How to hire a user experience architect

How to hire a user experience architect, step by step

Here's a step-by-step user experience architect hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a user experience architect job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new user experience architect
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your user experience architect job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a user experience architect for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   A user experience architect's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, user experience architects from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents user experience architect salaries for various positions.

   Type of User Experience Architect	Description	Hourly rate
   User Experience Architect	Software developers are the creative minds behind computer programs. Some develop the applications that allow people to do specific tasks on a computer or another device... Show more	$36-70
   Software Development Engineer	A software development engineer is responsible for designing and developing software systems and applications based on clients' specifications and business needs. Software development engineers manage operating systems and analyze network codes to maintain the compatibility of the software applications and control systems... Show more	$38-70
   Software Engineer	A software engineer is a computer science professional who is responsible for the development of information systems, designing and building computer systems software and applications software. They often prefer to call themselves as a software developer or computer programmer... Show more	$35-65

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Sketch
   • UI
   • Html Css
   • User Research
   • JavaScript
   • Prototyping
   • XD
   • Interaction Design
   • Invision
   • Client Facing
   • User Interface
   • Interactive Prototypes
   • Axure
   • Java

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead migration to a structure authoring environments using XML (DITA).
   • Manage the building of graphic and HTML mock-ups and functional documentation of B2C features & and user experience.
   • Manage a team of ETL developers and cube developers, including planning and work breakdown, assigning tasks and tracking progress.
   • Manage the metadata repository and set of reference parameters for external and internal web content.
   • Develop intranet web sites using SharePoint, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
   • Bridge network security, end point security, data center security, mobile security, and cloud security.

   More user experience architect duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your user experience architect job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A user experience architect can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, user experience architects' average salary in kansas is 40% less than in oregon.
   • Seniority. Entry-level user experience architects 49% less than senior-level user experience architects.
   • Certifications. A user experience architect with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a user experience architect's salary.

   Average user experience architect salary

   $104,763yearly

   $50.37 hourly rate

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   Entry-level user experience architect salary

   $75,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 18, 2025

   Average user experience architect salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$134,191	$65
   2	Washington	$117,723	$57
   3	Massachusetts	$114,179	$55
   4	New York	$112,227	$54
   5	Pennsylvania	$102,872	$49
   6	Texas	$98,541	$47
   7	Wisconsin	$95,748	$46
   8	Minnesota	$95,086	$46
   9	Virginia	$93,742	$45
   10	Arizona	$93,681	$45
   11	Michigan	$93,627	$45
   12	Utah	$92,366	$44
   13	Connecticut	$91,826	$44
   14	District of Columbia	$90,780	$44
   15	Georgia	$90,079	$43
   16	Illinois	$89,919	$43
   17	Ohio	$89,641	$43
   18	Iowa	$89,046	$43
   19	Maryland	$87,993	$42
   20	North Carolina	$87,753	$42

   Average user experience architect salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Google	$161,463	$77.63	189
   2	Eventbrite	$155,573	$74.79
   3	Sharecare	$150,674	$72.44
   4	Palo Alto Networks	$149,690	$71.97	13
   5	Twilio	$140,558	$67.58
   6	GEMSTAR-TV Guide Intl	$140,010	$67.31
   7	Cisco	$136,805	$65.77	21
   8	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	$135,249	$65.02	138
   9	AIA	$135,207	$65.00
   10	Adobe	$133,290	$64.08	22
   11	Macy's	$130,891	$62.93	24
   12	Veeva Systems	$128,082	$61.58	9
   13	Walmart	$127,994	$61.54	24
   14	Orbitz	$127,155	$61.13
   15	ServiceNow	$126,175	$60.66	115
   16	Concentrix	$125,449	$60.31	238
   17	TEAM	$123,540	$59.39
   18	Activision Blizzard	$121,732	$58.52	3
   19	Visible Technologies	$121,115	$58.23
   20	Nisum	$120,813	$58.08

4. Writing a user experience architect job description

   A job description for a user experience architect role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a user experience architect job description:

   User experience architect job description example

   • 10+ years of software development experience, with at least 7+ years of demonstrable experience in implementing software solutions on embedded systems

   • Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent work experience

   • Experience with C, C++ and Java

   • Experience with Sketch, Zeplin, Balsamiq, Adobe and other standard tools

   • Experience with embedded graphical tool kits, such as Qt, uGFX, Android or others, or

     with using graphical primitives

   • Experience implementing fluid UIs in embedded, resource constrained devices

   • Experience implementing custom human-machine-interface controls, such as rotary dials

   • Experience linking embedded systems with UI and cloud control

   • Experience working with various SoC chipset vendors, evaluating board design

     considerations and performing proof-of-concept breadboard implementation

   • Experience with debugging UI interfaces via both user-level IDE and hardware-based

     JTAG interfaces

   Physical Requirements

   The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally manually lift or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

   If this sounds like you, you should apply right away so we can discuss how you can be a part of this exciting, fast-paced organization!

   ONX is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right user experience architect for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with user experience architects they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit user experience architects who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   To find user experience architect candidates, you can consider the following options:

   • Post your job opening on Zippia or other job search websites.
   • Use niche websites that focus on engineering and technology jobs, such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post your job on free job posting websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with user experience architect candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   Sometimes, it's not enough to interview user experience architect candidates, so you can ask them to do a test project. If you are not a technical person and don't know what a test project should be, you can use these websites:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new user experience architect

   Once you've decided on a perfect user experience architect candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new user experience architect. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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