Smartsheet

Senior Design Systems Engineer, Remote Eligible

Smartsheet

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $132,500 - $173,750 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

JavaScriptJestNode.jsReactTypeScript

About the role

  • Front-end specialist who builds scalable, accessible, and performant UI components to life in a design system\n
  • Sit at the intersection of design and engineering to architect, implement, and evolve our design system for consistency, efficiency, and high-quality user experiences across the product surface\n
  • Partner with product engineers, designers, and accessibility experts to create and maintain reusable, production-ready UI components and tooling; help shape front-end development standards\n
  • You will report to our Design Systems Engineering Manager located in our Bellevue, WA office, or you may work remotely from anywhere in the US where Smartsheet is a registered employer\n
  • Build and maintain scalable, reusable UI components and patterns in alignment with design system guidelines and accessibility standards\n
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate design specifications into robust, maintainable front-end code\n
  • Support engineering teams by publishing and maintaining multiple code packages, documenting best practices, providing implementation guidance, and enabling adoption of system components\n
  • Contribute to design system architecture decisions and code reviews, considering performance, accessibility, and API design\n
  • Partner with designers to explore new interaction patterns and codify them into reusable building blocks\n
  • Develop internal tooling, such as CLI tools, linting rules, or Figma plugins, to streamline workflows for engineers and designers\n
  • Create functional prototypes or proof-of-concepts when necessary to validate design or technical feasibility\n
  • Advocate for system adoption, consistent UI, and quality code through reviews, presentations, and collaboration

Requirements

  • 5+ Years of experience as a front-end engineer, UI engineer, or design systems contributor\n
  • Strong proficiency in modern JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, Node.js, React, and CSS\n
  • Demonstrated experience building and maintaining design systems or shared component libraries in production\n
  • Passion for creating systems that accelerate the work of engineers and designers\n
  • Passion for building positive relationships between product, design and engineering\n
  • Strong understanding of accessibility (WCAG), responsive design, and cross-browser compatibility\n
  • Familiarity with automated testing for UI components (e.g., Jest, Testing Library, Storybook)\n
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills, especially when collaborating across disciplines\n
  • Bonus: Experience developing Figma plugins