UX Engineer

We are looking for a highly motivated, self-starting UX Engineer with a passion for great UX development and design to join our team for a 12 month maternity cover contract.

At Meili we build technology that enables car rental companies to integrate seamlessly and partner directly with airlines & travel brands, delivering a friction free user experience.

Founded by a team with extensive travel tech experience, we’ve already partnered with 25+ global brands including LATAM, SAS, Lufthansa, Air Canada, Accor Hotels, and FREENOW, and we’re committed to rewriting the rules of ancillary distribution.

About The Role

You will be creating high-quality, engaging user experiences across our platforms to deliver seamless, user-centric solutions. In this role you will:

• Design and develop flexible, responsive, and visually engaging user interfaces
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to iterate from definition through to implementation
• Utilise your expertise in UX/UI principles to elevate user experiences, while taking writing clean, scalable code and bringing designs to life in our product

You’ll love it here if...

• You thrive in a hands-on role and enjoy working through every step of the process from ideation to deployment
• You’re passionate about designing with the user in mind and building highly performant, accessible interfaces
• You value a collaborative environment where great user experiences and great technology are equally prioritised

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with designers, product managers and engineers to define and refine UI/UX requirements
• Design and implement user interfaces using modern web technologies, ensuring responsiveness, scalability and performance
• Rapidly prototype and iterate on designs to validate and refine user experiences
• Maintain a consistent look and feel across web and mobile platforms while adhering to brand guidelines
• Apply design principles, accessibility standards (such as WCAG), and UX best practices to create polished and functional interfaces

About You

• 4+ years of experience in front-end development and/or UX/UI design
• Proficiency in modern JavaScript frameworks (such as React or Vue) and their ecosystems (e.g. Next.js, Remix), including state and server-state management
• Strong HTML, CSS, and responsive design skills
• Experience working with APIs, JSON data, and managing state in client-side applications
• Solid knowledge of UX principles, wireframing, and visual design tools (such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD)

What We Offer

• Competitive Compensation
• Generous and flexible annual leave allowance
• Health Insurance
• Paid Family Leave
• Hybrid Working and more ...