Overview

Guidehouse is seeking a UI/UX Engineer Specialist to bridge the gap between design thinking and frontend software engineering in an Agile organization. Operating within active development sprints, this role translates user personas, operational workflows, and analytical requirements into responsive, functional interfaces. The UI/UX Engineer contributes to a global design system, implements styles for reusable component libraries, and ensures all customer-facing features are visually polished and fully 508-compliant.

Key Responsibilities

• •Contribute to and maintain the global shared component library using Angular and custom UI frameworks.
• •Design and iterate high-fidelity wireframes, interaction models, and screens in Figma.
• •Implement and organize global stylesheets (Sass/SCSS) and navigation framework layouts conforming to defined project standards.
• •Execute 508 accessibility compliance testing and implement remediation (keyboard navigation, focus control, screen reader support, error highlighting).
• •Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and senior developers to evaluate frontend feasibility and refine user requirements.
• •Support the analysis and execution of Spikes to evaluate emerging technologies and resolve styling issues (Kendo UI, custom widgets).
• •Work alongside frontend and backend developers to streamline the design-to-code handoff, ensuring high-fidelity implementation.
• •Contribute to component library, UI guides, and developer-focused styling documentation.
• •Practice and promote design thinking, technical empathy, and continuous improvement across the engineering team.

UI/UX Design and Prototyping

• •Review and interpret user personas, journey maps, and user research to inform layout and component design.
• •Create low-to-high fidelity wireframes, user flow diagrams, and interactive clickable prototypes in Figma.
• •Incorporate user-centered design principles.
• •Build and validate layouts and typography across multiple devices, form-factors, and resolutions.

Frontend and Design System Engineering

• •Develop and configure reusable, testable UI components in TypeScript and Angular.
• •Implement stylesheet structures (Bootstrap, Sass/SCSS, and preprocessors) to enforce brand standards.
• •Utilize component frameworks such as Kendo UI.
• •Collaborate on Angular workspace consolidation, configuration updates, and dependency management.

Performance Metrics

• •Accuracy and alignment of coded interfaces with provided Figma designs.
• •On-time delivery of functional component code within active sprint cycles.
• •Consistent adherence to and utilization of global styling components.
• •508 compliance pass rate on developed front-end interfaces.
• •Constructive collaboration and feedback during sprint reviews and design critique sessions.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual salary range for this position is $98,000 to $163,000. Compensation decisions depend on skill sets, experience, training, security clearances, licensure, certifications, and other organizational needs.

• •Medical, Rx, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• •Personal and Family Sick Time and Company Paid Holidays
• •Parental Leave
• •401(k) Retirement Plan
• •Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• •Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• •Health Savings Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• •Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• •Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• •Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications, and Learning Opportunities
• •Employee Referral Program
• •Corporate Sponsored Events and Community Outreach
• •Employee Assistance Program
• •Supplemental Benefits via Corestream
• •Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus