies of choice: Typescript, react, react-relay, sass
• Experience using Figma to produce interactive wireframe designs.
• Experience translating user feedback and design into clear and well-specified user stories.
• Ability to frame design work in the context of design systems and a broader ecosystem of products.

We embrace diversity and difference, and believe that broadening the perspectives of our teams will help enable innovation and lead to better outcomes. We encourage your application even if you may not meet all the preferred qualifications. We work collaboratively as a team to support one another in our mission and promote professional development.

The nature of our work: 

Many of the national security programs that are supported by Rebellion’s products operate in secure environments. It is a requirement of this position that you are able to obtain and hold a personnel security clearance. 

Rebellion Defense is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. We believe in building a diverse team.  All candidates will be given equal consideration irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We are aware that you may need a reasonable adjustment to perform at your best during the interview process. If you require any reasonable adjustments during your interview process, please email [email protected]