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Senior Frontend Engineer - Design Systems Evolution

SeniorFull-timeOfficeSydney NSW, AustraliaDesignSoftware engineeringPosted 4 weeks agoVerified 4 weeks ago
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About the job

This job is about joining a dynamic team that is redefining design experiences. The impact of your work will be significant, as you contribute to building world-class foundations that empower others. Collaboration and innovation are at the heart of how the team operates, making it an exciting opportunity for growth and creativity.

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You'll be responsible for

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Owning standards and utilities

Taking charge of the standards, layout primitives, testing tooling, and cross-platform utilities that support Easel and the frontend codebase.
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Driving technical quality improvements

Leading large-scale technical quality enhancements across the frontend ecosystem, from defining strategies to ensuring adoption.
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Partnering with product teams

Collaborating closely with product teams to identify pain points, discover opportunities, and connect solutions to broader goals.

Key criteria

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TypeScript and React experience

Strong commercial experience with TypeScript and React frameworks.

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Infrastructure and migration expertise

Experience solving large-scale infrastructure or migration challenges.

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Systems-level perspective

Ability to think beyond individual components in frontend ecosystems.

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

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

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Systems-level perspective
Ability to think beyond individual components in frontend ecosystems.

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Collaborative communication skills
Strong ability to influence and align across technical teams.

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

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