User Experience UX Jobs in Massachusetts
User Experience UX jobs in Massachusetts are consistently in high demand, concentrated in the technology, healthcare, financial services, and higher education sectors, with openings at every level from junior UX designers through principal and director-level roles. Boston, Cambridge, and Burlington are the primary hiring metros, anchored by employers like MathWorks, Liberty Mutual, and Wayfair, who maintain substantial UX teams in the state. The most sought-after specializations include UX research, product design, and accessibility-focused design work. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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At the MBTA, we envision a thriving region enabled by a best-in-class transit system. Our mission is to serve the public by providing safe, reliable, and accessible transportation. MBTA’s core values are built around safety, service, equity, sustainability, culture, and accessibility, and each employee that works for the MBTA performs their roles based on our vision, mission, and values. This includes attendance, participation, and contribution in local safety committee meetings as needed.
Job Summary
The UX Designer is responsible for planning and delivering user experience design and research activities that improve the usability, accessibility, and
effectiveness of MBTA products and services. This role collaborates with cross functional partners to understand user and stakeholder needs, translate insights into actionable solutions, and ensure design decisions align with organizational goals and constraints. UX Designers contribute to defined product areas or initiatives by conducting research, developing design artifacts, and supporting implementation through partnership with product and engineering. They produce reliable, production-ready outputs and apply established design systems, standards, and processes.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver UX design work across features or defined product areas, producing production-ready artifacts such as flows, wireframes, prototypes, and specifications.
- Conduct and contribute to qualitative research activities, including research planning, interview guides, interviews, task analysis, synthesis, and communicating findings to inform design decisions.
- Apply research insights to design solutions that balance user needs, accessibility requirements, operational realities, technical constraints, and agency goals.
- Use and contribute to established design systems, documentation standards, and UX practices to ensure consistency and quality across experiences.
- Design coherent experiences across touch points, considering the full rider or staff journey where relevant.
- Contribute to product definition, roadmap discussions, and sprint planning by representing user needs, constraints, and experience risks.
- Identify usability, accessibility, or experience risks early and partner with cross-functional teams to address them.
- May mentor junior designers and contribute to defining design standards.
- Participate in usability testing, accessibility evaluation, and design quality assurance activities to ensure experiences meet standards.
- Engage in team rituals (e.g., stand-ups, planning, retrospectives) and contribute to strengthening UX principles, standards, and shared practices.
- Support the growth of the design practice through knowledge sharing, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, and design partners to align on goals, define requirements, and ensure solutions are feasible, user-centered, and consistent with design standards.
- Protect data security, compliance, and privacy across all work by following best practices and established industry/MBTA policies, standards, and procedures for secure research, design, documentation, and data handling.
- Perform all other duties and projects that may be assigned
Supervision - No direct reports.
Minimum Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
- Two (2) years of relevant professional experience in UX design.
- Strong working knowledge of UX design methods and practices.
- Ability to support the planning and delivery of UX work for more complex, predictable problem spaces.
- Experience conducting or contributing to qualitative research activities end-to-end.
- Experience designing multi-touchpoint or platform-level user experiences.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with product and engineering partners.
- Ability to communicate design and research decisions clearly, including tradeoffs.
- As part of the selection process, candidates will be asked to complete and pass job-related technical assessments, which may include presenting a UX case study and/or a timed whiteboarding exercise.
Substitutions - A high school diploma or GED with an additional seven (7) years of directly related experience substitutes for the bachelor’s degree requirement.
- An associate’s degree from an accredited institution and an additional three (3) years of directly related experience substitutes for the bachelor’s
- degree requirement.
- A master’s degree in a related subject substitutes for two (2) years of general experience. A nationally recognized certification, or statewide/professional certification in a related field substitutes for one (1) year of experience.
-
Preferred Experience & Skills
- More than four (4) years of relevant professional experience.
- Experience working with engineering to document interactions and system behaviors.
- Familiarity with Service Design, outcomes, and jobs-to-be-done frameworks.
Experience working in agile delivery environments on cross-functional teams. -
Job Conditions:
- Ability to effectively read, comprehend, communicate, and respond to instructions, orders, signs, notices, inquiries, etc. in English.
- Be at least eighteen (18) years of age, except if participating in an approved high school internship / co-op program.
- Ability to commute to assigned work locations in the Boston, MA metro area, as required by the role.
- Ability to provide internal and external customers with courteous and professional experiences.
- Ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a diverse workforce team (or supervise, if required).
- Ability to uphold the rights and interests of the MBTA while building and maintaining effective relationships with employees and co-workers.
