Senior Staff Engineer, Design Systems

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design and construct the foundational technology for Amplify’s upcoming Design System.

• Create reusable component libraries, design tokens, and frontend infrastructure for Amplify products.

• Collaborate with Design, Product, and Engineering leaders to ensure alignment on technical strategy and implementation methods.

• Foster relationships with stakeholders, identify dependencies, manage conflicting requirements, and convey technical decisions and trade-offs.

• Facilitate technical discussions across teams and promote the adoption of the Design System without direct authority.

• Convert design standards and component agreements into scalable, maintainable, and accessible solutions.

• Set engineering standards, implementation practices, and code quality guidelines.

• Oversee repositories, component documentation, release procedures, and contribution processes.

• Investigate and implement AI-assisted development workflows for component creation, testing, and documentation.

• Offer technical mentorship, architectural insight, and support for code reviews.

• Establish and manage technical governance processes that balance shared standards with product-specific requirements and business objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of relevant experience.

• Proficient in modern React, TypeScript, and JavaScript.

• Expertise in semantic HTML, CSS, and responsive design.

• Knowledgeable in design systems architecture, reusable UI components, and design tokens.

• Proficient in Figma for design-to-code workflows.

• Experienced with Git and collaborative software development.

• Familiar with frontend build tools, component packaging, and testing.

• Knowledgeable about web accessibility standards (WCAG) and accessible interaction patterns.

• Experienced in scalable frontend architecture across various applications and technology stacks.

• A portfolio showcasing polished user interfaces, responsive layouts, and web applications, including some React examples.

• Proven experience in leading cross-functional technical projects.

• Demonstrated ability to influence engineering decisions across teams.

• Skilled in managing stakeholders with competing priorities.

• Willingness to travel to headquarters in New York for in-person onboarding or periodically during employment, if necessary.

• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus.

• 401(k) plan.

• Competitive health insurance.

• Mental health options.

• Basic life insurance.

• Paid time off.

• Parental leave.

• Access to top-tier development programs.

• Remote work flexibility.

• Potential for in-person onboarding or occasional travel to headquarters in New York.