Senior Design System Engineer

Job Description Roles & Responsibilities Experience: 5-10 Years Location: Saudi Employment Type: Full-Time Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Design System Engineer to lead the development, implementation, and governance of our enterprise Design System. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between Design and Engineering, ensuring consistency, scalability, accessibility, and reusability across digital products and platforms. Key Responsibilities Design, build, maintain, and evolve a scalable Design System and reusable component library. Collaborate closely with Product Designers, UX Researchers, Product Managers, and Engineering teams. Develop high-quality, accessible, responsive, and reusable UI components. Define and enforce design system standards, guidelines, and best practices. Establish governance processes to ensure design consistency across products. Translate design tokens, patterns, and specifications into production-ready code. Drive adoption of the Design System across multiple teams and business units. Ensure compliance with accessibility standards (WCAG) and responsive design principles. Monitor system performance, scalability, and usability improvements. Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership for front-end architecture decisions. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field. 5-10 years of experience in Front-End Engineering, UI Engineering, or Design System development. Strong expertise in JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, and modern front-end frameworks. Hands-on experience with React and component-based architecture. Experience building and maintaining enterprise-scale Design Systems. Strong understanding of Design Tokens, Atomic Design, and Component Libraries. Experience with Storybook, Figma, and design-to-development workflows. Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) and responsive design principles. Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile development methodologies. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Design System governance and adoption strategies. Knowledge of micro-frontends and scalable UI architectures. Experience integrating Design Systems across web and mobile platforms. Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Jest, Cypress, or Playwright. Experience working in large enterprise or product-based environments. Key Skills Design Systems React.js TypeScript JavaScript Storybook Figma Design Tokens Component Libraries Accessibility (WCAG) HTML5 / CSS3 UI Architecture Front-End Development Agile & Scrum CI/CD Git Nice to Have Experience with Angular or Vue.js. Knowledge of Tailwind CSS or Material UI. Experience with enterprise digital transformation initiatives. Contributions to open-source Design Systems or component libraries. Success Measures Increased Design System adoption across teams. Improved UI consistency and development efficiency. Reduced design and development duplication. Enhanced accessibility compliance and user experience. Faster delivery of digital products through reusable components. Share Company Industry IT - Software Services Department / Functional Area Engineering Keywords Senior Design System Engineer Get real-time job updates only on our App