UX/UI Developer

Popular, Inc.; San Juan (PR); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Popular in Puerto Rico is seeking a UX/UI Developer to collaborate with back-end developers and designers to optimize the website for multiple devices and deliver engaging user experiences.

You will translate requirements into phototypes and wireframes, follow our design system, and advocate for a user-centric approach while solving problems with innovative solutions. Hybrid work model in San Juan, PR.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of frontend development experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, CS, or IS.
• Strong UX understanding and user-centric design.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop phototypes and wireframes based on requirements.
• Take a user-centric design approach and iterate the design solution.
• Work with other developers to ensure that the website is functional and visually appealing.
• Ensure development is in accordance with style guides and other requirements of Popular’s design systems.
• Understand the limitations of our tech stack and business model and provide technical advice wherever necessary.
• Solve problems creatively and efficiently. Think outside the box and come up with innovative solutions to user problems.
• Needs to have a deep understanding of user experience (UX).
• Seeks to enhance the user experience of a specific assigned initiative.
• Collaborate with team to develop overall concepts for improving the user experience within a webpage or product, ensuring all interactions are intuitive and convenient for customers.
• Write functional requirement documents and guides.

Skills

Frontend development

UX design

User-centric design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, CS, or IS

Job description

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Date: Oct 28, 2026

Location: San Juan-Cupey, PR

Company: Popular

Workplace Type: Hybrid

UX/UI Developer

General Description

The UX/UI developer will work with back-end developers and web designers to ensure that the website is optimized for several devices in an appealing manner. The primary goal is to improve Popular user satisfaction via the development of best-in-class digital user experiences by creating immersive, personalized experiences, and ensure company goals are reached.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and develop phototypes and/or wireframes based on requirements.
• Take a user-centric design approach and iterate the design solution.
• Work with other developers to ensure that the website is functional and visually appealing.
• Ensure development is in accordance with style guides and other requirements of Popular’s design systems.
• Understand the limitations of our tech stack and business model and provide technical advice wherever necessary.
• Solve problems creatively and efficiently. Think outside the box and come up with innovative solutions to user problems.
• Needs to have a deep understanding of user experience (UX).
• Seeks to enhance the user experience of a specific assigned initiative.
• Collaborate with team to develop overall concepts for improving the user experience within a webpage or product, ensuring all interactions are intuitive and convenient for customers.
• Write functional requirement documents and guides.

Education

Bachelor's degree in: Computer Engineering, Computer Sciences, Information Systems, or related field.

Experience

A minimum of three (3) years’ experience as a front-end developer.

Certifications / Licenses

• No certifications or license needed.

Other Qualifications

Strong business acumen: ability to understand the needs and concerns of business stakeholders and colleagues and respond promptly and effectively to stakeholder requests. Ability to conduct analysis on work procedures, business results, and recommends changes to improve the effectiveness of the business's management.

Communication skills: effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders. Ability to foster trusting relationships with colleagues and clients. Highly develop written and verbal communications skills in English. Presents numerical data effectively. Superior communication and interpersonal skills. Excellent report-writing and presentation skills. Polished in preparing presentations, executive summaries, and business reports in English for executive audiences

Analytical skills: Stays focused on main issues, prevents irrelevant issues or distractions from interfering with timely completion of assignments. Collects, research and complements data; Synthesizes complex or diverse information. Demonstrates attention to detail; Applies design principles; Generate creative solutions. Strong quantitative, research and analytical skills. Experience with data analysis, persuasive and informative writing, workload management, and process management.

Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Develops alternative solutions.

Project Management: Ability to prioritize and work with multiple projects and tasks with minimum supervision; self-direct and task switch between strategic and tactical initiatives regularly. Capacity to achieve results according to plan ensuring the expected quality. Excellent organization capacity to define priorities, meet deadlines, and flexible to change. Knowledge on project coordination, identification of business needs, work plan, budget control, time management, resource allocation, team management and status reports. Must demonstrate leadership, logic, and reasoning skills.

Operational/Regulations Processes: Knowledge on budget administration, resources allocation, organization’s policies, and regulations. Ability to establish, conduct and track operational processes properly.

Important:

The candidate must provide evidence of academic preparation or courses related to the job posting, if necessary.

Our hybrid work model benefit applies to certain positions and is subject to changes based on the organizational needs.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. This position is not open to applicants who need visa sponsorship or transfer of visa sponsorship at this time.

ABOUT US

Popular is Puerto Rico’s leading financial institution and have been evolving since it was founded over a century ago. From a small bank it has developed into a large corporation that offer a wide variety of services and financial solutions to our customers, with presence in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America.

As employees, we are dedicated to making our customers dreams come true by offering financial solutions in each stage of their life. Our extensive trajectory demonstrates the resiliency and determination of our employees to innovate, reach for the right solutions and strongly support the communities we serve; therefore, we value their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds.

We reaffirm our commitment to always offer essential financial services and solutions for our customers and communities, including during emergency situations and/or natural disasters. Popular’s employees are considered essential workers, whose role is critical in the continuity of these important services even under such circumstances. By applying to this position, you acknowledge that Popular may require your services during and immediately after any such events.

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