- Ability to adhere to rules, regulations, collective bargaining agreements (if applicable), and policies of the MBTA, including the EEO, anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, and anti-retaliation policies.
- Have a satisfactory work record for the two (2) years immediately prior to the closing date of this posting (unless if current student or recent graduate), including overall employment, job performance, discipline, and safety records (infractions and/or offenses occurring after the closing of the posting and before the filling of a vacancy may preclude a candidate from consideration for selection).
- Ability to pass a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check, comprehensive background screening, and / or medical Clinic screening, potentially including physical examination and drug and alcohol screenings.
- Ability to work all shifts and / or locations assigned, directed, or necessary for this position, including (for some transit / operations roles) up to twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week as necessary to accommodate severe weather conditions, emergencies, or any other circumstances that may potentially impact service or the safety of service.
- Intern / co-op staff must be enrolled full or part-time in an accredited educational program and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 for the entire duration of the internship / co-op. Additionally, interns / co-ops must have valid work authorization and U.S. Social Security Number prior to starting pre-employment screenings / pre-boarding, working in their positions, and throughout the duration of their program.
Disclaimers and Definitions:
- General Disclaimer: The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe a summary, general nature, and complexity of typical job functions and do not represent an exhaustive list of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities required of staff assigned to this position.
- Application Completion: It is each applicant’s responsibility to ensure application details are entered completely and correctly, including updated work and education histories (past and current). Incomplete applications may not be considered. Attachments do not substitute for application fields. The recruitment team does not have access to existing employee data / history.
- Application Deadlines: Applicants should apply as soon as possible, as the MBTA may stop considering applicants after a sufficiently large applicant pool is established.
- Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here-in are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. See job description for role-specific requirements.
- Work Eligibility: All employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States and on an unrestricted basis. The MBTA does not have an employer work sponsorship program. However, if you have unrestricted work authorization, or are sponsored by a separate entity, you are welcome to apply. Further, all persons hired will require a U.S. Social Security Number prior to starting the position and employees will be required to complete a Form I-9 to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the U.S.
- Interviews: Candidates should ensure they arrive on time, are prepared, can remain for the duration, and if remote, are in a quiet place without distraction, for the interview. Candidates who do not attend their interview without advance authorization, including an email confirmation of a rescheduled time/date from Human Resources, will be considered a no-show and disqualified from consideration for the position. Related to rescheduling, on a one-time basis, and due to something emergent, you may be allowed to reschedule the interview. In addition, Human Resources may require documentation supporting the request. However, should you need to reschedule, you will need to contact your Recruiter directly by email.
- Safety Sensitive Positions: Employees working in this classification will be subject to periodic physical examinations plus random drug and alcohol testing.
- On-call or 24/7 Positions: Employees working in this classification must be available to respond to page / text / call and report to work as determined by assigned department or the Authority.
- Essential / Emergency Staff: During declared "states of emergency," employees working in this classification are required to report to work for their assigned work hours or as directed by management.
- ADA Accommodations: The MBTA makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation during this process, please contact the MBTA's ADA Unit at 617-222-5751 or hradaaa@mbta.com.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: The MBTA is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. For terms, descriptions, and definitions related to diversity, equity, inclusion, veteran status, and immediate family members that you may find on the application form, please visit mbta.com/careers-app-definitions.
- Intern / Co-Op Benefits: Employees taking part in an internship or co-op at the MBTA are eligible to receive accrued paid sick leave as well as a monthly transportation pass, based on the city from which the intern / co-op commutes to work, at no cost. However, no additional benefits are currently offered for interns or co-ops.
At the MBTA, we envision a thriving region enabled by a best-in-class transit system. Our mission is to serve the public by providing safe, reliable, and accessible transportation. MBTA’s core values are built around safety, service, equity, sustainability, culture, and accessibility, and each employee that works for the MBTA performs their roles based on our vision, mission, and values. This includes attendance, participation, and contribution in local safety committee meetings as needed.
Job Summary
The UX Designer is responsible for planning and delivering user experience design and research activities that improve the usability, accessibility, and
effectiveness of MBTA products and services. This role collaborates with cross functional partners to understand user and stakeholder needs, translate insights into actionable solutions, and ensure design decisions align with organizational goals and constraints. UX Designers contribute to defined product areas or initiatives by conducting research, developing design artifacts, and supporting implementation through partnership with product and engineering. They produce reliable, production-ready outputs and apply established design systems, standards, and processes.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver UX design work across features or defined product areas, producing production-ready artifacts such as flows, wireframes, prototypes, and specifications.
- Conduct and contribute to qualitative research activities, including research planning, interview guides, interviews, task analysis, synthesis, and communicating findings to inform design decisions.
