Listing Description

Ready to make an impact? Arctic Wolf seeks Senior UI Developers to join our pack.  

Arctic Wolf, with its unicorn valuation, is the leader in security operations in an exciting and fast-growing industry—cybersecurity. How fast are we growing? Well, Arctic Wolf was highly ranked in the Deloitte Fast Technology 500 for North America in both 2019 (#25) and 2020 (#104)! We have doubled our headcount, customers, and revenue for five years running. 

We are also cultivating a collaborative and productive work environment that welcomes a diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and ideas to make our teams even stronger as we grow our teams globally. In fact, we were named a 2022 and 2021 Top Workplace USA (Energage) as the top technology firm to work in our size category, were recognized as one of the 2021 and 2020 Best Places to Work (bizjournals.com) and were certified in successive years as a 2022 and 2021 Great Place to Work (Great Places to Work Institute, Canada). What’s more, we were recently named one of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the world for 2022 (Fast Company)—and the 2nd most innovative security company. 
 
Arctic Wolf believes in corporate responsibility, and our worldwide offices proudly participate in volunteer programs throughout their communities. We’ve also earned distinction from TravelWise for our efforts in promoting sustainable transportation. 

About the Role: 

The UI Developer is an essential contributor to the R&D organization by helping bridge the gap between UX Design and Agile Development at Arctic Wolf. They are involved in all aspects of the research, prototyping and implementation of user interfaces that solve problems for our customers. UI Developers bring engineering knowledge and user context to the Agile team to help make well-informed design decisions that are technically feasible, testable and maintainable. They bring expertise of Front-End technologies and Javascript development and help mentor other developers as a subject matter expert. They also bring empathy for the user and deep problem-space understanding to the engineering team by sharing insights, knowledge and research and help define what success means and how to measure it. 

Responsibilities: 

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  Develop, maintain, and improve our UI component libraries that are the building blocks for all web development at Arctic Wolf

  
  


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  Help design and develop the Arctic Wolf Design System: A UX Platform for web development at Arctic Wolf.

  
  


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  Design and implement the visual design aesthetic, interaction design system, and front-end processes and app architecture for Arctic Wolf.

  
  


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  Write production code with a focus on the user’s experience, crafting interaction patterns that are reusable, inclusive, and performant.

  
  


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  Create a set of common functions and hooks to enable the sharing of reusable code

  
  


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  Promote accessibility and implement interfaces that everybody enjoys regardless of what input device they use.

  
  


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  Create comprehensive documentation that is clear and concise for developers to consume and easy for designers to update and improve over time.


  
  


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  Contribute to the growth and mentorship of other team members

  
  

You will support and lead R&D teams to create great products and user experiences by collaborating in a research-driven process, communicating a common Design Language, and building an optimized UI framework that makes doing UI Development faster and more efficient. The UI Developer will be an essential contributor to the R&D organization by helping bridge the gap between UX Design and Agile Development at Arctic Wolf.

Skills and Experience: 

You have a passion for design. You may or may not be classically trained but you’ve got proven experience, talent, and keen interest in designing great user experiences. You leverage a wide range of visual design principles and skills to create themes and interfaces that are attractive, engaging and professional.

You should have experience in working with one or more technologies such as:

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  Web components

  
  


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  Javascript modules

  
  


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  Service workers

  
  


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  TypeScript Progressive Web Apps

  
  


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  HTML5 and CSS (including pre-processors such as Less/Sass/Stylus)

  
  

In addition, you have proven leadership experience from previous projects, regardless of title held. You have the ability to perform programming tasks and large engineering projects with Independence and expertise. You will be responsible for guiding and mentoring other staff members and will regularly lead technical projects. You have a high level of mastery over software development best practices and building reusable design patterns.

Interview Process:

The interview process is approximately as follows:

• Phone pre-screening: A recruiter and a R&D manager will contact you to briefly discuss your work history and provide an overview of Arctic Wolf. Approximately 30 minutes.


• Technical assessment: A recruiter sends you a link to a straightforward technical assessment that is relevant to the role you are applying for. Approximately 1 hour.


• Face-to-face interviews: Several team members conduct two interviews to learn more about you and conduct a technical review based on the assessment completed. Be prepared to collaborate on a technical problem and talk more about past projects and your career goals. Approximately 1.5 hours combined for interview.


• Final Review: R&D Director or Manager for an interested team will connect to describe the team, projects and ensure a final fit with the team.

Security Requirements: 

• Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AWN’s Information Security policies, standards, processes, and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of AWN business information.


• Background checks are required for this position 

Working at Arctic Wolf: 

Arctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion, and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and aiming to end cyber risk— we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good.  

All wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including:  

• Equity for all employees


• Paid parental leave


• Training and career development programs 

If you're excited about this role, but do not meet all the qualifications listed above, we still encourage you to apply. We review all applications and may consider you the right person for the role or have another open position where you’re the perfect fit. 

Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. 

Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment that ensures equal access and participation for people with disabilities. Please let us know if you require any accommodation by emailing recruiting@arcticwolf.com.