Senior Frontend Lead, Design Systems & Accessibility

Slack Enterprise; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a leader for the Slack Kit & Accessibility engineering team to drive accessibility strategy and maintain Slack Kit across surfaces. You will collaborate with design and product teams to ensure usability and consistency, while shaping the frontend technical direction.

The role requires leadership of a high-performing team, strong communication, and a passion for building accessible, enterprise-grade UI components within Slack’s ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 3+ years leading software engineering teams.
• Senior+ Frontend Software Engineer experience.
• Experience hiring, mentoring, and leading engineers.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Understanding AI development tooling impact.

Responsibilities

• Drive Slack's accessibility strategy with Product and Design.
• Own Slack Kit and ensure a consistent UX across surfaces.
• Set technical direction for Frontend initiatives like CSS modernization.
• Develop roadmaps with IC leads for multi-quarter projects.
• Provide coaching and career growth opportunities for the team.
• Build a sustainable, high-performing team culture.

Skills

Team leadership

Frontend senior-level

Communication

Hiring & mentoring

AI tooling awareness

Computer Science degree or equivalent

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Slack Kit

Design systems

UI component libraries

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a leader for the Slack Kit & Accessibility engineering team to drive accessibility strategy and maintain Slack Kit across surfaces. You will collaborate with design and product teams to ensure usability and consistency, while shaping the frontend technical direction.

The role requires leadership of a high-performing team, strong communication, and a passion for building accessible, enterprise-grade UI components within Slack’s ecosystem.