Staff Design System Engineer (UI Foundation)

Bitwarden
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 180,000 - 245,000 annuallyFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Skills: ["Collaboration","Communication","Problem-solving","Mentoring","Adaptability"]

Build and maintain core front-end UI Foundation components for a unified design system and shared component library used across web, desktop, and browser extension clients. Lead development of accessible UI components, collaborate with designers to implement design specs, and mentor teams through reusable componentization best practices. Own tooling and documentation quality, participate in code reviews, and ship improvements via bug fixes.

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Bitwarden
Bitwarden
19 hours ago

Staff Design System Engineer (UI Foundation)

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Job Summary

Build and maintain core front-end UI Foundation components for a unified design system and shared component library used across web, desktop, and browser extension clients. Lead development of accessible UI components, collaborate with designers to implement design specs, and mentor teams through reusable componentization best practices. Own tooling and documentation quality, participate in code reviews, and ship improvements via bug fixes.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Become an expert and authority on the platform front-end codebase and design system component library.
  • •Lead development of new fully accessible components, update components for new features, and document usage clearly.
  • •Collaborate with designers to implement the design system.
  • •Guide other teams on componentization opportunities, reuse, and overall front-end best practices.
  • •Participate in code reviews, mentor others, and contribute community-submitted bug fixes.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 180,000 - 245,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Demonstrated expertise building Angular web applications.
  • •Demonstrated experience building reusable libraries with unified design system APIs.
  • •Experience collaborating with designers and implementing design specs from Figma (or similar tools).
  • •Demonstrated experience with WCAG and implementing accessible experiences.
  • •Experience with Tailwind CSS for component styling and developer-facing usage documentation.
Experience:Open source
Skills:CollaborationCommunicationProblem-solvingMentoringAdaptability
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AngularTailwind CSSFigmaStorybookWCAG

Company Brief

Bitwarden
Develops Bitwarden, an open-source password management platform providing secure vaults, password generation, and cross-device syncing for individuals and businesses, with self-hosting and cloud-hosted deployment options and enterprise access controls.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Headquarters: Santa Barbara, United States
Founded: 2016
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