UX Engineer

Stanbridge University•Irvine, CA

1d•Remote

About The Position

Stanbridge University is seeking a product-minded Mobile / UI/UX Engineer to design, develop, and enhance student-facing digital platforms. This mid- to senior-level role combines mobile application development, front-end engineering, and user experience design. The engineer will improve the usability, performance, and mobile responsiveness of existing platforms while helping establish a consistent, scalable user experience across the University’s application ecosystem. The role will also contribute to new student-facing applications and emerging digital initiatives, including expanding mobile capabilities for iOS and Android. Over time, the position offers the opportunity to take greater technical ownership and independently architect, develop, and deploy complete mobile applications. The successful candidate will translate complex workflows into intuitive, visually compelling experiences and build the solutions they design. This is a hands-on individual contributor role in a collaborative, fast-moving, AI-enabled development environment, with ownership of work from concept through deployment. This is a United States-based position, and all employment duties must be performed from within the United States. Remote employment is available only to candidates residing in states where Stanbridge University is authorized to employ remote employees. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States; the University does not provide employment-based immigration sponsorship. A job-related assessment may be required. Offers are contingent on successful completion of a background check, and employment verification will be conducted. Official transcripts or evaluation of foreign credentials may be required when applicable. The anticipated annual salary range is $115,000–$150,000, depending on qualifications, experience, internal equity, and other job-related factors. The position is primarily performed at a desk or computer workstation in a standard professional and technology-focused environment, with cross-functional collaboration and evolving technical requirements and deadlines. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Requirements

Approximately 4–7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including substantial hands-on front-end development and experience contributing to mobile application development.
Demonstrated experience in front-end software engineering and building production-quality user interfaces.
Strong proficiency in JavaScript and/or TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and modern front-end development frameworks.
Experience with React, Vue, Angular, or comparable component-based frameworks.
Hands-on experience with mobile application development technologies such as React Native, Flutter, Swift, Kotlin, or comparable frameworks, and an understanding of native or cross-platform mobile development.
Demonstrated ability to design and implement user interfaces using Figma or comparable design platforms.
Strong understanding of UI/UX principles, interaction design, accessibility, and responsive, mobile-first development.
Experience integrating applications with RESTful APIs or comparable backend services.
Familiarity with Git, modern software development workflows, testing, debugging, and CI/CD practices.
Strong problem-solving skills, technical judgment, and communication skills, and the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment-based immigration sponsorship is not provided.
Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Experience developing, testing, and deploying production mobile applications for iOS or Android.
Experience contributing to mobile application architecture, technical design decisions, and scalable application development.
Familiarity with mobile application lifecycle management, performance optimization, security, and deployment processes.
Experience developing reusable UI component libraries and maintaining shared design systems.
Experience with AI-assisted software development tools and modern engineering workflows.
Demonstrated ability and interest in progressively assuming independent ownership of mobile application architecture and development.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain responsive, mobile-first web applications and interfaces.
Contribute to the architecture, development, and deployment of student-facing mobile applications for iOS and Android.
Build reusable, scalable front-end components that support consistent functionality across multiple platforms.
Translate product requirements, wireframes, and design concepts into production-ready applications.
Optimize applications for performance, responsiveness, accessibility, and usability across devices.
Integrate front-end applications with APIs, authentication systems, and existing backend services.
Own the design and implementation of intuitive, engaging user interfaces and experiences.
Develop wireframes, interactive prototypes, user flows, and high-fidelity interface designs.
Establish and maintain shared design systems, reusable components, and visual standards.
Identify usability challenges and implement practical improvements based on user feedback and product requirements.
Ensure consistency in navigation, accessibility, responsiveness, and visual design across the University's digital platforms.
Balance design quality with technical feasibility, maintainability, and delivery timelines.
Collaborate with engineering and product stakeholders to deliver enhancements across existing and emerging digital platforms.
Take ownership of assigned features from initial design through development, testing, deployment, and iteration.
Troubleshoot application issues, improve existing functionality, and contribute to ongoing product optimization and stability.
Collaborate with backend engineers and other technical teams to deliver integrated solutions.
Participate in code reviews, technical planning, architectural discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity, prototyping, debugging, and delivery.
Evaluate, validate, and integrate AI-generated code using sound engineering judgment.
Explore emerging technologies and development approaches that improve the student experience.
Help establish efficient, repeatable development practices without compromising quality, security, or maintainability.