Senior UI Engineer Job at Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. in Atlanta

Job Purpose

As a Senior UI Engineer, you will be a key member of our UI Platform development team, responsible for designing and implementing user interfaces for our web applications. You will collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to create seamless, intuitive, and visually appealing user experiences. Your expertise in front-end development, UI design principles, and emerging technologies will be crucial in shaping the future of our products.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of design system components for web applications, ensuring a high level of usability, accessibility, and visual appeal
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code using HTML, CSS, and React to implement UI features and interactions
• Create responsive layouts and interfaces that work seamlessly across various devices and screen sizes
• Ensure compatibility and consistent rendering across multiple browsers and platforms
• Ensure deliverables are compliant to web accessibility standards (WCAG)
• Optimize front-end performance to deliver fast and smooth user experiences, including avoiding rerenders, memorizing, minimizing page load times, and optimizing assets
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to translate design mockups and wireframes into functional UI components
• Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, consistency, and adherence to best practices. Perform thorough testing to identify and fix UI bugs and issues
• Document UI components, patterns, and best practices for reference by other team members
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, techniques, and technologies in front-end development and UI design, and share knowledge with the team

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in front-end development, with a focus on UI design and development
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React. Experience with responsive design techniques, cross-browser compatibility, accessibility
• UI/UX Design: Strong understanding of UI design principles, usability, and user experience best practices. Experience working closely with designers to implement UI designs
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to analyze complex UI requirements and translate them into elegant and efficient solutions. Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Communication: Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Team Player: Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a cross-functional team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Attention to Detail: Meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality, pixel-perfect UI implementations

Nice to Have:

• Experience in building UI Design System Components and libraries
• Experience with UI prototyping tools (Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, etc.)
• Familiarity with front-end tooling and libraries (Webpack, Vite, Lerna, Storybook, etc.)
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools (JIRA, Confluence, etc.)

Schedule

This role offers work from home flexibility of one day per week.