Motion Recruitment Partners Jobs

UI/UX Developer - New Jersey

Montvale, NJ

Hybrid

Contract

$53.39/hr - $58.39/hr

Montvale, NJ based company is seeking a UI/UX Developer to join their Ignition Tax Product, software engineering group responsible for building tools that enable teams of global accountants to perform complex tax and financial services for some of the worlds largest companies for a hybrid, contract-to-hire role.

As a member of the UI/UX Design team, theUI Developer works within a product development team to translate the design teams mockups into a working user interface. While in this role, the UX Engineer is focused on the implementation of design, while adhering strongly to CSS best practices, accessibility, interaction design, usability, and scalable frontend architecture - taking a lead on entire user interface while collaborating with backend and full-stack developers to integrate business logic, services, and data sources.

Our ideal UI Developer is a cross-functional developer who is as excited by design as they are by the latest UI development techniques. They must possess the ability to build robust, aesthetic, and accessible interfaces without using third-party CSS libraries. We look for highly communicative team players who will advocate for the user within development teams in order to build meaningful user experiences.

Contract Duration: 3 - 6 Months (Contract-to-hire)

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 5 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 2+ 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.

What You Will Be Doing

• 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.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family

• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits

• Vision Benefits

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance

• Hospital Indemnity Insurance

• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options

• Paid Sick Time Leave

• Legal and Identity Protection Plans

• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit

• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Posted by: Crystal Susong

Specialization: UX/UI Design