UX Software Engineer

We’re hiring a UX Engineer for our India-based dev team.Own IA, navigation, tokens, and components to make our SaaS feel coherent end-to-end. Ship real UI in React/TypeScript with customer impact, accessibility, and performance in mind.You’ll work horizontally across engineering to set lightweight standards, components, and UX guidance so teams ship faster with high quality. Lean team, high agility, big impactAdapts is redefining software maintenance by helping engineering teams generate detailed wikis from code. Our innovative Code to Wiki solution converts legacy code into clear, comprehensive developer documentation, including specs and diagrams. This process reduces onboarding time by 80%, democratizes tribal knowledge, and empowers developers to simplify maintenance, promoting faster innovation and increased efficiency.Role DescriptionThis is a full-time remote role for a UX Software Engineer. In this role, you will focus on developing and designing user-centric software solutions that align with business needs. Daily tasks include front-end development, user experience design, visual design implementation, and collaboration with a cross-functional team. You will play a pivotal role in creating intuitive, accessible, and visually appealing interfaces while contributing to the software development lifecycle.UX Software Engineer: Front-End UX & Design System (India)Location: India • Experience: 3–5 years • Type: Full-timeWe’re looking for a UX-focused Front-End Engineer to own the coherence of our Next.js SaaS platform — from information architecture and navigation to visual design tokens and component libraries. You’ll work across engineering to define scalable patterns and deliver production-grade UI built with React, Next.js, and TypeScript. Expect fast build–measure–learn cycles in a lean environment with minimal PM overhead.What You’ll DoDefine information architecture and navigation structure; standardize layout, theming, typography, spacing, and responsive breakpoints.Build and maintain Design System v1 — design tokens, component library (20–40 core components), and usage documentation.Implement production-ready UI using React + Next.js + TypeScript with strong focus on accessibility (ARIA, keyboard, contrast) and performance.Create guardrails that ensure UI consistency and quality (Storybook, visual diffs, linting, accessibility/performance checks).Automate quality checks to maintain design and accessibility standards across multiple contributors.Validate UX decisions through analytics, usability testing, and fast iteration on real user feedback.Minimum Qualifications3–5 years building modern web SaaS products with clear UX ownership.Strong experience with React, Next.js, and TypeScript.Proficient with modern CSS (Tailwind or equivalent).Skilled in Figma and familiar with design system development (tokens, components, versioning, documentation).Solid grasp of a11y and performance best practices.Comfortable working in async, fast-paced, lean startup environments.Experience integrating REST or GraphQL APIs and collaborating on contracts with backend teams.Bonus PointsFamiliarity with TanStack (Query/Router), Storybook, Vite, and testing tools like RTL / Playwright.Experience with aXe, Lighthouse, or Chromatic for accessibility and visual regression testing.Building data-dense enterprise UIs (tables, filters, inline editing).Basic understanding of Node.js/Python and CI/CD pipelines.