UX Software Engineer I (Contractor)

Alation
Redwood City
Workplace: HybridContractUSD 40+ hourlyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Fast","Curious","Low-ego","Design judgment","Collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Join the Applied AI squad as a UX Engineer I, contributing frontend code while bringing strong design judgment to every interaction. Work with product management and engineering on a workspace combining copilot interactions, data visualization, and generative workflows. You’ll ship well-built, well-designed UI in a hybrid Redwood City setup, balancing engineering rigor with holistic component-library thinking, information hierarchy, and iterative design based on user feedback.

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Alation
Alation
2 weeks ago

UX Software Engineer I (Contractor)

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Job Summary

Join the Applied AI squad as a UX Engineer I, contributing frontend code while bringing strong design judgment to every interaction. Work with product management and engineering on a workspace combining copilot interactions, data visualization, and generative workflows. You’ll ship well-built, well-designed UI in a hybrid Redwood City setup, balancing engineering rigor with holistic component-library thinking, information hierarchy, and iterative design based on user feedback.
Location: Redwood City
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Contract
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Contribute frontend code to Alation’s production codebase and follow development workflow and review practices.
  • •Apply design judgment to build interaction consistency, reusable components, and clear information hierarchy with progressive disclosure.
  • •Collaborate with PM and engineering to resolve ambiguous product problems and make opinionated design decisions.
  • •Iterate on designs using feedback from the team and real users, treating designs as hypotheses.
  • •Partner with product management and engineering on experiences combining copilot interactions, data visualization, and generative workflows.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 40 hourly

Key Requirements

  • •Recently completed a degree in CS, HCI, interaction design, product design, or a related field.
  • •Write frontend code in a real codebase (version control and code review), not just a sandbox.
  • •Strong React/TypeScript and HTML/CSS skills for building production UI.
  • •Maintain a portfolio showing design ownership across both interaction thinking and implementation.
  • •Use AI tools while applying design judgment to direct output and know when it’s not good enough.
Experience:AIData visualizationGenerative UX
Education:
Skills:FastCuriousLow-egoDesign judgmentCollaborationProblem-solving
Tech Stack:ReactTypeScriptHTMLCSS

Company Brief

Alation
Provides a data catalog and data intelligence platform that helps enterprises find, understand, trust, and use their data for analytics, governance, and BI initiatives.
Industry: Data Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: Redwood City, United States
Founded: 2012
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