NewStaff Software Engineeer - Design Systems
Apply on IntuitIntuit is hiring a Staff Design System Engineer in its Design Technology group. The role is a full-stack position focused on building foundational UI infrastructure and scalable, performant component libraries that empower hundreds of engineers. The engineer will advocate for content strategy, creative directions, and engineering complexities, and will leverage generative AI tools (for example GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code) to accelerate development and bridge Figma and code.
✦ AI skillsThis role asks for AI & agentic skills, exactly what we teach at Into Design SystemsWhat you'll do
- Own the technical vision and strategy for the QuickBooks Design System and lead the technical design of complex systems.
- Orchestrate component strategy and specifications by sequencing dependencies, managing risks, and partnering with Product, Analytics, and Design for tech integrations.
- Establish and encourage coding best practices to optimize rendering performance, bundle sizes, and tree-shaking across the ecosystem.
- Design end-to-end customer workflows and scalable technical solutions to balance innovation with practicality when standardizing UI components.
- Identify and eliminate developer experience barriers, and provide durable, future-proof solutions and upgrade paths for consuming teams.
- Define accessibility success by integrating project metrics and trade-offs to ensure WCAG 2.1+ compliance while adjusting quality and maintenance standards.
- Align engineers and cross-functional partners, identify gaps in tech debt, tools, and processes, and provide actionable feedback to empower senior engineers.
- Champion emerging tech and AI/GenAI solutions, and promote investment in tools and technologies that create opportunities for the design system.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Design, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Extensive experience owning technical vision and strategy for a domain, including building, maintaining, and scaling a widely consumed component library or design system across multiple teams.
- Deep knowledge of front-end performance optimization techniques with a track record of solving difficult problems and creating productivity improvements that affect multiple teams.
- Expert knowledge of React, TypeScript, Git, Figma, and component documentation platforms (like Storybook).
- Expert knowledge of CSS and the headless UI ecosystem, with the ability to lead complex technical initiatives and guide teams through pivots and complex changes.
- Profound understanding of accessibility (ARIA, WCAG, screen readers) and the ability to lead experimentation, own problem validation, and influence product roadmaps.
- A strong point of view backed by customer research, and the ability to connect feedback, data, and usage signals to identify latent needs and align strategic goals.
- A portfolio or GitHub profile showcasing professional creative work, open-source contributions, or systems-level engineering.
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