Investec is hiring a Design System Engineer for the Client Experience Technology division, Central Services. The role sits within the Design System team, supporting and evolving shared digital infrastructure across Investec globally.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain accessible, reusable components, patterns and design tokens
- Create clear, structured documentation and tooling for designers, engineers and AI agents
- Explore how AI can improve design-system discovery, adoption, contribution and quality assurance
- Help teams move from intent to production quickly, without losing consistency or craft
- Work with design and engineering teams to drive adoption and evolve the system
What we're looking for
- Strong web platform fundamentals: HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Strong experience of at least one of React, React Native or Angular
- Practical experience building or contributing to design systems and component libraries
- Good understanding of accessibility, design tokens, testing, CI/CD and developer experience
- Ability to design clear component APIs and technical documentation for different consumers
- Experience with Figma and design-system documentation tools such as Storybook or Zeroheight
- Experience designing inclusive experiences for people with diverse access needs
- Proficiency using AI-enabled productivity tools such as Copilot
- Practical experience using AI-enabled development tools and designing machine-readable guidance for AI agents
Good to know
- Employee type: permanent
- Location: Sandton