Junior UI Engineer – Entry-Level Front-End Developer Job
A fast-growing US digital product studio delivers web and mobile solutions for e-commerce, fintech, healthcare, and media partners. The team values clean code, rapid experimentation, and inclusive collaboration. Remote-first culture—work from anywhere in the continental US.
Role Snapshot
You join a cross-functional squad building pixel-perfect user experiences. Your work touches design systems, performance tuning, and continuous delivery pipelines. Mentors support you through code reviews, pair programming, and weekly learning labs.
What You’ll Do
- Translate Figma designs into reusable React components with modern HTML and CSS modules.
- Implement responsive layouts that perform across browsers, devices, and assistive technologies.
- Debug UI defects, write unit tests, and maintain 90 %+ test coverage.
- Integrate REST and GraphQL APIs; handle state with Redux or Context.
- Optimize bundle size, lazy-load assets, and monitor Core Web Vitals.
- Document components in Storybook and contribute to the shared design system.
- Collaborate with designers, back-end engineers, and QA to ship features in two-week sprints.
- Participate in usability testing sessions—iterate based on data and user feedback.
- Stay current with ES2023 features and emerging accessibility standards.
Your Toolkit
- Solid grasp of semantic HTML5, modern CSS (Grid, Flexbox, variables).
- Proficiency in vanilla JavaScript plus ES6+ syntax, promises, and async/await.
- Hands-on experience with a major UI framework—React preferred, Angular or Vue valued.
- Familiarity with Git workflows (feature branching, pull requests, CI checks).
- Comfort reading JSON APIs and handling fetch/axios calls.
- Knowledge of WCAG 2.2 guidelines and ARIA patterns.
- Ability to explain trade-offs, write clear documentation, and ask insightful questions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field.
- Internship, bootcamp project, or personal portfolio showcasing UI work.
Nice-to-Have Extras
- TypeScript basics for safer refactoring.
- Testing Library or Cypress for end-to-end automation.
- Tailwind, Styled Components, or Emotion for styling.
- Exposure to Agile ceremonies and Jira boards.
Why You’ll Thrive
- You craft interfaces seen by real users—your commits hit production within days.
- Senior engineers guide you while giving space to own features.
- The tech stack evolves quickly; you experiment with the latest tools—Vitest, Vite, TurboPack…
- Remote flexibility empowers work-life balance and geographic freedom.
Ready to turn designs into delightful code? Apply now and grow with a team that champions learning, curiosity, and user-centric engineering.