Senior UX Engineer

Ascent People
Nottingham, United Kingdom
1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Shift work
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 60K

Job location

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Balsamiq
Axure
Cloud Computing
Design of User Interfaces
Human-Computer Interaction
Software Systems
Web Applications
Website Wireframe
Adobe XD
Figma
Interactive Whiteboards

Job description

We're seeking an exceptional Senior UX Engineer to lead my clients' user experience team and drive the design of their cloud-based web applications. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll guide a team of 2 UX professionals while remaining deeply involved in the technical and creative aspects of user experience design.

Working closely with the lead product specialists, you'll shape how the global user base interacts with these software solutions, ensuring exceptional usability across all touchpoints.

Please feel free to contact me at for further details. Responsibilities *

  • Technical Leadership & Collaboration
  • Lead and mentor a team of 2 UX professionals
  • Collaborate closely with lead product specialists and cross-functional teams
  • Drive UX strategy and vision across the organization
  • Hands-on Design & Technical Work
  • Design and prototype user interfaces for cloud-based web applications
  • Create wireframes, user flows, and interactive prototypes
  • Ensure technical feasibility and implementation of UX solutions
  • Maintain design systems and UI component libraries
  • Research & Strategy
  • Conduct user research and usability testing
  • Analyze product landscape and competitive positioning
  • Gather and synthesize customer insights from a usability perspective
  • Lead proactive research initiatives to identify new opportunities
  • Translate research findings into actionable design recommendations

Requirements

Experience, qualification, and soft skills, have you got everything required to succeed in this opportunity Find out below., * Education: Degree qualified (ideally in UX / UI Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field)

  • Experience: Proven background in usability and user interface design
  • Technical Skills: Strong experience with cloud-based web application design
  • Tool knowledge: Figma, Sketch, Axure RP, Balsamiq, Adobe XD, Miro, and UXPin
  • Design Expertise: Solid foundation in visual design principles and tools
  • Leadership: Experience leading and developing UX teams
  • Research Skills: Hands-on experience with user research methodologies

Benefits & conditions

  • Competitive salary of £60,000
  • Flexible hybrid working (2 days in our modern Nottingham office)
  • Opportunity to work for a leading global software house
  • Lead a talented team while staying hands-on with design work
  • Shape the user experience for products used worldwide
  • Professional development and growth opportunities

About the company

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