Senior Software Engineer - Design Systems - Frontend . Faire

Design Better Podcast; Kitchener; Hybrid; CAD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Faire is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to design and build reusable components for our design system with a strong focus on React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS. You will champion accessibility, performance, and testing across shared components.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with Product Design, and contribute to the frontend architecture while helping scale the system. Hybrid work in Canada is available with equity and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of frontend engineering experience with React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Strong collaboration with Product Design and cross-functional teams.
• Experience building or maintaining a design system or shared UI platform.
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and build reusable, high-quality components that scale across web surfaces.
• Champion accessibility and performance best practices across shared components.
• Establish and maintain testing strategies and quality gates for the design system.
• Partner with engineers across the company to drive adoption and evolve the system.
• Contribute to the technical direction of our frontend architecture and mentor other engineers.

Skills

React

TypeScript

HTML/CSS

Accessibility (WCAG)

Collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Next.js

NX

Storybook

Figma

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Design Systems - Frontend

Full-time Mid Career (3-8 years) Design Systems

About this role

About this roleAs a Senior Frontend Engineer, you’ll collaborate with us to:

• Design and build reusable, high-quality components that scale across Faire's web surfaces
• Champion accessibility and performance best practices across shared components
• Establish and maintain testing strategies and quality gates for the design system
• Partner with engineers across the company to drive adoption and evolve the system based on real usage
• Contribute to the technical direction of our frontend architecture
• Accelerate design process via AI-assisted tooling
• Mentor other engineers, participate in design and code reviews, and raise the bar for frontend craftsmanship across the org

We're excited about you because you have:

• 4+ years of professional frontend engineering experience, with deep expertise in React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS
• Strong collaboration skills and experience partnering closely with Product Design and cross-functional engineering teams
• Experience building or maintaining a design system, component library, or shared UI platform used by multiple product teams
• A strong understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG)
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects from conception through execution, and to influence technical direction beyond your immediate team
• A passion for creating high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code, and for making other engineers more productive
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent industry experience.

Technologies we use and teach:

• React, TypeScript, Next.js, NX
• Figma, Storybook, Playwrite
• REST and streaming APIs, integrating with backend services written in Kotlin

Salary Range Canada: the pay range for this role is $160,000 to $220,000 per year.

This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location. The base pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Faire uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen and select applicants for this position.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Hybrid Faire employees currently go into the office 3 days per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third flex day of their choosing (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday). Additionally, hybrid in-office roles will have the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year. Specific Workplace and Information Technology positions may require onsite attendance 5 days per week as will be indicated in the job posting.

Why you’ll love working at Faire:

• Move fast: You'll own meaningful problems that serve customers around the globe with the agency to move fast and see your results clearly.
• Equipped to scale: We invest in what matters, including the latest enterprise AI tools, to help you work smarter and get more out of every day.
• Best in class: Our team is full of sharp, kind, and generous colleagues who care about their craft and about helping you grow in yours.
• Real rewards. Competitive pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits designed to support your life inside and outside of work.
• Belonging: We're intentional about building an environment where every Faire employee has equal access to opportunities, growth, and success.

Faire was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square. We’re backed by some of the top investors in retail and tech including: Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global. We have headquarters in San Francisco and Kitchener-Waterloo, and a global employee presence across offices in Toronto, London, and New York. To learn more about Faire and our customers, you can read more on our blog.

Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Faire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. To request reasonable accommodation, please fill out our Accommodation Request Form (https://bit.ly/faire-form)

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