Mobile UI/UX Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Mobile UI/UX Engineer (mid- to senior-level)
• Focus: Mobile-first web front-end, iOS/Android mobile apps, and UI/UX delivery

Description

A product-minded Mobile UI/UX Engineer will design, develop, and enhance student-facing digital platforms. You’ll improve usability, performance, and mobile responsiveness, translate workflows into intuitive interfaces, and build solutions independently from concept through deployment. The role includes expanding mobile capabilities with native or cross-platform iOS and Android applications, using AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain responsive, mobile-first web applications and interfaces
• Contribute to architecture, development, and deployment of student-facing iOS and Android mobile applications
• Build reusable, scalable front-end components for consistent functionality across platforms
• Translate product requirements, wireframes, and design concepts into production-ready applications
• Optimize for performance, responsiveness, accessibility, and usability
• Integrate front-end applications with APIs, authentication systems, and existing backend services
• Own UI/UX design and implementation (wireframes, interactive prototypes, user flows, high-fidelity interfaces)
• Establish and maintain shared design systems, reusable components, and visual standards
• Identify usability challenges and implement improvements based on user feedback and product requirements
• Ensure consistent navigation, accessibility, responsiveness, and visual design across platforms
• Balance design quality with technical feasibility, maintainability, and delivery timelines
• Take ownership of features from initial design through development, testing, deployment, and iteration
• Troubleshoot application issues and improve stability, optimization, and usability
• Collaborate with backend engineers and technical teams for integrated solutions
• Participate in code reviews, technical planning, architectural discussions, and continuous improvement
• Use AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity, prototyping, debugging, and delivery

Requirements

• 4–7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including substantial hands-on front-end development and mobile application contributions
• Demonstrated experience building production-quality user interfaces
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and/or TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and modern front-end frameworks
• Experience with React, Vue, Angular, or comparable component-based frameworks
• Hands-on mobile development experience with React Native, Flutter, Swift, Kotlin, or comparable frameworks
• Ability to design and implement UIs using Figma or comparable design platforms
• Strong understanding of UI/UX principles, interaction design, accessibility, and responsive mobile-first development
• Experience integrating applications with RESTful APIs or comparable backend services
• Familiarity with Git, testing, debugging, and CI/CD practices
• Strong problem-solving skills and communication; ability to work independently while collaborating across teams
• Legally authorized to work in the United States; employment-based immigration sponsorship is not provided
• Remote employment eligibility applies only to candidates residing in authorized U.S. states (per employer policy)

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Onsite Wellness Program / Staff Chiropractor
• Work/life balance initiatives and seasonal motivational health challenges
• Exciting university events