PermitFlow is hiring a Design Systems Engineer to be the technical steward of the React component library every product engineer builds on. The role sits at the intersection of design and engineering, partnering with the Design Systems lead, and owns the roadmap for the component library.
What you'll do
- Own day-to-day development and evolution of the React component library
- Build and maintain components across atoms, molecules, organisms and templates
- Ensure components are robust, accessible and documented in Storybook
- Define and enforce component standards, API contracts, design token usage and variant patterns
- Review PRs into the component library, maintaining quality and consistency
- Partner with designers using Figma to translate specs into production-grade components
- Manage the library's roadmap, balancing new components with migration work
- Work with Chromatic for visual regression testing
- Manage the Storybook instance as source of truth for documentation
- Lead the Design Systems Guild, sharing updates and reviewing proposals
- Reduce overall frontend complexity through migration and consolidation work
What we're looking for
- Strong React and TypeScript fundamentals
- Demonstrated experience building and maintaining a production design system or component library
- Portfolio, GitHub profile or Storybook instance to share
- Sharp eye for visual and interaction design
- Experience partnering closely with product designers on specs and tradeoffs
- Familiarity with Figma and developer experience tooling like Storybook, Chromatic
- Strong written communication for setting standards and documenting decisions
Nice to have
- Experience with Tailwind CSS
- Experience with ShadCN or Radix UI primitives
- Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG)
Good to know
- Hybrid schedule with 3 in-office days per week
- HQ in New York City
- Prefers NYC-based candidates or those open to relocation