Role Title: Creative Technologist / User Experience Engineer Location: London, UK (3 days onsite, 2 days WFH)
UX project planning/execution
Participate in or lead project meetings with stakeholders (e.g., product managers, researchers) to provide technical input and inform project decisions on user experience development.
User experience engineering
Implement, develop, and/or update the user interface by developing and writing code.
Design implementation
Support or influence the user experience for a product by developing and iterating concepts, providing technical input, and engaging relevant stakeholders (e.g., designers, software engineers, product managers).
Creating artifacts for consensus building
UX problem analysis
Identify and/or anticipate user experience and/or technical issues for a product and analyze potential risks and obstacles
Configure, implement, and/or update computational design features by developing and writing code.
User experience systems
Contribute to or manage projects by integrating user interface components/design and contribute to or lead the development of a new component system.
UX tooling
Ability to design, write, test, and maintain software applications or programs by applying knowledge of programming languages, practices, and applications.
Ability to analyze information or data to draw conclusions, generate solutions, evaluate outcomes, and develop a plan of action, adding value to business objectives and strategies by proactively identifying impactful opportunities and/or gaps in systems and workflows.
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, standards, and principles that prioritize accounting for user experience in the development of software or hardware systems and products.
Knowledge of accessibility guidelines, standards and best practices, such as web content accessibility guidelines (e.g., Ability to influence and inspire an audience by crafting stories using data that elicit empathy or create buy-in.
Ability to document complex technical specifications and processes, including concepts and terminology related to systems, design, software, and/or hardware, in easy-to-understand terms that promote knowledge transfer to end users.
Knowledge of the overall process for developing, maintaining, and evolving products, including knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of engineering and other functions, as well as common issues and considerations for delivering, updating, or sunsetting a product.
Software development
Ability to anticipate, assess and manage risk (e.g., Ability to prepare effective presentations in content and function, and to speak competently to the level of the audience.
Knowledge of UX engineering platforms (e.g., Android, iOS, web) and how to optimize performance to improve animation frame rate and user interface (UI) fidelity.
Knowledge of how people use and interact with technology in order to influence the design, evaluation, and iterative improvement of interactive hardware and software systems.
Ability to positively change or challenge existing perspectives and/or advance alternate ideas to gather consensus and commitment from teams, peers, stakeholders and/or decision-makers using data and appropriate communication or storytelling methods.