Senior UX Engineer

 

Recruiter:

Deka Minas Pty Ltd

Job Ref:

Senior UX Engineer

Date posted:

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

R600-R680,000 CTC per annum negotiable


SUMMARY:
The senior front-end engineer and UX/UI would have at least 5 years of experience in the front-end world. To be successful in this role you will need to be well experienced in the UX/UI Design process as well as have solid front-end experience in multiple JavaScript frameworks.

POSITION INFO:

Responsibilities Include:

  • Gathering and evaluating user requirements, in collaboration with the product managers and engineers.
  • Take user requirements and along with your fellow solutioning team members ideate, brainstorm and devise a suitable solution to the requirements using UX design principles.
  • Wireframe low-fidelity concepts and present to the team.
  • Create high-fidelity prototypes.
  • Take high fidelity concepts and turn them into usable components. We currently have projects in both React and Angular 10.
  • Work in collaboration with the Tech-Leads and expand or improve on the software architecture.
  • Troubleshoot and solve performance issues which relate to the big three (JS, HTML, CSS).
  • Research and experiment with new and innovative technologies to improve the platform as well as the business as a whole.
  • Mentoring and teaching of fellow team mates.

Characteristics of the ideal candidate:

  • An advocate for the end-user.
  • Passionate about UX/UI ... and it shows.
  • Assertive when it comes to defending design decisions in both code and UI.
  • Knows how to say NO.
  • Has little ego, takes design criticism on the chin and seeks to improve 
  • Always seeks to improve his/her own craft.
  • Future thinker.
  • A dreamer who knows how to make it happen.

Requirements:

  • Proven work experience as a UX/UI designer or similar role.
  • Portfolio of design projects … no portfolio, no go.
  • Be able to work across the different design tools, XD, Figma, Sketch, Framer.
  • Able to work on projects using various front-end frameworks, Angular, React or Vanilla JS.
  • Can showcase development work done and talk through the code.
  • Solid understanding of modern JavaScript

 

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Company Description
Our client is considered to be one of South Africa''s Unicorn Tech Companies who have undergone rapid growth within the past two years. Their solution is Software Application driven within the Financial, Retail and Insurance sectors.

Deka Minas is the world''s first subscription based professional services company. Our main lines of business are Human Capital Advisory and Recruitment Services in Sub-Saharan Arica, The Middle East and Southeast Asia.



 

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