Staff UX Engineer: Design Systems & Frontend Architecture

BD; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Waters is seeking a Staff UX Engineer to define and advance the UX Engineering strategy across the Waters Software portfolio in a role that leads scalable frontend architecture, reusable components, and an enterprise design system.

You will partner with Human Factors Engineering, Product Management, Architecture, and Agile teams to translate user insights into reusable UX solutions and standards that improve usability and accelerate development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, HCI, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, frontend development, UX Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading frontend engineering initiatives across multiple products, teams, or platforms.
• Proven experience designing, implementing, and governing enterprise-scale Design Systems and reusable component libraries.
• Strong expertise in modern frontend technologies, including Angular, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS/SCSS, and Angular Material.
• Hands‑on experience developing and maintaining component libraries using Storybook or similar design system platforms.
• Strong understanding of frontend architecture, component-based design, state management, performance optimisation, and modern web application development.
• Experience establishing engineering standards and best practices for reusable, scalable, and maintainable frontend solutions.
• Proficiency with Git‑based development workflows, source control, code review processes, and CI/CD practices.
• Experience working within Agile and Scrum software development environments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction and collaborate effectively with Product Management, UX, Human Factors Engineering, Architecture, and Software Development teams.
• Willing and able to commute or travel onsite when needed.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the UX Engineering strategy across the Waters Software portfolio, delivering consistent, scalable, and user-centered experiences across products.
• Serve as the technical authority for frontend architecture, UX implementation, and Design System governance.
• Lead the vision, development, adoption, and continuous evolution of a shared enterprise Design System and Storybook component ecosystem.
• Establish standards for component architecture, interaction patterns, accessibility, design tokens, theming, branding, and visual consistency.
• Architect, develop, and maintain reusable UI frameworks and components using Angular, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS/SCSS, and Angular Material.
• Define and govern frontend engineering best practices, including coding standards, documentation, API consistency, component lifecycle management, and architecture review processes.
• Drive quality-focused development practices through automated testing, visual regression testing, accessibility validation, usability verification, and continuous quality monitoring.
• Establish scalable CI/CD, versioning, release management, and dependency governance practices for shared frontend assets and Design System components.
• Partner with Human Factors Engineering, Product Management, Architects, and Agile teams to translate user research and workflow insights into reusable UX solutions and development standards.
• Enable Scrum teams to accelerate software delivery through reusable design assets, implementation guidance, reference architectures, and shared engineering frameworks.
• Collaborate with Technical Leads and Architects to define frontend technology strategies, roadmaps, and long-term platform direction.
• Conduct architecture, design, and implementation reviews to ensure usability, performance, accessibility, maintainability, and consistency across the software portfolio.
• Monitor Design System adoption, platform health, and usage metrics to drive continuous improvement and maximize business impact.
• Mentor and coach frontend engineers and UX practitioners, fostering engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Quality Management System (QMS), regulatory, and accessibility requirements.

Skills

Angular

TypeScript

HTML5

CSS/SCSS

Angular Material

Frontend Architecture

Accessibility

Testing

Component Libraries

Git

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Storybook

Design Tokens

Job description

Waters is seeking a Staff UX Engineer to define and advance the UX Engineering strategy across the Waters Software portfolio in a role that leads scalable frontend architecture, reusable components, and an enterprise design system.

You will partner with Human Factors Engineering, Product Management, Architecture, and Agile teams to translate user insights into reusable UX solutions and standards that improve usability and accelerate development.