Remote Design System Engineer
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Software Development
Web Developer
Job Description
Key Responsibilities- Build and maintain a scalable Design System, including components, design tokens, documentation, and tooling
- Write high-quality, semantic, accessible HTML and CSS (WCAG compliant)
- Implement React components focused on DOM behavior, browser interactions, and reusability
- Translate design concepts and external brand kits into scalable, production‑ready code
- Define and evolve component APIs and theming capabilities
- Extend the component library into new areas (e.g., forms and advanced UI patterns)
- Perform UI audits for accessibility, consistency, and performance
- Debug and resolve front‑end issues through testing and research
- Build and maintain tooling (Storybook, linting, tests, build scripts)
- Ensure Design System adoption and code quality across product teams
- Support frequent rebrands (currently 4–5, scaling to 10+ simultaneously)
- Manage fonts, colors, styles, and themes across 35 core brands and nested brand families
- This .com site is built on the Design System; updates directly impact site‑wide UI
- Work on a 5‑person Design System team with designers, a PM, and engineers
- Partner closely with accessibility specialists and brand/design stakeholders
- Expert‑level HTML/CSS with a strong portfolio of high‑quality work
- Strong React experience focused on UI infrastructure
- Deep accessibility knowledge (WCAG required)
- Experience building systems that scale across brands and platforms
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.
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Someone who has built a custom design system from scratch, understanding of how themes in design systems work (theming of brands, multi‑theme design system where each brand has a different set of fonts).
- Significant experience developing valid, accessible, semantic HTML.
- Extensive CSS experience including modular CSS architecture.
- Strong experience with Design Tokens at scale.
- Deep React knowledge with emphasis on browser/DOM interactions.
- Strong awareness of browser compatibility issues.
- Knowledge of WCAG 2.x, ARIA, and accessibility best practices.
- Experience with modern front‑end tooling (Vitest, Testing Library, Storybook).
- Experience with build tools including Vite, Webpack, Rollup.
- Strong component‑based development experience.
- Experience defining Design System components and APIs.
- Figma expertise
- Expert HTML, CSS, JS, React, and component architecture.
- Experience with design token tooling and scalable CSS strategies.
- Familiar with Storybook, Figma APIs, accessibility tooling, Dev Ops, and CI/CD. Storybook for component development
Local to Mexico City
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