Hybrid UI/UX Engineer, WCAG, Accessibility

at Hallo Welt! GmbH

• Job title: UI/UX Engineer, WCAG, Accessibility
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Bootstrap, JavaScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Regensburg, Germany

About the role

• UI/UX Engineer responsible for optimizing BlueSpice software in terms of accessibility and usability. Collaborating closely with product management to ensure compliance with guidelines and improve user experience.

Responsibilities

• You rapidly and systematically advance the frontend of our software and optimize it for various devices.
• You translate screen designs into code and implement functionality.
• You ensure the accessibility of our software by monitoring compliance with the Barrier-Free Strengthening Act (Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz) and WCAG guidelines in the digital context, thereby guaranteeing an unrestricted user experience for all users of our wikis.
• You improve the usability of BlueSpice in close collaboration with product management, drive interface standardization and enhancements in user guidance.
• You advise and support product development in creating concepts.

Requirements

• Ideally, you have completed training in UX/UI design and/or have 5 to 10 years of experience in UX/UI design or web development.
• You have an eye for precise implementation of designs and can overcome technical challenges that arise.
• You have experience implementing legal accessibility requirements (BITV 2.0).
• You have an understanding of and interest in open-source technology and collaborative, open development models.
• You have experience with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Working consistently with ticketing systems, test environments and Git is your day-to-day.
• Bootstrap and LESS are familiar to you.
• You are highly self-organized, understand priorities and meet implementation deadlines.
• You speak fluent German and English.

Benefits

• Varied and interesting tasks with a high degree of responsibility
• Flat hierarchies, an international and motivated team, and a positive atmosphere
• Secure workplace in one of Germany’s most attractive cities with excellent public transport connections and company parking
• Flexible working hours, flexitime models, option for two days of home office per week
• A personal budget for further training and professional development
• Extras such as contributions to company pension schemes or e‑bike leasing
• Perks for tech enthusiasts
• A role at the innovation driver for MediaWiki applications
• Access to state-of-the-art technologies like Docker and many others
• Scope to shape solutions in a small but dedicated team of developers and tech support staff
• Challenging projects and continuous learning on the job
• Close ties to a globally active developer community