Senior Front-End Developer, Design Systems

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Front-End Developer to join our team in evolving our design system. This role involves leading development and evolution of our design system, architecting and implementing web components, managing the lifecycle of design system components, and collaborating with design, product, and other engineering teams.

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.
• 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 a strong 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.
• Holds advanced expertise in interaction design principles.
• Experience leveraging AI to empower your and others' work.

Pay

The base salary for this position is expected to be between $95,000 and $209,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location, and is only part of the BNY total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs.

Schedule

This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Benefits

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees' growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

About BNY Mellon

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