Frontend Developer — UXUI-First

Our client is a global leader in the development integration and implementation of advanced physical and cybersecurity intelligence and IT solutions delivering complete end-to-end solutions on the enterprise and national levels. They are now looking for an experienced Frontend Developer UX/UI-First (Designer Developer).

Location: Europe
Type: Remote Full-time
Start date: ASAP
About the Role:

This role requires a highly experienced UX/UI-first frontend developer ideally someone who started as a UX/UI designer and moved into development. You care deeply about usability and polish and you can take a flow from concept design production UI quickly. Youll use Cursor to implement and iterate your own designs efficiently.

Responsibilities:

• Own the UI/UX for key product areas: dashboards learning flows content editors assessments analytics and AI-driven experiences.
• Design and implement interfaces in React using React Query for data fetching/caching and app state synchronization.
• Use Cursor as a core part of your workflow to translate designs into clean scalable components quickly.
• Build and maintain a consistent component system (reusable patterns UI states accessibility responsiveness).
• Collaborate with backend to integrate APIs with great UX (loading/error states optimistic updates graceful edge cases).
• Continuously improve usability through iteration: simplifying flows reducing friction improving clarity and completion rates.
• Ensure high quality: performance responsiveness cross-browser behavior and pixel-level polish.

Requirements:

• Strong experience building production apps with React.
• Strong experience with React Query (caching invalidation pagination optimistic updates etc.).
• Strong UX/UI background: you understand product UX visual hierarchy spacing typography interaction design and accessibility.
• Proven ability to design and ship complete features (not just implement tickets).
• Excellent communication and product sense: you can argue for UX improvements and make tradeoffs.

Preferred:

• EdTech experience (learning flows content delivery assessments/quizzes progress tracking analytics).
• Experience with complex UIs (editors drag/drop dashboards real-time or collaborative interactions).
• Familiarity with design tools like Figma and turning systems into reusable UI.
• JavaScript component libraries/design systems and frontend testing.
• Experience using Cursor (or similar AI coding tools) to speed up implementation while keeping code quality high.
  

A UI that feels premium: intuitive fast consistent and polished.

Learning experiences that reduce confusion and increase completion.

A scalable component system that speeds up shipping without losing quality.

Strong collaboration with backend so features feel seamless end-to-end.