UI/UX Developer — Ashburn, VA

Job ID: 2618925

Location: Ashburn, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-11-09

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Web Design

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID

Description

yUvD is currently seeking motivated and energetic UI/UX Designer (Journeyman) to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career in Ashburn, VA.

This position will require on-site work in Ashburn, VA 4 days per week for the first year of employment.

Job Responsibilities

• Duties include conducting user research and usability testing to ensure all designs meet user and client requirements, optimizing services and products for a range of clients, and developing mockups for the design and development teams.

• Component-Driven Design: Developing structural wireframes, mockups, and task flows tailored for component-based front-end frameworks like Angular and/or React.

• Developer Collaboration: Partnering closely with engineering teams to ensure wireframes align with framework constraints, maximizing component reusability and reducing development friction.

• Technical Handoffs: Delivering precise design handoffs, component specifications, and interactive prototypes that map clearly to front-end development structures.

• Developing and maintaining design wire-frames and specifications.

• Collaborating with visual designers and creative directors to incorporate brand identity.

• Communicating screen designs, interaction models, end-to-end experiences, and the target audience to other members of the project team.

• Considering the human-computer interface element of a design.

• Comparing the user experience of existing applications and working to design better alternatives.

• Keeping current with industry trends and competitor products, and communicating design prototypes and ideas to developers.

• Working with development teams to design and implement attractive designs while maintaining consistency.

• Developing task flows and wireframes based on user needs

• Understanding of AI tools, NOT to create code, but to improve upon your work.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience.

• Must be able to create a design from scratch and critique/improve a design

• Must have experience with Figma and Framer to create wireframes and prototypes.

• Previous development experience in HTML/CSS/Javascript is required.

• Must have experience in hands-on development work that uses AI tools, NOT to create code, but to improve upon work.

• Framework Familiarity: Strong understanding of UI/UX design patterns for modern front-end frameworks, specifically Angular (or Angular Material) and React.

• Technical Wireframing: Expert proficiency in high-utility wireframing and prototyping tools (Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD) with a focus on logical layout hierarchy.

• Front-End Literacy: Solid conceptual understanding of modern web technologies (HTML5, CSS3/SASS, and responsive layouts like Flexbox/Grid) to guarantee design feasibility.

• Experience in Adobe, Sketch, Jira, Confluence, Wireframing Tools.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with proven ability to present concepts, ideas, and insights to the project team and clients.

• Familiarity with information architecture and interaction design.

• Background in project research and management, and a strong portfolio of design projects.

• Solid understanding of user experience design fundamentals, such as rules of typography and data visualization techniques.

• Must be self-motivated and take initiative to continually meet with team leads.

• Demonstrate analytical capability and strong Microsoft Excel Skills.

• Strong writing and presentation skills.

• Flexibility to work in a constantly changing environment.

Customer Requirements

• Clearance – Ability to obtain and hold a public trust position and favorable suitability based on a CBP Background Investigation.

• Citizenship – Must be a US Citizen.

• Location – This position will require on-site work in Ashburn, VA 4 days per week for the first year of employment. After their first year, they will have the option to work a hybrid schedule (2 days on-site) depending on the needs of the team.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.