Engineer, UX/UI

About the position

KPMG is currently seeking an Engineer, UX/UI to join our Tax Ignition group. This is a hybrid role. Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in today's most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It's also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence and supports our communities. With qualities like those, it's no wonder we're consistently ranked among the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine, Consulting Magazine, Seramount, Fair360 and others. If you're as passionate about your future as we are, join our team.

Responsibilities

• Develop web User Interface (UIs) using HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and JavaScript with a strong focus on front-of-the-frontend best practices including layout, interactions, and accessibility
• Translate design mockups into code and ensure technical feasibility
• Collaborate with UX designers, contribute to design decisions, and identify gaps to effectively blend design and technical ideas while working within a development team of full stack engineers to integrate UI code with business logic, services, and data sources
• Advocate for the user and articulate design principles to the development team
• Implement responsive design to ensure optimal user experience across various devices and screen sizes
• Utilize and contribute to the Tax Design System an in-house design system of UI components and patterns

Requirements

• Minimum two years of recent experience in UX engineering
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in Design, HCI, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Extensive knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript; proficiency with familiarity with design tools like Figma, Sketch, or Framer and Knowledge of performance optimization techniques for web applications
• Strong understanding of HCI principles and their application in design decisions as well as WCAG accessibility standards, and their implementation
• A portfolio website or GitHub showcasing past and current work

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with large-scale enterprise applications is preferred

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package including medical and dental plans
• Vision coverage
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) plans
• Robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support mental health
• Personal Time Off per fiscal year
• Calendar of holidays to be observed during the year
• Two firmwide breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off