Hybrid Senior Frontend Engineer en Anton Paar QuantaTec Inc.

Are you interested in driving the development and launch of new cutting edge, innovative devices? Do you thrive on translating UX requirements into high-quality, responsive screens? Is mentoring junior UI developers on understanding how to ensure front-end components integrate seamlessly with backend services and testing frameworks exciting to you? Do you excel in a role that allows you to be a champion of continuous improvement and innovation?  If you answered yes, yes, yes, then we’d love to discuss our Senior Frontend Engineer role with you!

A Snapshot of What You'll Do: 

The Senior Frontend Engineer leads the design and delivery of intuitive user interfaces for our precision instruments. You’ll translate UX requirements into high-quality, responsive screens, mentor junior UI developers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure front-end components integrate seamlessly with backend services and testing frameworks. Continuous improvement of UI practices and adherence to usability standards are essential. 

The Impact You’ll Make: 

The Senior Frontend Engineer owns the end-to-end implementation of user interfaces:

• UI Architecture & Strategy: Define and maintain component libraries, style guidelines, and front-end patterns to ensure consistency across desktop and embedded platforms.
• Feature Development: Translate design mockups and wireframes into polished, performant UI components, ensuring accessibility, responsiveness, and usability.
• Mentorship & Code Quality: Coach and review the work of UI developers; enforce front-end coding standards, conduct peer reviews, and promote best practices.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with System Architects, Backend and Firmware teams, and Test Engineers to validate data bindings, performance characteristics, and testability of UI modules.
• International Collaboration: Partner with the Design/UIX team at our Austrian HQ to incorporate their UX insights and ensure consistent, user-centered interfaces across all products.
• Testing & Validation Support: Define UI-specific test cases, assist in the creation of automated UI tests, and support manual verification of complex user flows.
• Performance Monitoring & Optimization: Analyze UI performance metrics and user feedback; implement optimizations to improve load times, rendering speed, and overall user experience.
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Produce clear UI design specifications, component usage guides, and style-guide documentation; share learnings in team forums.

Education and Experience

The Senior Frontend Engineer typically needs a combination of education, training, and hands-on experience. This role requires the following:

• BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent years of experience 
• 8+ years of professional experience in front-end development or UI engineering
• 5+ years of professional experience in .NET/C# development
• Experience with modern UI frameworks (e.g. Blazor or similar component-based technologies)
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git, SVN, etc.) and CI/CD pipelines 

Preferred skills include:

• Hands-on experience with WPF/XAML
• Hands-on experience with C++/Qt
• MS in Computer Science, or related field
• Proficiency with design tools such as Figma or Sketch
• Experience with UI test frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Selenium, or equivalent)
• Prior work in scientific instrumentation or precision measurement domains 

Competencies

The Senior Frontend Engineer uses a variety of technical skills, soft skills and industry knowledge to develop applications and systems, including:

Accountability

• Takes responsibility for all work activities and personal actions
• Follows through on commitments, and acknowledges and learns from mistakes

Commitment

• Acts according to the principles, vision and values of the organization
• Shows support and enthusiasm in their work assignments

Communication

• Demonstrates the ability to clearly get a point across
• Shows acumen in writing, listening, and reading comprehension

Dependability

• Shows up to work on time and is fully utilized and accounted for during work hours
• Is relied upon and available when additional time and effort is required

Integrity

• Behaves honorably and ethically, is truthful and can be trusted
• Uses sound judgement in decision making

Problem Solving

• Effectively identifies issues and evaluates options
• Seeks guidance to resolve issues in the best interest of the organization

Quality

• Works to the highest of quality standards by identifying problems, testing and checking their work, and paying close attention to detail 
• Looks for ways to improve quality within their work area

Teamwork

• Works effectively in inter-department and inter-company teams
• Understands their role in a workgroup

Technical Expertise

• Demonstrates depth of knowledge and skills, and applies technical expertise
• Looks for opportunities to advance their technical skills

Time Management

• Ability to achieve desired results within given time frames
• Decides between conflicting priorities or seeks guidance

Supervision Exercised 

This role is an independent contributor who is a member of multiple teams, and does not have any direct supervision of staff.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, observe, communicate and handle items such as computers, machinery and other equipment. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Position requires the ability to obtain a Passport for international travel.

In regards to organizational issues, the employee will comply with the regulations set forward in the Anton Paar Employee Handbook, except if otherwise stated. 

Anton Paar QuantaTec Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at Anton Paar QuantaTec Inc. are based upon one's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to: age, race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, sickle cell trait, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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