UI Developer (React)

Socket.dev; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Blink UX in San Diego is seeking a UI Developer to maintain and enhance an enterprise e-commerce platform. The role is a six-month engagement with a hybrid on-site schedule (3-5 days/week) and collaboration across designers and engineers to deliver polished interfaces.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in UI/Front End, strong JavaScript/React expertise, hands-on AEM experience, and a track record building reusable components and design systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in UI Developer or Front End Engineer role.
• Strong JavaScript and React experience.
• Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
• Experience building design systems or reusable components.
• Knowledge of WCAG accessibility standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, update, and improve existing UIs for the client’s e-commerce platform.
• Debug and resolve front-end issues across browsers and devices; optimize for performance.
• Analyze design docs and wireframes for new features and enhancements.
• Translate design concepts and business requirements into polished interfaces.
• Build reusable components and contribute to a scalable design system with new AEM components as needed.
• Collaborate with UX designers and engineers on requirements and implementation.
• Document components and maintain style guides for consistency.

Skills

JavaScript

React

AEM

Design systems

WCAG

Git

Figma/Sketch/Adobe XD

Accessibility

Collaboration

Tools

Git

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

Adobe Experience Manager

Job description

Blink UX is the product design firm crafting your next breakthrough. We partner with ambitious companies like Amazon, Google, and NASA to create transformative products and experiences through strategy, research, and design. With headquarters and labs in Seattle and studios in Boston, San Diego, San Francisco, New York City, and Bengaluru, we partner with clients around the world.This opportunity is a part of Blink's Embedded practice which supports long-term opportunities with some of Blink's largest client partners.

Location: hybrid - 3-5 days per week onsite in San Diego, CA

Duration: 6 months to start

We are looking for a UI Developer to build engaging, responsive, and accessible interfaces for our client's enterprise e-commerce platform. The ideal candidate has strong JavaScript and React experience, working knowledge of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), and a strong design sensibility.

This role is primarily focused on maintaining, updating, and improving the existing product, with some involvement in new feature development. This person should bring a broad range of front-end experience and be comfortable jumping in to support various initiatives as priorities shift.

What you'll be doing

• Maintain, update, and improve existing UIs for our client's e-commerce platform using React, with some work in AEM
• Debug and resolve front-end issues across browsers and devices; optimize for performance, scalability, and cross-browser compatibility
• Analyze functional/technical design docs and UI wireframes for new features and enhancements
• Translate design concepts and business requirements into polished, functional interfaces
• Build reusable components and contribute to a scalable design system, including new AEM components as needed
• Handle edge cases, error states, and dynamic data s cenarios
• Collaborate with UX designers and engineers on requirements and implementation
• Document components and maintain style guides for consistency

What we are looking for

• 5+ years working in a UI Developer or Front End Engineer focused role
• Extensive JavaScript experience and modern frameworks and libraries such as React
• Responsive design expertise across devices and screen sizes, as well as cross-browser compatibility knowledge
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git)
• Experience with UI development tools (Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD)
• Hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
• Experience building and maintaining design systems or reusable component libraries
• Understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG)
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Problem-solving and debugging abilities

Blink is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.