Senior UI/UX Engineer — Front-End & Design Systems

0400 FBD USA LLP; United States; On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Freshfields US LLP seeks an experienced front-end specialist with strong UI/UX design and hands-on coding skills. You will implement production-ready UI features using HTML, Tailwind, and vanilla JavaScript, collaborating with product managers and developers to meet requirements.

You will optimize interfaces for accessibility and performance, contribute to shared component libraries, and help standardize design language across applications.

Qualifications

• Significant experience spanning UI/UX design and front-end development.
• Hands-on with responsive, accessible interfaces using HTML, TailwindCSS, and vanilla JavaScript.
• Experience with Git, code review workflows, and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps).
• Experience in server-rendered apps and component systems; SPA experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with hypermedia/server-driven UI frameworks and reactive interfaces.
• Strong accessibility validation (WCAG) and cross-browser debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Design intuitive, visually appealing user interfaces for digital platforms.
• Collaborate with developers and product managers to understand requirements.
• Conduct user research to optimize user experience and workflows.
• Improve UI based on user feedback and requirements.
• Implement front-end code using HTML, Tailwind, CSS and vanilla JavaScript.
• Maintain and scale design assets and shared components for consistency.
• Ensure cohesive design across multiple apps and templates.
• Create reusable interaction patterns for complex workflows and documents.

Skills

UI/UX design

Front-end development

HTML

TailwindCSS

Vanilla JavaScript

Git

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Server-rendered apps

HTMX/Datastar

WCAG accessibility

Cross-browser testing

Agile methodologies

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

HTMX

Datastar

TailwindCSS

Job description

Freshfields US LLP seeks an experienced front-end specialist with strong UI/UX design and hands-on coding skills. You will implement production-ready UI features using HTML, Tailwind, and vanilla JavaScript, collaborating with product managers and developers to meet requirements.

You will optimize interfaces for accessibility and performance, contribute to shared component libraries, and help standardize design language across applications.