Senior Design System Engineer

Job Description

Overview (Why This Role?)
We are seeking a passionate and enthusiastic Senior Design System Engineer to drive the design system team, build a performant, scalable design system that supports our mobile-first web applications and overall platform, help create best-in-class digital experiences to connect our audience with world-renowned magazine brands using a modern JavaScript stack. You will be accountable for the vision, roadmap, build, and implementation of Hearst Magazine's UI components, design and engineering tools and work on the app that is the first point of contact for the 150 million people we reach through our iconic and diverse brands mentioned above. And that's just the United States; our global reach is even larger. Our technology, tools, services, and solutions touch hundreds of millions of lives by driving experiences and growing businesses. Our engineers, product managers, data scientists, and designers build a suite of products to lead the way in shaping and managing the future of publishing.
You'll join a diverse, supportive community of engineers creating a modern content technology stack - built from the ground up - to give our clients and users tools that enable them to tell incredible stories and run their businesses more effectively. We use modern web technologies like JavaScript, Typescript, Node.js, GraphQL, React, and Python. We're building an open, service-oriented platform driven by APIs, and we believe in crafting simple, elegant solutions to complex technological and product problems. Our platform is built on AWS and Kubernetes with deployments automated through Slack bots.
About Hearst Magazines (Why Us?)
Hearst Magazines' portfolio of more than 30 iconic brands in the US-including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper's BAZAAR, and Popular Mechanics-inspires, entertains, and builds new and bold experiences for an engaged and growing audience across digital, video, social and print, reaching nearly 130 million readers and site visitors each month. With sophisticated content creation, cutting-edge technology, and industry-leading data capabilities, we make media and products that move people across all platforms. We are a global media company that publishes nearly 200 magazine editions and 175 websites around the world-and together, we are shaping what's next.

Key Responsibilities (What You Are Doing)
• Develop, maintain and enhance our design system, including a library of reusable components, design patterns, UI guidelines with Figma and internal design system tools across our platform.
• Work with design system team members through implementation details, ensuring alignment with project goals.
• Collaborate and support designers and engineers to build scalable platforms to support the front-end teams in building and creating user-centric digital experiences.
• Relentlessly simplify and distill complex processes into intuitive and elegant UI
• Innovate by questioning and refining existing processes or establishing new ones.
• Conduct regular peer code reviews, ensuring high standards of quality.
• Identify, monitor, and tackle technical debt and seek out areas for optimization.
Qualifications (What We're Looking For)
• Work Experience: Minimum of 5 years in a relevant role.
• Attitude: Possess a positive and empathetic approach to teamwork and problem-solving.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in full-stack JavaScript development, solid UI/UX and design knowledge, proficient in design tools like figma and understanding of design patterns and design tokens
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of design systems' best practices.
• To be at the forefront of Design System thinking and introduce new methods, tools, and technical developments to the team
• Ability to effectively collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers
• Learning Mindset: Demonstrated eagerness to learn and embrace continuous improvement.
• Interest and working experience in front-end development will be considered an added advantage.
• This is a hybrid position based in New York City, with an in-office requirement of four days per week.
Benefits (What We Offer)
• Work with the Best: Collaborate with top-tier professionals across media, advertising, tech, fashion, lifestyle, and publishing, shaping the future of these dynamic industries.
• Grow Your Skills: Unlock your potential with access to innovative training programs, immersive workshops, and exclusive industry events.
• Work-Life Harmony: Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work, empowering you to balance professional success with personal priorities.
• Foster Connection & Belonging: Join our Employee Resource Groups and help create a welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered.
• Wellness First: Prioritize your well-being with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1.
• Plan for Your Financial Future: Enjoy competitive financial perks, including a 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
The base salary for this role is between $133,000 - $150,000. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
Hearst Magazines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-veexxn-216-73-216-111-42 in your application.