Frontend Engineer, Growth Foundations & Design System

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking a frontend engineer to design, build, and ship a comprehensive component library and design system using React.js and our CMS. You will create reusable, accessible components and document them for dynamic content management across the platform.

The role emphasizes pixel-perfect UI, collaboration with Design, and leadership in defining frontend standards and patterns across the organization.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in software development with web and component-driven applications.
• Strong understanding of component-driven design and reusable architecture patterns.
• Experience building or maintaining design systems or component libraries at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship a comprehensive component library and design system using React.js and our custom-built CMS that serves as the foundation for all .com experiences.
• Build and document reusable, accessible components and integrate with our custom CMS to enable dynamic content management and component configuration across the platform.
• Deliver polished, pixel-perfect UI implementations that faithfully translate designs into production, working closely with Design to get every detail right.
• Move quickly across multiple projects and initiatives, balancing speed of delivery with quality.
• Establish and evolve frontend best practices, coding standards, and architectural patterns that become the model for development across the organization.
• Create comprehensive component documentation and guidelines that empower developers across teams to build consistently and efficiently.
• Set the standard for high-quality code, mentor junior and senior engineers, and significantly influence technical decisions and strategy discussions.
• Design and implement scalable, well-documented systems that support growth and complexity across multiple teams and initiatives.
• Optimize component performance, accessibility, and developer experience to accelerate team velocity and reduce friction in the development workflow.
• Drive process improvements and lead by example, establishing patterns and practices that become foundational to frontend development at Kraken.

Skills

Pixel-perfect UI

Component-driven design

React

CSS

Webpack/Vite

REST/GraphQL

CMS integration

Team collaboration

English communication

Mentoring

Tools

React

CSS/HTML

Webpack

Vite

REST/GraphQL

CMS integration

Job description

Kraken is seeking a frontend engineer to design, build, and ship a comprehensive component library and design system using React.js and our CMS. You will create reusable, accessible components and document them for dynamic content management across the platform.

The role emphasizes pixel-perfect UI, collaboration with Design, and leadership in defining frontend standards and patterns across the organization.