UX Designer III

About us: WEX is an innovative payments and technology company at the forefront of a rapidly evolving landscape. We aim to simplify the business of running a business, empowering our customers to focus on what they love while reducing complexity and worry. As we strive to build a unified, world-class user experience, we are embracing emerging technologies—particularly AI, machine learning, and generative models—to reimagine our products and services from the customer’s perspective. About the Role: At WEX, we’re not just a payments and technology company—we are pioneers on a mission to simplify the business of running a business. Our Corporate Payments product space is evolving fast, and we recognize that the traditional “handoff” between design and dev teams is changing. We are looking for a

UX Design Engineer , a hybrid creative and technical powerhouse, who doesn't just visualize the future of our experiences but helps us build them.

You will join a multi-disciplinary team of designers and researchers to help create and deliver world-class fintech products. You will be responsible for designing customer experiences, user testing, pitching ideas, and creating workflows, visual designs, and prototypes. You will use an AI-assisted coding tool to accelerate output, then refine the code and UX details so engineers can translate it into production. How you'll make an impact: Prototype in Figma Make and Cursor: Act as a bridge between design and engineering by using AI-assisted design & prototyping tools to accelerate ideation and delivery.

Work in GitHub: Maintain prototype work in a repo (clear structure, runnable setup, repeatable demos).

Design for real interaction: Show key flows, states, edge cases, and constraints with mock data.

Accessibility + responsiveness: Ensure prototypes include keyboard basics, semantic structure, and responsive layouts.

AI-assisted workflow: Use a text-to-code tool to generate a starting point, then edit and improve the output.

Pair with product + engineering: Iterate quickly based on feedback and evolving requirements.

Discovery + structure:

Contribute to problem framing, IA, and research synthesis as teams define the new experience.

Usability testing: Plan and run lightweight usability sessions, then adjust prototypes based on findings.

Design system alignment: Use internal shadcn-based components and keep UI consistent with WEX standards.

Experience you'll bring

(Must-Haves): Strong experience of UX/Product Design experience.

Ability to build and edit frontend prototypes using industry standard design tools, like Figma.

Experience using

at least one AI coding tool (Cursor is a strong plus).

Comfort moving fast without relying on pixel-perfect static files.

Strong collaboration habits with engineers and product partners.

Ability to operate well when requirements are still forming (you clarify, propose, test, and iterate).

Desired qualifications & experiences (

Nice-to-Haves): Cursor experience.

Familiarity with shadcn/ui patterns and theming.

Basic understanding of component composition and state (enough to express interaction logic cleanly).

Past experience running usability tests end-to-end.

Share your Portfolio link with: 2–3 case studies showing how you: Defined the problem (inputs, constraints, tradeoffs).

Designed the flow using or with IA (before/after or rationale).

Validated with users (what you tested, what changed).

Demonstrated interaction (prototype video or live demo).

Code-based prototypes are a bonus,

not required. If you have them, include: A link to a repo or a short walkthrough video of the prototype running.