Sr. UX Engineer

Applied Systems Canada•,

2d•CA$100,000 - CA$140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Applied Systems, Inc., a worldwide leader in insurance technology, is currently searching for a Sr UX Engineer to continue the evolution of our Design Systems. We currently work on two design systems for our two main Agency Management System products (Epic & EZLynx). The ideal candidate will be excited about the opportunity to collaboratively design, build and maintain a modern design system that will serve as the bedrock for our suite of industry leading insurance software. You will apply systems thinking to the craft of interaction and visual design to bring exponential efficiencies to our team of 25+ UX Designers, while always keeping our end users at the forefront of your mind. To keep us headed in the right direction, we’re looking for people who understand winning is a team sport, who value and seek to learn from our team’s diverse experiences and backgrounds, who welcome a challenge and take risks in the pursuit of creating better outcomes for our customers, and who can, at any given time, step back to laugh and have some fun.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience
5+ years of front-end development or UX engineering experience, including ownership of complex features or systems
Experience designing and implementing user interfaces
Experience with design systems and atomic design principles
Experience with build systems, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines.
Extensive knowledge of interaction and visual design heuristics
Superior knowledge of Figma, especially in creating complex Figma components
Advanced proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React or Vue

Responsibilities

Advise, collaborate with and synthesize feedback from UX designers, researchers and consumers of the design system
Define reusable patterns and modular approaches to support rapid iteration and product consistency
Implement complex interactions, motion, and state management with attention to detail and UX best practices
Build advanced interactive prototypes and proof-of-concepts for exploratory design and usability validation
Deliver high-quality, production-ready component designs with a focus on scalability and long-term maintainability
Facilitate seamless communication between design and engineering teams to implement design system features and enhancements
Design and manage UI components in Figma as a shared resource for all UX designers at Applied
Manage your own time, and work well both independently and as part of a team
Develop a strong understanding of our users’ end-to-end experience in our suite of products
Articulate with ease the why behind your design decisions
Balance technical and business constraints with achieving the best outcomes for our users
Gain buy-in and support from various departments of the company (engineering, product, quality assurance, etc.)