Senior Frontend Developer
Role summary
We are seeking a Senior Frontend Developer to join our team and help build the next generation of our product design stack, focusing on the intersection of code, AI, and design systems. The role involves developing composable components for our design system, ensuring high-quality standards through testing and code reviews, and contributing to development patterns and APIs. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience with client-facing web applications, strong proficiency in Typescript and React, and experience with modern web technologies and testing frameworks like Jest. A keen product and design sensibility, attention to detail, and good communication skills are essential. Experience with CI/CD, large-scale design systems, accessibility, and product design are considered significant advantages.
###### What You'll Do
We are looking for a front end engineer to join our team to:
* Take complex interactions patterns and break them down into individual composable components to be developed;
* Help build the components in our design system as well as the customization experience around them;
* Write tests to ensure our high-quality standards are enforced;
* Contribute to the development of our development patterns and APIs;
* Perform code reviews;
* Write technical documentation on implementation and usage;
###### Requirements
* 3+ years of experience building client-facing web applications;
* Experience with Typescript required;
* Experience with React required;
* Experience with modern web technologies (E.g. HTML5, CSS, Javascript, Webpack, Node, NPM, etc)
* Experience with modern testing frameworks likes Jest;
* Experience with best-practices of component development;
* A very strong product and design sensibility with a high level of attention to pixel perfect implementation details;
* Good communicator that can explain technical concepts to peers;
* Experience standardizing repeatable blocks of work; CI/CD systems experience;
###### Nice To Have
* Experience building a large-scale design system - Huge plus;
* Experience building open source projects;
* Experience implementing a11y standards on the web;
* Experience with product design;
Here at Designbase, we are committed to an open, diverse, transparent and welcoming environment for all. As an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace, we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristics as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. We make hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
