Lead Software Engineer - Design Engineering (Design System)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Greater London is seeking a Lead Software Engineer. This role involves leading the creation of design systems, improving design governance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have robust skills in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, with experience in React and TypeScript. The firm values strong communication and collaboration skills, as well as a passion for delivering compelling B2B products and services. This is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to innovate and make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Proficient in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS with extensive web development experience.
• Experience in creating and contributing to design systems.
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex concepts.
• Strong collaborative experience in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and improvement of design systems and governance.
• Contribute to design system maintenance and documentation.
• Collaborate with designers to ensure consistency.
• Identify gaps and propose improvements in design.

Skills

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

React

TypeScript

System thinking

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Certification in systems thinking and front-end development

Formal training in software engineering

Tools

Figma

Job description

Join JPMorganChase's business accelerator team, a hub of innovation and customer-centric product development. We're a new B2B organisation, part of a venture focused on creating engaging digital experiences. We're seeking a design engineer with a deep understanding of system thinking and advanced front-end development. You'll be part of a diverse team, contributing to design systems and ensuring a balance of interaction design, accessibility, and visual UI design.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the business accelerator, you will be at the heart of new product development. We are looking for intellectually curious team members with a demonstrated passion for creating compelling B2B products and services for our customers. This role requires an extensive understanding of system thinking and advanced front-end development, and experience in building and contributing to design systems. A balanced understanding of interaction design, accessibility and visual UI design is a must. You will work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team of designers, user researchers, product and engineers creating products and services for our customers.

Job responsibilities

• Lead the creation of new design system requirements and features, and explore how to improve the design system in collaboration with the team.
• Lead Design System Governance, facilitate peer code reviews and QAs. Conducting regular quality assurance checks to ensure the reliability and stability of the system. Oversight of contribution and priorities of deliverables.
• Contribute and maintain the design system: design tokens, variables, Figma - ensuring they are aligned with the visual identity.
• Collaborate closely with designers to integrate new tokens and maintain consistency.
• Lead design system documentation to create clear and accessible documentation for developers, designers, and other stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively with design leadership to ensure the design system aligns with the design vision and strategy.
• Work closely with other teams and stakeholders to identify gaps and opportunities for improvements.
• Bridging the gap between design and engineering and how design systems can contribute to the broader business objectives.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Formal training or certification on systems thinking and front-end development concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Solid understanding of various design systems and experience in both building and contributing to design systems
• Evidence of successful development and delivery of web products and the ability to frame and solve challenging problems
• Expertise in JavaScript, HTML, CSS and the fundamentals of web development for building and integrating APIs into client facing applications
• Experience in modern web technologies including React and TypeScript with strong understanding of coding standards, web development and continuous integration best practices, accessibility and design system governance.
• Collaborative Experience: A team player who thrives in working in cross-functional teams, driving things forward with successful outcomes.
• Strong Communication: Excellent communication and organizational skills to work effectively within a fast-paced and collaborative team and being able to communicate complex software architecture to non-engineering people.
• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience or related field or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Experience with Figma variables and how it enhances the design process and the overall efficiency of the team.
• Experience of using data and customer insights to inform design decisions