Staff Engineer (Frontend)

TL;DR

Staff Engineer (Frontend): Leading the engineering direction and execution of hirify.global’s design system across web and mobile with an accent on consistency, accessibility, and high-quality user experience. Focus on driving the contribution model, improving developer experience through tooling and automation, and coaching engineers in the frontend community.

Location: Lisbon, London, Madrid, Remote, Remote - Portugal, Remote - Spain, Remote - UKI

Company

hirify.global builds spend solutions that make managing money seamless, empowering, and surprisingly effective for finance teams and employees alike.

What you will do

• Set technical direction for Telescope, hirify.global’s design system, including architecture, component standards, and release practices.
• Drive and evolve the contribution model and how teams interact with Design Systems.
• Improve the developer and contributor experience through tooling and automation, focusing on visual testing and workflows.
• Lead rituals that keep the team effective and aligned.
• Represent Design Systems in cross-team initiatives and align stakeholders across Design and Engineering.
• Coach and mentor engineers, and help grow technical leadership in the frontend community.

Requirements

• Experience building and maintaining component libraries or platform-like products.
• Solid experience with TypeScript and modern frontend engineering (React experience is a plus).
• Experience designing maintainable systems with clear boundaries, versioning, and backwards compatibility.
• Strong testing practices and tooling (unit, integration, end-to-end) and a strong quality mindset.
• Experience with accessibility and performance best practices for UI systems.
• Experience collaborating with designers and product engineers, and navigating tradeoffs across stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• hirify.global card for expenses.
• Catered lunch or lunch allowance based on location.
• Comprehensive private healthcare options.
• 25 days of holiday + public holidays.
• Hybrid and fully remote working options.
• Access to mental health and well-being support.
• Paid parental leave.