Lead UI/UX Engineer for Accessible Web Apps

Carnegie-Mellon-University; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bus pass (Pittsburgh Region)

Tuition benefits

Paid time off

Life and AD&D insurance

Fitness center access

Family Concierge for childcare

Job summary

Carnegie Mellon University is seeking a Senior UI/UX Developer to lead the design and front-end implementation of accessible, responsive web applications. You will bridge UX design and engineering, writing clean front-end code and championing ADA/WCAG compliance.

You will design flows, wireframes, and design systems, translate designs into production-ready code, perform accessibility audits, run automated UI tests, and mentor others while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of professional UI/UX design and modern front-end web development.
• Strong JavaScript expertise and experience with modern build tools and frameworks.
• Demonstrated accessibility design and coding experience (ARIA, keyboard navigation, WCAG compliance).
• Experience with automated UI testing tools (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright).
• Collaborative leadership and ability to document design systems and patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design intuitive user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity prototypes, and design systems for enterprise web apps.
• Translate UI/UX designs into production-ready front-end code using modern JavaScript, HTML5, CSS/SASS.
• Lead accessibility audits and remediation to meet ADA/WCAG standards.
• Build and run automated UI tests and integrate with CI/CD.
• Estimate UX/UI tasks and ensure front-end integrates with back-end services.
• Mentor junior developers and establish UI/UX design patterns across the division.
• Maintain clear design documentation.

Skills

JavaScript

Front-end frameworks

Accessibility (ADA/WCAG)

Automated UI testing

UI/UX design

Mentorship & leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in design, CS, or equivalent

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Git

Linux

Job description

Carnegie Mellon University is seeking a Senior UI/UX Developer to lead the design and front-end implementation of accessible, responsive web applications. You will bridge UX design and engineering, writing clean front-end code and championing ADA/WCAG compliance.

You will design flows, wireframes, and design systems, translate designs into production-ready code, perform accessibility audits, run automated UI tests, and mentor others while collaborating with cross-functional teams.