Senior Design Engineer: Web Motion & Design System

Mercury; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 166,600 - 208,300; Full time

Job summary

Mercury is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to enhance the visitor experience on their site, bringing design intentions to life through engineering excellence. In this collaborative role, you'll work closely with brand designers, manage animations, and extend the design system.

The ideal candidate will have strong proficiency in web technologies like HTML, CSS, React, and Next.js, and will be dedicated to maintaining high-performance user experiences. Mercury offers a competitive salary range of $166,600 to $208,300 for this role.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated engineering quality and design sensibility.
• Experience leading complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Fluency in HTML and CSS as creative mediums.
• Proficiency in web animation techniques across platforms.
• Experience with React and Next.js in marketing contexts.
• Able to extend design systems effectively.

Responsibilities

• Bring design intent to life with high-fidelity layouts.
• Propose web platform enhancements beyond the design spec.
• Implement animations that engage users effectively.
• Build and extend the design system for new use cases.
• Collaborate closely with brand designers as a peer.
• Set quality standards for Mercury's online presence.

Skills

HTML

CSS

React

Next.js

Web Animation

Design Systems

Tools

DatoCMS

Job description

Mercury is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to enhance the visitor experience on their site, bringing design intentions to life through engineering excellence. In this collaborative role, you'll work closely with brand designers, manage animations, and extend the design system.

The ideal candidate will have strong proficiency in web technologies like HTML, CSS, React, and Next.js, and will be dedicated to maintaining high-performance user experiences. Mercury offers a competitive salary range of $166,600 to $208,300 for this role.