- Apply research insights to design solutions that balance user needs, accessibility requirements, operational realities, technical constraints, and agency goals.
- Use and contribute to established design systems, documentation standards, and UX practices to ensure consistency and quality across experiences.
- Design coherent experiences across touch points, considering the full rider or staff journey where relevant.
- Contribute to product definition, roadmap discussions, and sprint planning by representing user needs, constraints, and experience risks.
- Identify usability, accessibility, or experience risks early and partner with cross-functional teams to address them.
- May mentor junior designers and contribute to defining design standards.
- Participate in usability testing, accessibility evaluation, and design quality assurance activities to ensure experiences meet standards.
- Engage in team rituals (e.g., stand-ups, planning, retrospectives) and contribute to strengthening UX principles, standards, and shared practices.
- Support the growth of the design practice through knowledge sharing, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, and design partners to align on goals, define requirements, and ensure solutions are feasible, user-centered, and consistent with design standards.
- Protect data security, compliance, and privacy across all work by following best practices and established industry/MBTA policies, standards, and procedures for secure research, design, documentation, and data handling.
- Perform all other duties and projects that may be assigned
Supervision - No direct reports.
Minimum Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
- Two (2) years of relevant professional experience in UX design.
- Strong working knowledge of UX design methods and practices.
- Ability to support the planning and delivery of UX work for more complex, predictable problem spaces.
- Experience conducting or contributing to qualitative research activities end-to-end.
- Experience designing multi-touchpoint or platform-level user experiences.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with product and engineering partners.
- Ability to communicate design and research decisions clearly, including tradeoffs.
- As part of the selection process, candidates will be asked to complete and pass job-related technical assessments, which may include presenting a UX case study and/or a timed whiteboarding exercise.
Substitutions - A high school diploma or GED with an additional seven (7) years of directly related experience substitutes for the bachelor’s degree requirement.
- An associate’s degree from an accredited institution and an additional three (3) years of directly related experience substitutes for the bachelor’s
- degree requirement.
- A master’s degree in a related subject substitutes for two (2) years of general experience. A nationally recognized certification, or statewide/professional certification in a related field substitutes for one (1) year of experience.
-
Preferred Experience & Skills
- More than four (4) years of relevant professional experience.
- Experience working with engineering to document interactions and system behaviors.
- Familiarity with Service Design, outcomes, and jobs-to-be-done frameworks.
Experience working in agile delivery environments on cross-functional teams. -
Job Conditions:
- Ability to effectively read, comprehend, communicate, and respond to instructions, orders, signs, notices, inquiries, etc. in English.
- Be at least eighteen (18) years of age, except if participating in an approved high school internship / co-op program.
- Ability to commute to assigned work locations in the Boston, MA metro area, as required by the role.
- Ability to provide internal and external customers with courteous and professional experiences.
- Ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a diverse workforce team (or supervise, if required).
- Ability to uphold the rights and interests of the MBTA while building and maintaining effective relationships with employees and co-workers.
- Ability to adhere to rules, regulations, collective bargaining agreements (if applicable), and policies of the MBTA, including the EEO, anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, and anti-retaliation policies.
- Have a satisfactory work record for the two (2) years immediately prior to the closing date of this posting (unless if current student or recent graduate), including overall employment, job performance, discipline, and safety records (infractions and/or offenses occurring after the closing of the posting and before the filling of a vacancy may preclude a candidate from consideration for selection).
- Ability to pass a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check, comprehensive background screening, and / or medical Clinic screening, potentially including physical examination and drug and alcohol screenings.
- Ability to work all shifts and / or locations assigned, directed, or necessary for this position, including (for some transit / operations roles) up to twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week as necessary to accommodate severe weather conditions, emergencies, or any other circumstances that may potentially impact service or the safety of service.
- Intern / co-op staff must be enrolled full or part-time in an accredited educational program and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 for the entire duration of the internship / co-op. Additionally, interns / co-ops must have valid work authorization and U.S. Social Security Number prior to starting pre-employment screenings / pre-boarding, working in their positions, and throughout the duration of their program.
Disclaimers and Definitions:
- General Disclaimer: The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe a summary, general nature, and complexity of typical job functions and do not represent an exhaustive list of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities required of staff assigned to this position.
- Application Completion: It is each applicant’s responsibility to ensure application details are entered completely and correctly, including updated work and education histories (past and current). Incomplete applications may not be considered. Attachments do not substitute for application fields. The recruitment team does not have access to existing employee data / history.
- Application Deadlines: Applicants should apply as soon as possible, as the MBTA may stop considering applicants after a sufficiently large applicant pool is established.
- Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here-in are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. See job description for role-specific requirements.
