Full Stack UX Designer at University

Job Purpose

As a Full Stack UX Designer, you are responsible for:
Own the translation of business requirements into user journeys, wireframes, prototypes, front‑end interfaces, and implemented digital experiences. Develop and maintain responsive front‑end components and integrate them with back‑end services, APIs, authentication, workflows, and enterprise systems. Support the full delivery lifecycle from discovery and design through development, testing, deployment, and post‑go‑live improvement. Ensure all digital interfaces are aligned with UoS branding, accessibility expectations, usability standards, and bilingual Arabic/English requirements.

• Develop personas, user journeys, service blueprints, process flows, wireframes, storyboards, and interactive prototypes to support business and technical decisions.
• Create modern, responsive, and accessible UI designs using Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, or equivalent tools, ensuring alignment with UoS branding and digital experience standards.
• Develop front‑end interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue, or equivalent technologies.
• Design graphic user interface elements, like menus, tabs, icons, posters and widgets.
• Translate approved designs into reusable, maintainable, and production‑ready front‑end components.
• Work with back‑end developers and system owners to integrate interfaces with APIs, databases, authentication services, role‑based access controls, workflows, and enterprise platforms.
• Support back‑end application flow understanding, including API consumption, JSON structures, validation rules, error handling, business logic, and data‑driven interface behavior.
• Conduct UI/UX quality assurance before release to verify usability, accessibility, responsiveness, browser compatibility, bilingual layout, branding, and design accuracy.
• Develop and maintain reusable UI components, design patterns, templates, and standards as part of a UoS digital design system.
• Use analytics, user behavior data, heatmaps, service metrics, and feedback reports to identify improvement opportunities and guide evidence‑based design decisions.
• Support content design and bilingual Arabic/English user interfaces, including right‑to‑left and left‑to‑right layout considerations.
• Continuously seeking opportunities to improve the user experience of our products, Stay updated on UX/UI, front‑end, accessibility, and application development trends and recommend practical improvements for university digital services.

• Advanced knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, responsive design, browser compatibility, and front‑end performance optimization.
• Practical experience with at least one modern front‑end framework such as React, Angular, Vue, or equivalent.
• Strong experience with Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, or similar design and prototyping platforms.
• Good understanding of REST APIs, JSON, API integration, authentication flows, and secure front‑end/back‑end communication.
• Basic understanding of databases, application workflows, data validation, and role‑based access control.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards such as WCAG and inclusive design principles.
• Experience with bilingual Arabic/English interfaces, including RTL/LTR layouts and content readability.
• Experience with content management systems, university portals, mobile‑first services, or enterprise platforms is an advantage.
• Familiarity with version control tools such as Git and working within structured SDLC or Agile delivery environments.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Multimedia Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in UX /UI Design.
• Demonstrated experience converting UX/UI designs into functional web or application interfaces.
• Experience working with APIs, back‑end services, authentication flows, databases, or enterprise application integrations.
• Experience in higher education, government, enterprise applications, portals, mobile applications, or self‑service platforms is preferred.
• Strong UX/UI design portfolio demonstrating research, wireframes, prototypes, design systems, and implemented digital products is required.

Job Location:

University of Sharjah (Main)