UX Designer

The Guitar Center Company; Westlake Village (CA); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Mental health support

Paid sick, holiday, and vacation time

Employee discount program

Tuition reimbursement options

Job summary

The Guitar Center Company is looking for a Senior UX Designer who will work in a hybrid environment, combining UX design principles with front-end development skills to enhance user interactions across their e-commerce platform.

This position requires expertise in HTML, CSS, and React, as well as a strong background in user experience principles. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience. The role offers a competitive salary of $115,000 to $135,000 annually, alongside a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in front‑end development, UX engineering, or similar roles.
• Strong understanding of UX principles and interaction design.
• Experience building scalable and responsive digital products.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop responsive, user‑friendly interfaces for e-commerce experiences.
• Partner with UX, product, and engineering teams to implement designs.
• Identify opportunities to improve customer engagement through UX improvements.

Skills

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Tailwind CSS

Figma

Accessibility Standards (WCAG)

Usability Testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Human‑Computer Interaction, Design, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

GitHub Copilot

UserTesting.com

Job description

We are seeking a hybrid Senior UX Designer to bridge the gap between user experience design and front‑end engineering for our enterprise e-commerce platform. This role combines UX thinking with hands‑on React development to create scalable, accessible, and high‑performing digital experiences across browse, search, cart, and checkout flows used by millions of customers.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop responsive, accessible, and user‑friendly interfaces for enterprise digital products and e‑commerce experiences.
• Partner with UX, product, and engineering teams to transform wireframes, prototypes, and business requirements into production‑ready applications.
• Design reusable UI patterns and modern web experiences using related technologies.
• Maintain and evolve a reusable enterprise component library and shared design system supporting consistency and scalability across multiple engineering teams and products.
• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, SEO, accessibility, cross‑browser compatibility, and mobile responsiveness.
• Identify opportunities to improve customer journeys, reduce friction, and enhance engagement through UX improvements, usability reviews, and experimentation.
• Leverage modern AI‑assisted development tools, including GitHub Copilot and Codex, to improve development efficiency and accelerate delivery.
• Stay current with emerging trends in UX, accessibility, front‑end architecture, and modern web technologies.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Human‑Computer Interaction, Design, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience in front‑end development, UX engineering, UI engineering, or similar roles.
• Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and modern front‑end development practices.
• Experience with Tailwind CSS, and component‑driven development using frameworks such as shadcn/ui, Radix UI, Ant Design, or similar libraries.
• Strong understanding of UX principles, interaction design, accessibility standards (WCAG), and responsive design best practices.
• Experience building scalable, responsive, and accessible enterprise or e‑commerce web applications.
• Experience building reusable component libraries and scalable design systems.
• Strong proficiency with Figma and experience leveraging usability testing, customer research, and behavioral analysis tools such as UserTesting.com to validate and improve digital experiences.
• Experience using AI‑assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Codex, or similar technologies.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise retail, e‑commerce, or other high‑traffic digital environments.
• Familiarity with analytics and optimization tools such as Quantum Metric, Google Analytics, Optimizely, or A/B testing platforms.
• Experience with CMS and personalization platforms such as Salesforce, Strapi, Monetate, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with SSR, SSG, and modern React application architecture patterns.
• Understanding of Agile, Scrum, CI/CD, and headless commerce architectures.
• Experience mentoring developers or leading front‑end UX initiatives.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Mental health support.
• Paid sick, holiday, and vacation time.
• Employee discount program.
• Tuition reimbursement options.

Pay Rate

$115,000 - $135,000 per year depending on background and experience. The pay range is provided in compliance with state‑specific laws and may differ by location.

Guitar Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides fair and equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected status prohibited under Federal, State, or local laws. All employment decisions are based on valid job‑related requirements.

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