- Work Eligibility: All employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States and on an unrestricted basis. The MBTA does not have an employer work sponsorship program. However, if you have unrestricted work authorization, or are sponsored by a separate entity, you are welcome to apply. Further, all persons hired will require a U.S. Social Security Number prior to starting the position and employees will be required to complete a Form I-9 to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the U.S.
- Interviews: Candidates should ensure they arrive on time, are prepared, can remain for the duration, and if remote, are in a quiet place without distraction, for the interview. Candidates who do not attend their interview without advance authorization, including an email confirmation of a rescheduled time/date from Human Resources, will be considered a no-show and disqualified from consideration for the position. Related to rescheduling, on a one-time basis, and due to something emergent, you may be allowed to reschedule the interview. In addition, Human Resources may require documentation supporting the request. However, should you need to reschedule, you will need to contact your Recruiter directly by email.
- Safety Sensitive Positions: Employees working in this classification will be subject to periodic physical examinations plus random drug and alcohol testing.
- On-call or 24/7 Positions: Employees working in this classification must be available to respond to page / text / call and report to work as determined by assigned department or the Authority.
- Essential / Emergency Staff: During declared "states of emergency," employees working in this classification are required to report to work for their assigned work hours or as directed by management.
- ADA Accommodations: The MBTA makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation during this process, please contact the MBTA's ADA Unit at 617-222-5751 or hradaaa@mbta.com.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: The MBTA is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. For terms, descriptions, and definitions related to diversity, equity, inclusion, veteran status, and immediate family members that you may find on the application form, please visit mbta.com/careers-app-definitions.
- Intern / Co-Op Benefits: Employees taking part in an internship or co-op at the MBTA are eligible to receive accrued paid sick leave as well as a monthly transportation pass, based on the city from which the intern / co-op commutes to work, at no cost. However, no additional benefits are currently offered for interns or co-ops.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Banking & Financial Services
What Massachusetts Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in user experience UX jobs across Massachusetts.
- Portfolio demonstrating end-to-end UX design process including research, wireframes, and final deliverables
- Proficiency in Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD for prototyping and interface design
- Experience conducting user research, usability testing, and synthesizing qualitative findings
- Bachelor's degree in human-computer interaction, design, cognitive science, or a related field
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders
- Familiarity with accessibility standards such as WCAG 2.1 and inclusive design practices
User Experience UX Jobs in Massachusetts: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a user experience ux in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts does not require a state-issued license to work as a user experience ux professional. The most common path is a bachelor's degree in human-computer interaction, design, cognitive science, or a related field, followed by building a strong portfolio through academic projects, internships, or contract work. Many Massachusetts employers also value candidates who have completed accredited UX bootcamps or certificate programs, particularly those with practicum components that produce real case studies.
How much do user experience UXs make in Massachusetts?
User experience UXs in Massachusetts earn a median of about $113,540 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $71,110 for the lowest 10% to over $178,050 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire user experience uxs in Massachusetts?
Employers hiring user experience uxs in Massachusetts right now include athenahealth, SharkNinja, and Whoop, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. Massachusetts's concentration of technology companies, major healthcare networks, and financial services firms means UX demand here is broad and consistently active across multiple industries.
Which Massachusetts cities have the most user experience ux jobs?
Boston, Needham, and Natick have the most user experience ux openings in Massachusetts. Boston and Cambridge drive the bulk of postings due to the dense concentration of technology firms, major hospitals, and financial services companies headquartered there, while Burlington and Waltham contribute meaningfully through their established tech and software corridors along Route 128.
Are there remote user experience ux jobs in Massachusetts?
Yes, and more than most fields. UX work is largely screen-based and collaborative through digital tools, making it well suited to remote arrangements. About 81% of user experience ux openings tied to Massachusetts are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, reflecting how broadly employers have embraced flexible models for this role. Research-heavy and enterprise product roles tend to be the most consistently remote-eligible.
How can I get hired as a user experience ux in Massachusetts with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is securing a junior UX or product design role through an internship or co-op, which Massachusetts employers across healthcare technology, edtech, and financial services actively offer, particularly through the state's robust university pipeline. Large employers like Wayfair and MathWorks run structured programs that bring in early-career designers. Adjacent roles such as UI developer, content designer, or UX researcher assistant also open the door, and a polished portfolio with even two or three case studies gives candidates a meaningful edge over applicants without one.
Where can I find and apply to user experience ux jobs in Massachusetts?
You can find and apply to user experience ux jobs in Massachusetts on Migrate Mate, which lists current Massachusetts openings from employers actively hiring right now. Find the roles that fit your background and apply directly to the ones that match.
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