Principal Design System Engineer: Lead & Scale

3Shape; København; On-site; DKK 1,100,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare package

Daily meals and private chefs

Job summary

3Shape is seeking an experienced Principal Design System Engineer to drive Lighthouse Design System across web, mobile, and on‑premises software. You will set technical direction, mentor engineers, and partner with product and UX leads to deliver scalable, accessible experiences.

As the first dedicated Design System engineer, you will balance pragmatic solutions with ambitious goals, champion adoption across multiple teams, and help shape a global dental software platform.

Qualifications

• 10+ years software engineering with front-end leadership and design system management.
• Proven ability to influence design system adoption with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring engineers and shaping engineering culture.
• Experience collaborating with designers and product managers on trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Lead Lighthouse Design System across web, mobile, and on‑premise software.
• Establish scalable engineering standards, patterns, and quality practices.
• Own and mature internal component library for multiple product teams.
• Mentor engineers and stay hands‑on during key initiatives.
• Partner with Product Portfolio Strategy and DS UX Lead to ensure business impact.

Skills

Design system leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

AI-assisted development

Mentoring engineers

Tools

Angular

TypeScript

Job description

3Shape is seeking an experienced Principal Design System Engineer to drive Lighthouse Design System across web, mobile, and on‑premises software. You will set technical direction, mentor engineers, and partner with product and UX leads to deliver scalable, accessible experiences.

As the first dedicated Design System engineer, you will balance pragmatic solutions with ambitious goals, champion adoption across multiple teams, and help shape a global dental software platform.