We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior UI/UX Developer / Architect / Design Engineer with strong expertise in enterprise design systems and accessibility.
Position Details
Job Title: Senior UI/UX Developer / Architect / Design Engineer
Location: Des Moines, IA
Work Model: Hybrid
Duration: 8+ Months with possible Extension
Interview: Webcam or In-Person Interview
Experience: 5+ Years of Professional Front-End Development
What We're Looking For
The ideal candidate should have:
- Strong enterprise design system expertise, including the ability to build and implement a design system from scratch
- Excellent technical communication skills
- Strong understanding of Accessibility, WCAG, and Section 508
- Experience developing scalable, reusable, and accessible UI components
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior UI/UX Developer/Architect with extensive experience building and maintaining enterprise design systems, deep expertise in WCAG accessibility standards, and excellent communication skills.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record of creating and implementing design systems from scratch while collaborating across teams to ensure accessibility, usability, consistency, and scalability.
Key Responsibilities
- Build, document, and maintain scalable enterprise design systems and reusable component libraries.
- Work with the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) or similar enterprise design systems.
- Develop accessible wrapper components using HTML, SASS, and Angular.
- Ensure UI components and patterns meet WCAG 2.1/AAA accessibility requirements.
- Implement semantic HTML and appropriate ARIA roles.
- Perform accessibility testing and participate in accessibility audits.
- Use Storybook for component development, documentation, and collaboration.
- Partner with development teams to establish accessibility and design system best practices.
- Provide UX and accessibility support across enterprise applications.
- Participate in code reviews, UX discussions, and accessibility reviews.
- Mentor and guide developers on accessible component development and design system standards.
- Develop reusable, scalable, and maintainable front-end assets.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional front-end development experience
- Proven experience setting up and integrating enterprise design systems
- Experience developing high-level wrapper components and reusable component libraries
- Strong expertise in WCAG 2.1/AAA
- Strong understanding of ARIA roles, semantic HTML, and accessibility testing tools
- Proficiency in:
- Experience with Storybook for component development and documentation
- Strong understanding of UX principles and accessible UI design
- Experience with USWDS or other enterprise-level design systems
- Excellent technical and cross-functional communication skills
Highly Desired Skills
- Experience with .NET, MVC, and SQL
- Understanding of backend considerations within a .NET environment
- Experience integrating front-end applications with backend systems
- Ability to collaborate effectively with development and technical teams
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is an accessibility-focused UI/UX expert with strong enterprise design system experience who can work collaboratively across teams.
They should be comfortable leading discussions, mentoring developers, creating reusable components, and ensuring front-end applications meet accessibility and usability standards.
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