UX Designer / Front End Engineer (Anticipated)

Agile Six is a people-first, remote-work company that serves shoulder-to-shoulder with federal agencies to find innovative, human-centered solutions. We build better by putting people first. We are animated by our core values of Purpose, Wholeness, Trust, Self-Management and Inclusion. We deliver our solutions in autonomous teams of self-managed professionals (no managers here!) who genuinely care about each other and the work. We know that’s our company’s purpose – and that we can only achieve it by supporting a culture where people feel valued, self-managed, and love to come to work.

The role

Agile Six is looking for a UX Designer / Engineer to join a newly formed team working on an initiative to modernize and streamline critical government services.

This UX Designer / Engineer will bring a breadth of UX knowledge across the Human-Centered Design (HCD) process and the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). The role involves collaborating with our team to design and implement complex, cross-disciplinary projects for government agencies and the people they serve, with the flexibility to contribute across a variety of products in our portfolio as needed.

Responsibilities include partnering on design and engineering activities such as creating and implementing accessible UI design and development. You have an adaptive, empathetic, and collaborative mindset, and care deeply about team dynamics. Most importantly, you’re passionate about working on meaningful problems that impact millions of users and help improve how government works.

Please note, this position is anticipated, pending contract award response.

Responsibilities

• Design deliverables – Create artifacts at all levels of fidelity throughout the design process, from early sketches to wireframes to polished prototypes, leveraging AI tools to accelerate iteration and generate working code.
• Design system implementation – Apply the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) and reusable design patterns across the portfolio, collaborating with the Design System team to iterate and improve shared components.
• Accessibility compliance – Ensure all designs and code meet Section 508 and WCAG standards; update deliverables to maintain inclusive, accessible user experiences.
• AI-assisted development – Responsibly use AI-powered IDEs (e.g. Copilot, Cursor) to analyze code, generate features, write tests, and debug issues, while reviewing all outputs for quality.
• UI component development – Build accessible frontend components using industry-standard languages and frameworks that adhere to modern UX patterns, USWDS standards, and relevant API guidelines.
• Testing & quality assurance – Write and maintain automated unit, integration, and accessibility tests to cover all delivered functionality.
• Frontend delivery in Agile – Contribute to accessible, performant, and scalable frontend applications by collaborating closely with teammates in a cross-functional Agile team.
• Collaboration & workflow – Pair program, participate in peer reviews and post-mortems, and incorporate lessons learned into continuous improvement.
• Product alignment – Partner with product managers and technical leads to ensure implementation matches design intent across all deliverables.
• Stakeholder communication – Engage effectively with team members and stakeholders across disciplines to maintain shared understanding and alignment.
• We expect the responsibilities of this position to shift and grow organically over time, in response to considerations such as the unique strengths and interests of the selected candidate and other team members and an evolving understanding of the delivery environment

Basic qualifications

• 8+ years of experience working as UX designer / engineer or related position in collaboration with digital product teams (enterprise environment a plus)
  • If you have a Bachelor’s degree, at least 4 years of experience are required. If you have a different degree (e.g., Associate’s or Master’s), let us know and we’ll adjust the experience requirement accordingly.
• 4+ years of professional engineering experience, demonstrating in‑depth knowledge in at least one frontend technology stack.
• Ability to be autonomous, take initiative, and effectively communicate status and progress
• Portfolio illustrating your process and samples of native product design work driven by quantitative and qualitative user research
• Understand human-centered design, interaction design fundamentals, and UI design and research best practices, including accessibility
• Proficient in Figma and modern prototyping tools
• Experience experimenting with and/or utilizing AI tools and services to create and deliver software, and a strong willingness to leverage AI where appropriate to improve outcomes.
• Experience successfully collaborating with cross-functional partners and other designers and engineers, seeking and providing feedback in an Agile environment
• Adaptive, empathetic, collaborative, and holds a positive mindset
• Has lived and worked in the United States for 3 of the last 5 years
• Some of our clients may request or require travel from time to time. If this is a concern for you, we encourage you to apply and discuss it with us at your initial interview

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a cross-functional team, including research, design, engineering, and product
• Experience working with government agencies
• You are a U.S. Veteran. As a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, we recognize the transition to civilian life can be tricky, and welcome and encourage Veterans to apply

At Agile Six, we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We’re eager to meet people who believe in our mission and who can contribute to our team in a variety of ways.

Salary and Sixer Benefits

To promote pay equity, we publish a salary for each position. The salary for this position is: $129,233.

Our benefits are designed to reinforce our core values of Wholeness, Self Management and Inclusion. The following benefits are available to all employees. We respect that only you know what balance means for your life and season. While we offer support from coaches, we expect you to own your wholeness, show up for work whole, and go home to your family the same. You will be seen, heard and valued. We expect you to offer the same for your colleagues, be kind (not controlling), be caring (not directive) and ready to participate in a state of flow. We mean it when we say “We build better by putting people first”.

All Sixers Enjoy:

• Self-managed work/life balance and flexibility
• Competitive and equitable salary (equal pay for equal work)
• Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) for all employees!
• 401K matching
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer paid short and long term disability insurance
• Employer paid life insurance
• Self-managed and generous paid time off
• Paid federal holidays and two floating holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Self-managed professional development spending
• Self-managed wellness days

Hiring practices

Agile Six is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Note: We participate in E-Verify. Upon hire, we will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor visas at this time.

If you need assistance or reasonable accommodation in applying for any of these positions, please reach out to careers@agile6.com. We want to ensure you have the ability to apply for any position at Agile Six.

Please read and respond to the application questions carefully. Interviews are conducted on a rolling basis until the position has been filled.