<p>AKQA’s UI Designers are endlessly curious professionals, and are up to date with the new trends, technologies and tools to develop the best digital experiences across the widest markets. We strongly believe in the ‘design thinking’ approach to develop valuable experiences that improve people’s lives and clients' business results.</p>\n<p>User Interface Designers at AKQA apply their micro/macro, user-centric and requirements-driven thinking to collaborate with creative teams to design and deliver seamless experiences. They can sketch out any idea quickly, articulate them in a simple and clear way, and apply UI/UX best practices and principles, to bring the latest design and executional thinking to our projects and clients. Relentless attention to detail is required to create wireframes and functional specifications at a fast pace for highly complex solutions.</p>\n<p>From our location in the heart of Dubai, AKQA offers our staff the opportunity to produce meaningful work for world-class. You will work in an environment which fosters a meritocratic culture and encourages ownership. As part of the Dubai technology team, you’ll be liaising with bright minds across India, UAE, KSA and Egypt.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>ROLE REQUIREMENTS</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience in digital design to large CX websites as well as commerce solutions.&nbsp;</li>\n<li>A candidate with both a great understanding for graphical design as well as more conceptual creativity, with a design background, respecting the UX and what impact every small bit of design has on the overall experience.</li>\n<li>A great team player experienced in working with agile teams. An ability to collaborate closely with other creatives, developers and copywriters.</li>\n<li>Translating concepts into wireframes and mockups that lead to intuitive user experience.</li>\n<li>Use design, mock-ups, wireframes, prototypes, style guides and user flows to effectively communicate ideas to colleagues, clients and other project stakeholders.</li>\n<li>Ability to take design decisions based on an either an overall design roadmap or based on your own experience design justification.</li>\n<li>Execute on all phases of the design process from wireframing concepts / mocks to final hand-off to programmers</li>\n<li>Conduct industry and competitive research on UI best practices and solutions to UI challenges</li>\n<li>Translate wireframes into high-quality user interface designs using industry best practices</li>\n<li>Proactively identify and suggest solutions to resolve user experience problems and friction points</li>\n</ul>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS</p>\n<ul>\n<li>A portfolio of work demonstrating experience leading or managing the design of complex systems across multiple touchpoints.</li>\n<li>Previous solid experience in responsive web design &amp; web development technologies and understanding of the capabilities of web browsers across multiple platforms.</li>\n<li>Proficiency in building cross-browser and cross-device responsive interfaces.</li>\n<li>Proficiency of the user experience discipline and a solid understanding of all relevant methodologies such as persona creation, consumer journey mapping, service blueprints, usability testing and accessibility concerns etc.</li>\n<li>Mastery with design tools such as Figma</li>\n<li>Basic HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript skills are a plus.</li>\n<li>Experience and knowledge related to Sitecore.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>AKQA is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We believe that diversity is vital to AKQA’s ability to&nbsp;provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and&nbsp;inclusive work environment. Your race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national&nbsp;origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us&nbsp;know.</p> \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Testing, JavaScript and Senior jobs that are similar:\n\n $62,500 — $110,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nDubai

\nPosition Overview:\n\nWe are looking for a Senior Front-End Web Developer who is motivated to combine the art of design with the art of programming. Responsibilities will include translating design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application. You will work with the product designer and bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks and works. Aside from publicly faced applications, the person will contribute to internal back office UIs, building easy-to-use interfaces for internal teams in ever-evolving architecture.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\n\n* Develop new user-facing features\n\n* Build reusable code and libraries for future use\n\n* Ensure the technical feasibility of design from a visual and experience standpoint.\n\n* Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability\n\n* Ensure consistency of data gathered from the user\n\n* Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders\n\n* Developing internal tooling UI and platform for non-web-native team members to use\n\n\n\n\nSkills needed:\n\n\n* Great understanding of the newest trends, best practices and standards  in web development\n\n* Experience in leading the development of medium to large-scale projects, focusing on UX and Security.\n\n* Understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms\n\n* Proficient understanding of client-side scripting, security best practices, and browser performance optimizations\n\n* Great knowledge of advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as AngularJS, ReactJS, Vue (at least one of them), etc.\n\n* Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, SPA, SSG\n\n* Good knowledge of tools necessary for autonomous delivers (image processing, building, etc)\n\n* Familiarity with tools such as Figma and Lokalise is a plus.\n\n* Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.\n\n* Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GitHub.\n\n* Good knowledge of SEO principles and ensuring that applications will adhere to them.\n\n* Experience in designing web architecture, including Backend for Frontend, micro frontends, and usage of docker.\n\n* Excellent attention to detail with a high level of ownership mentality to deliver results independently and iteratively.\n\n\n\n\nOther requirements\n\n\n* A dedicated workspace.\n\n* A reliable internet connection with the fastest speed possible in your area.\n\n* Devices and other essential equipment that meet minimal technical specifications.\n\n* Alignment with Our Values and the Xapo Values-Driven Leadership principles.\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Designer, JavaScript, Finance, CSS, SEO, Senior and Backend jobs that are similar:\n\n $60,000 — $100,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nGibraltar, Gibraltar