Senior Software Engineer (Design Systems)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Design Systems): Building and maintaining a scalable design system for 35+ product teams, ensuring consistent, accessible, and high-performance user experiences with an accent on component architecture, APIs, and composition patterns. Focus on architecting robust UI components, establishing patterns that scale across the organization, and leveraging AI to accelerate design system adoption and developer productivity.

Location: Remote (Europe) with hybrid option from offices in Kyiv, Warsaw, or Lisbon. Work schedule must be aligned with EU time zones.

Company

hirify.global helps teams create, send, track, and e-sign proposals, contracts, and other documents, reaching over $100 million in annual recurring revenue.

What you will do

• Build and maintain a scalable design system and UI components, ensuring consistent and accessible user experiences.
• Architect robust UI components with flexible APIs and composition patterns for diverse use cases.
• Contribute to build tooling, automation scripts, and CI workflows to support design system delivery.
• Collaborate with designers to translate design intent into production-ready components.
• Drive adoption of the design system across the organization, improving documentation and usage guidelines.
• Leverage AI tools like GenAI for intelligent agents, migration tools, and automation to enhance developer experience.

Requirements

• 5-6+ years in software engineering with strong frontend expertise (JavaScript/TypeScript, React, HTML/CSS).
• Proficiency with CSS-in-JS libraries (e.g., styled-components) and Storybook for component documentation.
• Experience building and maintaining UI component libraries at scale and collaborating with design teams using Figma workflows.
• Strong knowledge of web accessibility standards (WCAG, ARIA) and performance optimization techniques.
• Comfortable with UI component testing strategies (unit, integration, visual regression).
• Ability to advocate for the design system and collaborate effectively with designers, PMs, and engineers.
• Willingness to leverage AI tools in your workflow.

Nice to have

• Experience with Figma APIs or design token automation.
• Contributions to open-source design systems or UI libraries.
• Background leveraging AI tools to accelerate development workflows.
• Experience with monorepo tooling or build systems at scale.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first approach with optional hybrid work from offices in Kyiv, Warsaw, and Lisbon.
• Option for typical employment contract, employment of record, or B2B arrangements, with benefits varying by location.
• Work schedule aligned with EU time zones.
• Honest, open culture that values constructive feedback.
• Professional and personal development within a collaborative, supportive team.
• Stable yet growing SaaS product offering an agile environment, ownership, and strong technical challenges.