UX/UI Designer

About the Role We need a UI/UX Designer who also ships code. Do you dream in wireframes and wake up mentally rearranging a navigation menu that personally offended you yesterday? Are you the rare creature who can run a user interview before lunch, sketch the journey map over a sandwich, and ship the React component before the standup you forgot was happening? Do you believe good design is invisible, that accessibility is a promise and not a checkbox, and that the best interfaces make people feel smart instead of stuck? If you just whispered "yes" at your screen, we want you. Come join us if you’re motivated to learn from others, to learn from mistakes, and to be part of a future‑looking and growth‑oriented team. Let's go Skyward together. Core Responsibilities Turn research into design: run interviews, build personas, map customer journeys and service blueprints, and let real insight drive every decision. Design it, then actually build it: go from wireframes and prototypes in Figma to production‑ready front‑end code in React (HTML/CSS/JavaScript). Make complex data make sense: craft interactive dashboards, knowledge‑graph explorers, and visualizations that help people find answers. Live and breathe accessibility: build every interface to Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 (A & AA) with no exceptions. Wave the USWDS flag: champion the U.S. Web Design System and federal design standards to create interfaces that are consistent and polished. Test your ideas: run usability sessions, gather feedback, and iterate with a learn‑build‑measure mindset rooted in the USDS and 18F playbooks. Sweat the information architecture: organize content, navigation, and layout so users glide through their tasks. Measure what matters: instrument experiences with web analytics, watch how people actually behave, and turn patterns into your next round of improvements. Qualifications A portfolio that shows both halves of your brain: research, IA, journeys, and clean, usable interfaces. Real front‑end engineering skill: comfortable building responsive, accessible interfaces in React with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Fluency in modern design tooling: Figma core, and collaboration in Mural, Dovetail, or similar. A working command of Human‑Centered Design: user research, usability testing, prototyping, and synthesis. Genuine accessibility chops: understand 508 and WCAG 2.0 and design with them from the first sketch. Experience with the U.S. Web Design System or another government/enterprise design system. All the empathy: design for the user in front of you, not the one you wish you had. A sense of humor and a low ego: share work early, take feedback gracefully, and make the whole team better. A track record designing for data‑heavy or AI‑driven products—dashboards, search, chat interfaces, or knowledge tools. Federal or civic‑tech experience is a bonus—bonus points if you’ve shipped inside an agile agency environment. Benefits Medical, dental, vision insurance (fully paid for employees) 15 days of paid leave 7 days of sick leave 2 days bereavement leave 11 paid Federal holidays Up to 40 hours for jury duty 401K with 4% employer contribution (no vesting period) Up to 4 weeks of paid paternity and maternity leave Company‑provided laptop

• 5,000 per year for professional development
• 600 per year for technical supplies and equipment
• 2,000 referral bonus

Life and disability insurance HSA and FSA Legal Shield and ID Shield Voluntary Benefits Opportunity to work in a collaborative, motivated team focused on modernizing government services with cutting‑edge technology. At Skyward, we support flexible working hours and remote opportunities to help maintain a healthy work‑life balance for all employees. Employment Conditions Offers of employment with Skyward are contingent upon acceptable results of a background investigation. Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance due to the nature of our work as a government contractor. #J-18808-Ljbffr Skywarditsolutions