UI/UX Tableau Developer

Job#: 3017096

Job Description:
UI/UX Tableau Designer & Developer

Location: Westlake, TX; Hybrid - 3x onsite

Equipment: All hardware, access badges, and parking provided

Pay: $45-$50/hr; Must be able to work on a W2 without sponsorship

Duration: 12 month contract with potential to go full time
Summary

We are seeking a uniquely skilled UI/UX Designer & Tableau Developer-someone who blends creative design instincts with strong Tableau development capabilities. This role is responsible for designing, building, and enhancing executive-level dashboards that are visually refined, intuitive to use, and technically advanced.

The ideal candidate is a true hybrid: a designer who understands user experience deeply and a developer who can translate that vision directly into production-ready Tableau dashboards. You'll collaborate closely with data engineers, improve existing dashboards, drive UX best practices, and help shape the future of the business's analytics experience.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Design and develop executive-level Tableau dashboards with exceptional visual clarity, alignment, and consistency.
• Apply strong UI/UX principles to improve usability, navigation, page layout, and interaction flows.
• Build dashboards using advanced Tableau features, including calculations, parameters, logic, and performance optimization techniques.
• Work within Tableau Server (2024; migrating to 2025) and provide feedback during the upgrade process.
• Test dashboards for errors, performance, and usability-especially during platform migrations.
• Partner with Data Engineering (ETL owned by that team); collaborate on data issues and dependencies.
• Use SQL to validate data sources, troubleshoot data inconsistencies, and understand underlying tables.
• Review and reverse-engineer approximately 20 existing dashboards, proposing UX/UI improvements or redesigns.
• Build new dashboards, enhancements, and features as business needs evolve.
• Multitask across multiple dashboards, including handling urgent break/fix situations ("firefighting").
• Proactively share design ideas, propose alternative approaches, and advocate for UX-driven improvements.
• Maintain meticulous attention to detail-fonts, spacing, alignment, and formatting should always be flawless.

Qualifications

• Proven UI/UX design experience, with a clean, modern visual style.
• Hands-on ability to design and build directly in Tableau (not just wireframe or mock-up skills).
• Strong experience with advanced Tableau calculations, parameters, actions, and dashboard performance tuning.
• Portfolio showcasing UI/UX work-ideally including Tableau dashboards but not required.
• Extreme attention to detail and a commitment to producing polished, highly consistent work.
• Ability to manage multiple dashboards simultaneously and balance planned work with urgent issues.
• Strong initiative, ownership, and high personal standards for quality and output.
• Excellent communication skills and willingness to voice suggestions, ideas, and improvements.
• Some SQL experience (reading queries, validating data, troubleshooting data sources).

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.