Senior User Interface Developer

$133,652 - $180,824/Yr

GD Information Technology, Inc. - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Los Angeles, CA

10,001+ employees

About the position

As a Senior User Interface (UI) Developer at GDIT, you will be responsible for delivering innovative solutions tailored to the unique requirements of clients, particularly in the modernization of mission-critical applications for the Administrative Office of the US Courts. Your focus will be on enhancing the end-user experience through effective design and collaboration with UX designers, ensuring that all interfaces are user-centered and accessible.

Responsibilities

• Design visually cohesive interfaces, ensuring alignment with UX wireframes, brand guidelines, and user-centered principles.
• Collaborate with UX designers to translate user research, personas, and journey maps into engaging, usable designs.
• Ensure UI designs are consistent with brand guidelines and follow best practices for visual hierarchy, color, and typography.
• Develop clear, polished, and interactive prototypes that communicate design decisions effectively to stakeholders and developers.
• Create high-fidelity prototypes, mockups, and visual assets for web, mobile, and other digital platforms.
• Collaborate with product owners and UX designers to maintain design consistency, refine interactions, and ensure smooth handoff of assets.
• Conduct design reviews and iterate based on feedback from stakeholders, usability tests, and analytics.
• Ensure all designs meet accessibility standards, promoting inclusive user experiences.
• Build and refine design system component libraries to improve efficiency and maintain consistency.
• Conduct usability testing to validate design effectiveness and iterate as needed.
• Create and manage design assets, icons, and illustrations as required.
• Prepare documentation of user interfaces.

Requirements

• 8+ years experience in software engineering and design architectures.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering or relevant computer-based major.
• Experience and understanding of best practices regarding system security measures.
• Experience with building and migration software and IT services to align to strategic business needs and goals.
• Experience in conducting research for advanced technologies to determine how IT can support business needs leveraging software, hardware, or infrastructure.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools like Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, or similar.
• Experience in building or contributing to design systems and a strong understanding of component-based design.
• A solid understanding of UX principles, with the ability to translate complex user flows into clean, user-centered designs.
• Experience with responsive design and understanding of front-end constraints.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment and communicate your design decisions clearly.
• Understanding of accessibility standards, including WCAG and 508 Compliance, and inclusive design principles.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present design concepts and articulate ideas and design decisions clearly.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of front-end frameworks such as React (from a design perspective).
• Familiarity with A/B testing tools and methods for design optimization.
• Knowledge of user research and usability testing techniques.
• Proficiency in HTML and CSS.

Benefits

• Remote work
• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Paid Family Leave program providing up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance.