Senior UX Engineer: Prototyping, Design Systems & Front-End

Aptima; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptima seeks a Senior UX Engineer to shape next-generation user experiences for production web apps. You will collaborate with UX researchers, designers, and engineers to translate concepts into robust UI features.

You will prototype, evolve design systems, and build scalable UI components across products and customer environments, delivering intuitive dashboards and polished interfaces.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical or STEM field.
• Experience with React, Angular, TypeScript, HTML, CSS.
• Ability to design clear UX design deliverables.
• Experience creating design systems and scalable UI components.
• Strong prototyping and customer-facing collaboration.
• Portfolio demonstrating front-end engineering and GitHub samples.
• Willingness to travel and eligibility for a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop front-end applications using React, Angular, and TypeScript.
• Design and implement UI features with a focus on interactions and micro-details.
• Collaborate with UX Researchers, Designers, Senior Software Engineers, and customers.
• Build and maintain design systems, reusable patterns, and scalable UI components.
• Ensure production-ready front-end code across multiple products and customer environments.

Skills

Front-end Dev

UX Design

Prototyping

Design Systems

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field

Tools

React

Angular

TypeScript

HTML/CSS

Job description

Aptima seeks a Senior UX Engineer to shape next-generation user experiences for production web apps. You will collaborate with UX researchers, designers, and engineers to translate concepts into robust UI features.

You will prototype, evolve design systems, and build scalable UI components across products and customer environments, delivering intuitive dashboards and polished interfaces.