Remote Design System Engineer

Lensa is a career site that helps job seekers find great jobs in the US. We are not a staffing firm or agency. Lensa does not hire directly for these jobs, but promotes jobs on LinkedIn on behalf of its direct clients, recruitment ad agencies, and marketing partners. Lensa partners with DirectEmployers to promote this job for Insight Global. Clicking "Apply Now" or "Read more" on Lensa redirects you to the job board/employer site. Any information collected there is subject to their terms and privacy notice. Job Description This design system engineer role is a hands-on senior engineering role responsible for building and maintaining this global hotel company's enterprise Design System, which powers their .com site and supports dozens of brands. This role writes production-quality code daily and partners closely with design, accessibility, and product teams to scale brand experiences. Key Responsibilities Build and maintain a scalable Design System, including components, design tokens, documentation, and tooling Write high-quality, semantic, accessible HTML and CSS (WCAG compliant) Implement React components focused on DOM behavior, browser interactions, and reusability Translate design concepts and external brand kits into scalable, production-ready code Define and evolve component APIs and theming capabilities Extend the component library into new areas (e.g., forms and advanced UI patterns) Perform UI audits for accessibility, consistency, and performance Debug and resolve front-end issues through testing and research Build and maintain tooling (Storybook, linting, tests, build scripts) Ensure Design System adoption and code quality across product teams Brand & Platform Impact Support frequent rebrands (currently 4–5, scaling to 10+ simultaneously) Manage fonts, colors, styles, and themes across 35 core brands and nested brand families This .com site is built on the Design System; updates directly impact site-wide UI Collaboration & Team Work on a 5-person Design System team with designers, a PM, and engineers Partner closely with accessibility specialists and brand/design stakeholders Required Expertise Expert-level HTML/CSS with a strong portfolio of high-quality work Strong React experience focused on UI infrastructure Deep accessibility knowledge (WCAG required) Experience building systems that scale across brands and platforms We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/. Skills And Requirements

•  Someone who has built a custom design system from scratch, understanding of how themes in design systems work (theming of brands, multi theme design system where each brand has a different set of fonts).
• Significant experience developing valid, accessible, semantic HTML.
• Extensive CSS experience including modular CSS architecture.
• Strong experience with Design Tokens at scale.
• Deep React knowledge with emphasis on browser/DOM interactions.
• Strong awareness of browser compatibility issues.
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.x, ARIA, and accessibility best practices.
• Experience with modern front-end tooling (Vitest, Testing Library, Storybook).
• Experience with build tools including Vite, Webpack, Rollup.
• Strong component-based development experience.
• Experience defining Design System components and APIs.
• Figma expertise
•  Larger enterprise environment working with multiple brands and theming
• Expert HTML, CSS, JS, React, and component architecture.
• Experience with design token tooling and scalable CSS strategies.
• Familiar with Storybook, Figma APIs, accessibility tooling, DevOps, and CI/CD. Storybook for component development

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