Software Engineer (Design Systems)

Join Assembled, a fast-growing startup in the workforce management space. As a Software Engineer specializing in Design Systems, you will lead the technical vision for our design system, influencing every product team at Assembled. You will modernize our frontend foundations, raise the bar for frontend quality, and establish best practices across teams. Enjoy competitive compensation, comprehensive insurance, flexible work arrangements, and office perks.

• Lead the technical vision for the design system, defining the architecture and building the infrastructure.
• Collaborate closely with the Design Systems Designer to make foundational decisions that influence product teams.
• Own the technical direction of the design system, including token architecture, components, tooling, testing, and adoption.
• Has strong product and design instincts, with a sharp eye for craft and user experience
• Is excited about AI-assisted development workflows, and how design systems can help guide and accelerate AI-generated code
• Has owned or significantly evolved a design system used across multiple teams or products
• Communicates clearly and collaborates effectively, especially across engineering and design
• Has raised the quality bar of a product, improving performance, accessibility, usability, and interaction design
• Has deep frontend expertise, including TypeScript, component architecture, and modern frontend tooling
• Has 3+ years of experience building frontend products, with meaningful ownership over architecture and technical direction
• Experience with our full stack: React, Storybook, and data visualization libraries such as visx, D3, or Chart.js
• Experience building B2B SaaS or highly interactive, data-rich applications