UI Engineer 5/REDMOND, WA (Remote)- 8 Months Contract

Title: UI Engineer 5

Location: REDMOND, WA (Remote)

Duration: 8 Months Contract

Job Description• Candidate Location Requirements: FULLY REMOTE

• Daily Schedule & OT estimate: Monday-Friday 40hours a week/ No Overtime

• Chance for Extension (Y/N): Possibility (Based on Performance and Budget)

• Equipment or Software Required: Standard equipment such as laptop, mouse, headset, and extra monitor will be provided by supplier

Attestation Required/Type (if applicable): NO

• Motivators for this need: This role has been opened for the right skillsets

• If the candidate has prior experience with Microsoft (18 Months), they need to have at-least 7 months of access break.

Typical Day in the Role

• Purpose of the Team: Working on a design system library and a documentation site built with React.

• Key projects: This role will contribute to this site as described as a full-stack application developed from the ground up, incorporating Next.js and featuring Figma connections. The team's focus is on creating and maintaining these projects, which are crucial for their operations.

Candidate Requirements

• Years of Experience Required: 10+ overall years of experience in the field.

• Degrees or certifications required: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or a related field is a preference for this role.

• Disqualifiers: Candidates who have not consistently worked with React for at least six years/ who have not worked closely with design or PM/ job hopping/ not focused on UX/ GITHUB/ and candidates whose resumes do not match their actual profile during the interview will be rejected.

• Best vs. Average: Experience in working on open source projects or being involved in the open source community, azure experience and prior MSFT which is considered a nice-to-have but not a hard requirement.

• Performance Indicators: Performance will be assessed based on ability to work fast paced environment and quality of work.

Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience

1. Minimum 6+ years experience with React development and web component creation.

2. Minimum 8+ years experience with Accessibility expertise.

3. Minimum 8+ years experience with Experience in supporting customers, particularly in a team-heavy environment with a focus on chat and occasional calls for issue resolution.

Hard Skills Assessments

• Expected Dates that Hard Skills Assessments will be scheduled: ASAP.

• Hard Skills Assessment Process: The assessment process will include 1-2 rounds

Summary:

The main function of the UI Engineer is to write specifications, develop, test, and publish Web Components for an internal UI Library.

Job Responsibilities:

• Writes Technical Specifications against a Design Requirement Specification

• Develops Web Components using the Lit framework against the technical specification

• Performs unit testing at the page level.

• Sets code standards and leads code reviews.

• Reviews specifications and provides time estimates on the development of projects and features.

• Prioritises projects and deliverables.

Skills:

• Web Component development, testing, and documentation

• React component development, testing, and documentation

• Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills

• Ability to work independently and manage one's time

• Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within front end development.

• Bonus: Open Source Projects or has been involved in the Open Source community.