UI Engineer

Job Summary

Are you passionate about creating intuitive and user-centered interfaces that empower scientists to accelerate drug discovery and development? If so, you might be the UI Engineer we are looking for. As a UI Engineer at Client, you will play a pivotal role in crafting web applications that visualize omics data sets and support scientific workflows. You will work with a cross-functional team of UX designers, backend developers, and data scientists to translate user needs into an intuitive and cohesive platform experience.

What you will do

• Translate Designs to Code: Meticulously implement user interface designs using modern front-end framework and web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Vue.js, React and Angular).
• Scientific Visualization: Work closely with data scientists to create interactive visualizations that illuminate complex omics data sets.
• Responsiveness and Performance: Ensure UIs are responsive across various devices and browsers, prioritizing performance and scalability for smooth user experience.
• Accessibility and Usability: Champion user-centered design principles, ensuring interfaces are accessible for scientists with diverse backgrounds and technical abilities.
• Collaborate Effectively: Partner with UX designers, backend developers, product owner, and data scientists to translate scientific workflows into an intuitive and cohesive platform experience in a globally distributed team setting.
• Build Reusable Components: Develop and maintain a library of user interface components to promote consistency and development efficiency.
• Test and Optimize: Thoroughly test UIs for functionality, performance, and cross-compatibility. Optimize code for speed and user experience.
• Embrace Agile: Participate actively in daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and other agile ceremonies.

What you will need

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of solid experience building complex web applications.
• Expertise in HTML5, CSS3 (SASS or similar preprocessors), and JavaScript Experience with building responsive and user-friendly web interfaces.
• Proven mastery of React, Angular and Vue.js for building complex web applications.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, especially in cross-functional and remote settings

Desired:

• Portfolio showcasing exceptional UI development work.
• Experience with Vue.js-specific libraries and tools (Vuex, Vue Router, Nuxt.js)
• Familiarity with biological data formats and research workflows.
• Understanding of UI/UX best practices and design principles.
• Experience with UI testing frameworks and version control