Principal UX Engineer

Posted 11 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in Herndon, VA
Remote
137K-151K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Travel
The Role
The Principal UX Engineer at ATPCO develops user-centered digital experiences, focusing on front-end development and collaboration across teams. They lead design efforts, enhance user interactions, and ensure compliance with accessibility standards.
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Company Description

ATPCO is the foundation of flight shopping, providing pricing and retailing data, tools, and services to 500+ airlines, global distribution systems, sales channels, and technology companies. In addition, ATPCO links the entire airline community together, collaborating to develop industry standards for airline distribution and end-to-end technology solutions. As a result, ATPCO solutions work seamlessly across existing, new, and evolving technologies and methods from shopping to settlement. Airline-owned and reliably supporting air travel for more than 55 years, ATPCO is everywhere people buy flights.

Employees are eligible for our benefits package, including employer-matched 401(k), group health insurance and wellness programs, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, standby flight program, and employee collaborated work and life standards.

We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, protected military/veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, or any other legally protected factor.

Job Description

The UX Engineer at ATPCO bridges the gap between design and development, creating user-centered digital experiences. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and developers, to deliver intuitive interfaces. Your role will focus on developing front-end components, improving user experience, and supporting the ATPCO design system. You'll also play a critical role in improving existing applications, integrating new features, and maintaining system functionality to meet evolving business and customer needs.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Front-End Development: Develop and maintain interactive prototypes and user-facing interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Vue). Implement interactive features, write automated tests, and ensure responsive design.
  • UX/UI Design: Apply HCI principles when collaborating with designers to convert wireframes and mockups into production-ready digital experiences.
  • Collaboration: Act as a liaison between design and engineering teams. Work with product managers to align UX/UI developments with business goals. Participate in design and code reviews to enhance quality.
  • User-Centered Development: Ensure compliance with accessibility standards and analyze user metrics for improvements.
  • Performance Optimization: Optimize front-end code for performance and troubleshoot issues across platforms.
  • Design Systems: Contribute to the design system for consistency across products and develop reusable components to enhance efficiency.
  • Continuous Improvement: Stay current with design and front-end development techniques, tools, and technologies. Recommend and implement improvements to enhance quality, productivity, user experience, and conversions.
  • Documentation and Management: Ensure all design and technical artifacts are complete, properly managed, and adhere to ATPCO's development and quality standards

Ideal Candidate

  • Minimum 8+ years of full-time, professional software development experience developing software in one or more front end focused programming languages: Javascript or Typescript
  • Lead and drive the development of ATPCO's overall front-end strategy and design systems.
  • Define best practices for design and development across the organization, focusing on scalability and performance.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate UX design into product roadmaps and ensure user-centric design.
  • Act as a technical leader and mentor to UX engineers and designers, promoting best practices.
  • Guide product strategy through data-driven insights and user feedback, ensuring a seamless and accessible user experience.
  • Ensure alignment of front-end development with overall business goals and product vision.
  • Champion user-centered design and accessibility, ensuring these principles are integrated across all products and digital experiences.

Salary Range: USD $137,000 - $150,600.

*The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for applicable geographic differential associated with the location*

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Top Skills

Angular
CSS
HTML
JavaScript
React
Typescript
Vue
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The Company
HQ: Dulles, VA
561 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1965

What We Do

The foundation of flight shopping. Trusted leader in airline pricing and retailing content working with 440+ airlines and 200+ channels.

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