Fast Facts

Ascend Learning is seeking a UI Engineer to focus on design systems and lead the adoption of reusable UI components, with opportunities for remote work. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop, test, and maintain platform-agnostic UI components.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include designing system architecture, collaborating with UX/UI designers, developing component libraries, and ensuring best practices for usability and accessibility are met.

Skills: Required skills include extensive experience in front-end UI development, proficiency in HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks, as well as knowledge of WCAG compliance and agile software development practices.

Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience, 5+ years in UI development, and familiarity with design tools like Figma and testing tools such as Chromatic or Percy.

Location: This job is based in Leawood, Kansas, with a hybrid work option; remote work is also considered.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $100,000 - $140,000.

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture

Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.

Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers.

We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

Ascend Learning leads the way in innovation and solution creation to improve outcomes and deliver results for students, educators, and healthcare workers in the ever-changing field of healthcare. We offer advanced resources that drive nursing success, empower front-line certified allied health workers, help physicians pass boards and stay current, and provide education management tools for medical education programs.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

We are looking for a front-end User Interface (UI) Engineer with a focus on design systems to lead the enterprise adoption of reusable UI components and design-system processes. This position involves architecting front-end solutions and actively participating in the development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of platform-agnostic UI components and component libraries.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

This is a full-time position working on a hybrid schedule from our Leawood, KS office preferred. Remote will be considered.

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME

• Design System Architecture and StrategyPartner with User Experience (UX)/UI designers to ensure Figma components mirror product-agnostic coded components in Storybook (design <> dev parity)
• Establish naming conventions, variants, and auto-layout best practices.
• Collaborate with UX team to ensure web components and UI functionality meet client needs as well as standards for usability, visual consistency, accessibility and security
• Cross-Functional CollaborationWork with Technical Product Owners, Technical Product Managers, Quality Assurance Analysts, and other cross-functional resources to define and deliver business impacting projects
• Collaborate closely with UX/UI designers, architects and other engineers to architect, design, and implement design system focused processes and tooling
• Component Library Development and Thought LeadershipDevelop, update, support, and manage comprehensive component libraries and documentation for user interface components and libraries
• Manage process for intake, refinement, development, and completion of user stories, with an eye towards continuous improvement in the release process
• Provide technical expertise and troubleshooting as needed to support production issues

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field preferred, or equivalent relevant work experience required. High school diploma or GED required
• 5+ years of experience in front-end UI development
• Extensive experience with HTML5, CSS, and SVG
• Strong experience working with JavaScript frameworks including StencilJS, Angular and Node.js and chart frameworks
• Experience building custom components and form elements using semantic markup and web standards
• Strong understanding of design tokens and how to implement them across platforms and brands
• Deep experience with Storybook for component development and documentation
• Working experience with WCAG (508) compliance
• Robust understanding of agile software development practices, DevOps, and Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), ideally within the context of commercial software products preferred
• Working experience with MVC and Microservices architectures preferred
• Familiarity with visual regression testing tools (e.g., Chromatic, Percy) preferred
• Good knowledge of visual design and best practices of UI, reports and dashboards, and scorecards preferred
• Working experience with design tools such as Figma preferred
• Basic understanding of project management fundamentals preferred

BENEFITS

• Flexible and generous paid time off
• Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401(k) employer matching program
• Parental leave
• Wellness resources
• Charitable matching program
• Hybrid work
• On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)
• Community outreach groups
• Tuition reimbursement

Fostering A Sense of Belonging

We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued and be their authentic selves. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.

About Ascend Learning

As a tech-enabled services company, Ascend Learning is a national leader in developing and delivering data-driven online educational content, software, assessments, analytics, and simulations serving institutions, students and employers across healthcare, fitness and wellness, public and workplace safety, skilled trades, insurance, financial services, cybersecurity, and higher education. We're committed to accelerating the learning pathways that can move people into careers where they have the knowledge and skills to have an impact and help change lives in the communities they serve. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2023 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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