Senior UX Engineer — Frontend & Design Systems

Aptima; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptima in Woburn, MA seeks a UX Engineer to shape high-quality front-end experiences for production web applications. You will collaborate with UX Researchers, Designers, and Engineers to design, prototype, and implement intuitive interfaces using React, Angular, and TypeScript.

You’ll contribute to design systems, reusable UI components, and production code while ensuring accessibility and performance. A STEM degree and eligibility for U.S. security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant STEM field.
• Experience with modern front-end tools and frameworks (React, Angular, TypeScript, HTML, CSS).
• Demonstrated ability to design and produce clear UX design deliverables.
• Experience creating and implementing design systems and scalable UI components.
• Strong background in prototyping and customer-facing collaboration.
• Portfolio demonstrating design capability and front-end engineering experience.
• GitHub or other public repository with representative front-end code samples.
• Willingness to travel when necessary; eligibility for a U.S. Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Front-End Application Development: Build modern front-end apps with React/Angular/TypeScript; create scalable UI components.
• UX Engineering & Prototyping: Design features, prototype iteratively, maintain design systems.
• Collaboration & Cross-Functional Work: Partner with researchers, designers, engineers, and customers.
• Software Engineering Practices: Deliver production-ready code with quality, accessibility, and maintainability.
• Typical Functions: Apply research and UI design to craft user-focused products and features.

Skills

Front-end development

UX design deliverables

Prototyping

Collaboration

Customer-facing

Portfolio

Travel willingness

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM field

Tools

React

Angular

TypeScript

HTML

CSS

GitHub

Design systems

Job description

Aptima in Woburn, MA seeks a UX Engineer to shape high-quality front-end experiences for production web applications. You will collaborate with UX Researchers, Designers, and Engineers to design, prototype, and implement intuitive interfaces using React, Angular, and TypeScript.

You’ll contribute to design systems, reusable UI components, and production code while ensuring accessibility and performance. A STEM degree and eligibility for U.S. security clearance are required.