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Senior Frontend Engineer - Design Systems Evolution

SeniorFull-timeOfficeMelbourne VIC, AustraliaInformation technologySoftware engineeringPosted 4 weeks agoVerified 4 weeks ago
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About the job

Join a dynamic team that is redefining how the world experiences design. This job offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a design system that empowers individuals to create seamless, high-quality experiences for millions of users globally. The team values collaboration, innovation, and a supportive environment where everyone can thrive and achieve their goals together.

You'll be responsible for

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Owning standards and utilities

Owning the standards, layout primitives, testing tooling, and cross-platform utilities that underpin Easel and the broader frontend codebase.
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Driving technical quality improvements

Driving large-scale technical quality improvements across the frontend ecosystem — from defining migration strategies through to adoption at scale.
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Partnering with product teams

Partnering closely with product teams to understand pain points, identify opportunities, and connect solutions to broader platform goals.

Key criteria

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TypeScript and React experience

Strong commercial experience with TypeScript and React is essential.

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Infrastructure and migration solutions

Experience solving large-scale infrastructure or migration challenges.

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Systems-level perspective

Ability to think beyond components to shape frontend standards.

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5 criteria for this job
TypeScript and React experience
Strong commercial experience with TypeScript and React is essential.

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Infrastructure and migration solutions
Experience solving large-scale infrastructure or migration challenges.

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Systems-level perspective
Ability to think beyond components to shape frontend standards.

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Collaborative communication skills
Strong communicator who influences and aligns across teams.

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Curiosity about AI tooling
Interest in how AI is reshaping design systems and workflows.

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