Senior FE Engineer with strong UI/UX Design

Important Information 

Location: Brazil
Job Mode: Full-time 
Work Mode: Work from home

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Design System Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role requires a deep understanding of design systems, UX/UI principles, and front-end development. The ideal candidate will be responsible for creating and maintaining a scalable design system that enhances user experience, promotes consistency across our products, and streamlines the design and development process.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Develop, maintain, and evolve the design system, ensuring it meets user needs and aligns with business goals;
• Collaborate closely with designers, developers, and product managers to create reusable components and patterns;
• Conduct user research and usability testing to inform design decisions and improve existing components;
• Implement best practices for design system documentation, including guidelines for usage, accessibility, and responsive design;
• Advocate for design system adoption across teams, providing training and support as needed;
• Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure the design system remains competitive and innovative;
• Contribute to the overall product development lifecycle, ensuring design consistency from conception through implementation;
• Troubleshoot design-related issues and provide solutions that align with technical constraints;
• Assist engineering team(s) with onboarding to the design system;
• Assist and guide engineering teams in upgrading from React 17 to React 18.

Essential Skills

• Experience in design systems, UX/UI design, and front-end development.
• Experience React, Vue and Angular.
• Proficiency in modern design tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch) and front-end technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript and TypeScript);
• Strong understanding of design principles, accessibility standards, and responsive design;
• Experience with Agile development methodologies;
• A robust portfolio showcasing previous design system work and related projects.

Highly Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., GitHub, GitLab);
• Experience with design tokens and component libraries;
• Familiarity with API design and integration;
• Radix UI (React)/Reka UI (Vue): Primitives unstyled components our DS components are built on, providing accessibility and functionality;
• Tools used to develop, document and test UI components (e.g., Storybook, Cypress, Firebase);
• Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Vitest;
• Knowledge of styling and formatting tools including (e.g. ESLint, Prettier, Tailwind);
• Strong understanding of continuous integration and continuous learning (CI/CD) platforms (e.g. CircleCI, GitHub Actions);
• Knowledge of Nx monorepo tooling.

About Encora

Encora is the preferred digital engineering and modernization partner of some of the world’s leading enterprises and digital native companies. With over 9,000 experts in 47+ offices and innovation labs worldwide, Encora’s technology practices include Product Engineering & Development, Cloud Services, Quality Engineering, DevSecOps, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience, Cybersecurity, and AI & LLM Engineering.

At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and qualifications, and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.