UX Engineer

Job Description

** local W2 hourly only -- Sorry, no Visas or Third Parties. **
 

We’re seeking a passionate, creative, self-starting, get-it-done UX Engineer. You will work side-by-side with world class Designers and Engineers to help preserve design integrity throughout the product development lifecycle.  

We’re looking for a results-oriented collaborator who is a nimble engineer with keen design sensibilities to help enable and update the website for OneDrive (https://onedrive.com/about).  

As a team member, you will work in and with new technologies, as well as have the ability too quickly and smoothly learn to use new tools—especially open source tech.  As a UX engineer, you “get” designers and have a clear understanding of the design process and disciplines - interaction design, usability, and visual design.

Primary responsibilities include: 

• Develop UI for new features and add polish (fit and finish) to existing features
• Manage your work to meet tight deadlines and ensure consistent quality  
• Coordinate with UX and Engineering teams to ensure interaction and visual designs are implemented according to design specs and motion comps  
• Communicate clearly and effectively with project teams in all stages of design and development  

Responsibilities will include Adding features and modules, updating existing ones, running A/B experiments with Optimizely, etc. 

Qualifications

Core Skills

• Emerging Engineer, 2+ years of shipping production software
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work well in a collaborative team environment
• Demonstrated ability to write developer documentation
• Demonstrated ability to respond positively to changing requirements  
• Proven ability to manage yourself and others to meet deadlines 
• Familiarity with SCRUM and Agile methodologies

Technical Skills

• Modern HTML, CSS, and Javascript experience
• Knockout Js (though experience with Angular, Vue, React would be a plus)
• Experience with HTML and CSS, including CSS preprocessors (LESS, SASS, SCSS)
• Experience with vanilla JavaScript as well as modern JS technologies (node, npm, webpack, TypeScript, etc.)
• Experience with at least one modern JavaScript UI library/framework: React, Angular, etc.
• Experience with version control, especially git
• Willingness to learn new technologies
• Solid experience with software engineering fundamentals

Additional Information

Notes:

• Local, onsite only
• No 3rd parties.
• No Visas allowed