UX Design Engineer

Description

UX Design Engineer, $85,000- $110,000 Yearly

About Us

The World Equestrian Center (WEC) is a world-class multi-indoor and outdoor arena facility with state-of-the-art amenities that can accommodate numerous different disciplines within the Equine Industry. This state-of-the-art Equestrian Center is designed to offer the ultimate competition experience for both horse and rider. As a professionally operated, family-owned enterprise, WEC illustrates the passion and commitment to equestrian sports in the United States. The facility features multiple indoor and outdoor venues, lodging, retail space, and on-site dining options that include a restaurant, café, and on-site coffee shop.

Job Summary

WEC is growing and has an immediate opening for a UX Design Engineer. As a part of the team (a highly skilled, autonomous engineering team focused on solving complex technical challenges with precision and speed), you’ll be part of a small, elite group of cross-functional engineers who thrive on deep technical work, individual ownership, and close collaboration. Each team member will be trusted to deliver high-impact solutions with minimal oversight. The position reports to the Software Engineering Lead.

This position is located at our Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida. Successful candidates will play a critical role in developing, optimizing, and maintaining world-class enterprise software and applications in support of the World Equestrian Center’s leadership in equestrian sports and the hospitality industry. This position will be a key position, working with the software organization and business stakeholders to understand real-world business requirements, to design and develop innovative enterprise-grade solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Research, analyze, and optimize user workflows through collaboration with end-users and key stakeholders.

Design wireframes and mocks in support of new and changing software requirements.

Contribute directly to the front-end styling and implementation of user-facing code.

Collaborate closely with other engineering team members in a growing, high-trust environment.

Qualifications

4+ years of experience crafting polished, public-facing user design

3+ years of experience professional front-end software development.

Proficiency with HTML, CSS, and JS-based front-ends (React via NextJS preferred).

Experience with design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar.

Understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG) and responsive design principles.

A mindset of ownership, autonomy, and accountability.

Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for learning and growth.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Highly organized, independent, and able to interact with individuals from multiple disciplines.

Bachelor’s degree in: Computer Science, Human-Computer Interface or UX Design.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing and implementing micro-interactions.

Experience with design systems (e.g., Material UI, Storybook)

Experience with back-end C#, ASP.NET APIs.

Familiarity with performance optimization and cross-browser compatibility.

Familiarity with event-sourcing and/or vertical-slice architecture

Familiarity with GitHub, GitHub Actions, and GitHub Enterprise Features

Contributions to open-source or technical communities.

Production experience with globally deployed and public-facing web applications.