Senior Front-End Developer, Design Systems

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Front-End Developer to lead the development and evolution of our design system. This role involves architecting and implementing web components, managing theming solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and evolution of our design system, focusing on reusability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Architect and implement web components that serve as the building blocks for our user interfaces.
• Drive advanced theming solutions to support various brand identities and user preferences, leveraging CSS variables, variable stacking, and sophisticated color systems.
• Manage the full lifecycle of design system components, from development to production deployment, versioning, and ongoing maintenance.
• Oversee library and package dependency management, ensuring a stable and efficient development environment.
• Collaborate closely with design, product, and other engineering teams to translate design principles into technical solutions.
• Champion best practices in front-end development, performance, and accessibility.
• Mentor and guide other developers on design system principles and implementation.
• Create solid documentation components and guidelines for designers and developers.
• Create working code demonstrations to showcase component usage and capabilities.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a Front-End Developer, with a significant focus on design system development.
• Expert-level proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Deep expertise in modern front-end frameworks, including Angular and React.
• Mastery of CSS, including pre-processors, advanced styling techniques, CSS variables, variable stacking, and robust color systems.
• Extensive experience with Web Components and their application in large-scale systems.
• Proven track record in scaling design systems, managing complex theming architectures, and ensuring smooth production deployments.
• Strong understanding of version management and library dependency management within a component library context.
• Experience with packaged version control for design system assets.

Qualifications

• A passion for solid documentation and creating working code demonstrations that clearly illustrate component usage.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A sharp eye for visual and interactive detail, a solid grasp of user interaction patterns, and the ability to collaborate with designers to seamlessly translate design intent into intuitive, user-focused solutions.

Bonus Points

• Experience in the Financial Services or FinTech industry.
• Contributions to open-source design systems or component libraries.
• A keen sense of design aesthetics.
• Experience collaborating with UX designers.
• Advanced expertise in interaction design principles.
• Experience leveraging AI to empower your and others' work.

Benefits

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life's journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter. BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting. Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, the employee will be in an "at will" position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.