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# Jr. UI Engineer (UI/UX

- **Company:** OptiSigns Inc.
- **Location:** Houston, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, JavaScript (Programming Language), Computer Animation, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Continuous Integration, Node.Js, Performance Tuning, Next.js, Responsive Web Design, Software Testing Automation Framework, TypeScript, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Eslint, Tailwind, ReactJS, Cypress (Programming Language), Backend, AngularJS, Gitlab-ci, Figma
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/jr-ui-engineer-ui-ux-figma-react-angular-optisigns-inc-7847926

## About the Role

* 0-3 years building customer-facing web apps (portfolio or live products required).
 * Mastery of Figma (auto-layout, variants, design tokens, FigJam).
 * Production experience with React or Angular, modern TypeScript, and component architectures.
 * Deep understanding of HTML semantics, CSS layouts (Flexbox / Grid), responsive design, accessibility (WCAG 2.2), and performance optimizations.
 * Familiarity with design systems (Material, Ant, Radix, or your own), animation libraries (Framer Motion, GSAP), and testing (Jest, Testing Library, Cypress).
 * Comfort working in an Agile, CI/CD environment (GitLab CI/CD, Vercel/AWS).
 * A user-centric mindset-ability to translate business goals into intuitive flows and elegant interactions.
 * Excellent written & verbal communication., * Experience with data-heavy dashboards or B2B SaaS UX.
 * Knowledge of Node.js
 * Illustration/icon skills, motion graphics, or brand design chops.

## Description

40% - Build the designs using modern HTML, semantic CSS/SCSS (or Tailwind), TypeScript, and React (Next.js) or Angular. Maintain a clean, reusable component system.

10% - User-test & iterate: run quick usability tests, interpret analytics/heatmaps, and turn findings into improvements.

10% - Collaborate & ship: work with product managers, full-stack/backend engineers, and QA to deliver features end-to-end, review PRs, and improve our DX tooling (Storybook, ESLint, Husky, etc.).


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