Senior Software Engineer, Frontend, Design Systems

Turo Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Employer-paid medical, dental, and vis

Retirement employer match

Learning & Development stipend

Host matching program

Travel credit

Stipends for phone/internet

Paid time off and holidays

In-office lunch and snacks

Job summary

Turo Inc. is seeking a Senior Front-End Software Engineer to join our Design Systems team in San Francisco. You’ll architect, build, document, and maintain Pedal, a cross‑platform design system for Web, iOS, and Android.

You will lead AI-assisted workflows and empower product, design, and engineering with scalable tooling and governance. You will own the Pedal web repo, publish packages, maintain CI pipelines, and mentor engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 4+ years of professional front-end experience.
• 2+ years in Design Systems on a dedicated team.
• Experience collaborating with designers and DS engineers.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain design system foundations and web components.
• Develop release automation, token pipelines, and CI workflows.
• Lead AI-assisted workflows across product, design, and engineering.
• Mentor engineers and participate in hiring.
• Collaborate with product teams and stakeholders.

Skills

HTML

CSS

CSS-in-JS

TypeScript

React

Git

GitHub

Storybook

Chromatic

Figma

SwiftUI

Jetpack Compose

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Storybook

Chromatic

Job description

About the team

We’re looking for a Senior Front-End Software Engineer to join Turo’s Design Systems team. You’ll help us architect, build, document, and maintain Pedal, our cross‑platform system for iOS, Android, and Web. This role combines engineering and enablement. You’ll build foundations and components for Web, develop automation for scale, and help lead our team’s efforts to roll out AI‑assisted workflows across Product, Design, and Engineering. You’ll also build relationships, process, tooling, and documentation to support an effective and well‑managed contribution model.

What you will do

Architect, build, document, and maintain design system foundations and components for Web, with an eye toward cross‑platform consistency. Develop and maintain automations for release workflows, token pipelines, asset updates, documentation, testing, and adoption measurement. Own the Pedal web repo: publish packages, merge dependency updates, maintain CI pipelines, GitHub Actions, and release processes. Lead development of AI‑assisted systems and workflows that support product development. Collaborate on both technical implementation and organizational decision‑making to help the team align on tools, techniques, and governance. Build relationships with product teams that support and encourage system contribution. Evangelize, coach, and educate contributing designers and engineers. Provide customer support and education for system users. Advise, coach, and mentor other engineers. Participate in the hiring process. Other duties as assigned.

Your profile

• Languages & Frameworks: Fluent in HTML, CSS, CSS-in-JS, TypeScript, React, Git, GitHub. Proficient with Storybook and Chromatic. Familiar with Figma, SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose.
• AI & Automation: 1+ years of regular use of LLMs and related tools in your engineering workflow. Experience contributing to AI infrastructure for your organization. You’ve helped teams select tooling and develop governance for shared context.
• Quality: Skilled at developing and maintaining automated test coverage that provides high confidence with minimal friction. Accessibility is a first‑order concern in your work, not an afterthought. Expertise developing responsive, flexible components that support internationalization, user preference, and the unexpected. Deep understanding of composition in declarative component frameworks.
• Communication & Collaboration: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially when explaining complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences. Experience developing projects start‑to‑finish in close, genuine collaboration with designers and engineers across multiple platforms. Not parallel work, integrated work. Strong organizational skills, and an established practice to manage focus and maintain attention to detail, especially through long, complex projects with shifting requirements. Track record of delivering projects on time.
• Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent. 4+ years of professional experience as a front‑end software engineer, ideally with experience on cross‑functional product teams. 2+ of those years focused on Design Systems work within a dedicated Design Systems team. Experience collaborating with designers, DS engineers, and system users during development of accessible, composable components with interfaces aligned across design and other supported platforms. Experience guiding DS designers by providing engineering platform requirements, accessibility requirements, implementation examples from other systems, and exploratory code prototyping. Hands‑on experience migrating new components or breaking changes into a consuming application.
• Bonus: Experience with contribution models. You’ve worked at a company where product teams actively contribute to a shared design system, and you’ve helped make that work well. Experience with LLM context engineering. Previous experience in service industries, agencies, or other customer‑focused environments.

Location & Working Hours

This role will be in‑office on a hybrid schedule — Turists will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursday. Turo considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role.

Salary

For this role, the target base salary range in San Francisco is $156,000-$195,000 annually. This role is also eligible for equity and benefits. In general, our ranges reflect the market‑based target for new hire salaries based on the level and location of the role. Within the range, individual pay is determined by objective factors assessed during the application and interview process, such as job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, equity, benefits, and perks for all full‑time employees
• Employer‑paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (Country specific)
• Retirement employer match
• Learning & Development stipend to invest in your professional development
• Turo host matching program
• Turo travel credit
• Cell phone and internet stipend
• Paid time off to relax and recharge
• Paid holidays, volunteer time off, and parental leave
• In‑office lunch, office snacks, and fun activities for those who are in the office full‑time or hybrid

Values & Culture

We value invention, pragmatism, hustle, and empathy. We exist to make our product development teams more effective.

Inclusivity

Turo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a participant in the U.S. Federal E‑Verify program.

Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.

Turo will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the SanFrancisco Fair Chance Ordinance, as applicable.

We welcome candidates with physical, mental, and/or neurological disabilities.

If you require assistance applying for an open position, or need accommodation during the recruiting process due to a disability, please submit a request to People Operations by emailing [e-mail].

About Turo

Turo is the world’s largest car sharing marketplace where you can book the perfect car for wherever you’re going from a vibrant community of trusted hosts across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and France. Whether you're flying in from afar or looking for a car down the street, searching for a rugged truck or something smooth and swanky, Turo puts you in the driver's seat of an extraordinary selection of cars shared by local hosts. Discover Turo at https://turo.com, the App Store, and Google Play, and check out our blog, Field Notes. Read more about the Turo culture according to Turo CEO, Andre Haddad.