Frontend Engineer (Design core team)

About the role

In this role, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining reusable UI components across all company products. You will also own and enhance the company-wide UI design system, ensuring best practices and coding standards are followed.

You will collaborate closely with designers to evolve the design system and integrate the UI Kit into various applications. Success in this position means effectively influencing UI and UX across all products and contributing to the overall quality and performance of the user interface.

The salary range for this position is between $55,000 and $85,000, depending on experience.

Skills that matter here

• JavaScript: This role requires excellent JavaScript knowledge to build responsive web applications.
• React: Strong hands-on experience with React is essential for developing UI components.
• HTML: HTML skills are necessary for creating structured web applications.
• CSS: CSS expertise is important for ensuring visual consistency across applications.
• Material UI: Experience with Material UI is required for implementing design systems.
• Agile: Experience in an Agile environment is important for effective collaboration and project management.

Who this role suits

• A person who thrives in this role has a strong background in frontend development with a focus on design systems.
• They are proactive problem solvers who take ownership of their work and are comfortable working independently.
• They possess good communication skills in English and Russian, facilitating collaboration with designers and team members.
• They have a passion for UI quality and consistency, and are experienced in driving code review processes.

From the employer

• Building and maintaining reusable UI components for all company products
• Owning and evolving the company-wide UI design system and core UI Kit
• Shaping and enforcing UI engineering best practices and coding standards
• Acting as a technical reference point for UI-related topics across teams
• Influencing how UX and UI work and look across all applications
• Supporting and leading the integration of the UI Kit into multiple products
• Collaborating closely with designers on the evolution of the design system
• Contributing to technical processes around UI development
• Participating in code reviews for the shared UI codebase and consuming applications

General expertise

• 5+ years of experience as a Frontend Engineer (JavaScript, React)
• Strong hands-on experience with the React 18+ ecosystem
• Excellent JavaScript knowledge (ES6/ES7)
• Solid experience building responsive web applications for desktop and mobile browsers (HTML, CSS, React, Material UI)
• Awareness of cross-browser compatibility issues and client-side performance considerations
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Good level of spoken and written English and Russian

Design systems, UI architecture & component-driven development

• Proven experience building and maintaining design systems at scale
• Deep understanding of component-driven development (Storybook, MDX, visual testing)
• Strong knowledge of design tokens, theming, and scalable UI architecture
• Experience working closely with designers (Figma, design handoff, design tokens synchronization)
• Passion for UI quality, consistency, and reusable component development
• Experience integrating a shared UI Kit into multiple applications and teams
• Quality, ownership & engineering mindset
• Deep understanding and practical experience in software testing (unit, UI, integration, component tests)
• Proactive mindset and willingness to take ownership of the UI design system
• Ability to work independently and solve complex problems
• Experience participating in and driving code review processes and coding standards

Nice-to-have

• Understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG, ARIA)
• Experience contributing to internal or open-source UI libraries
• Familiarity with Figma API or automated design-to-code workflows
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for frontend modules

• Flexible Benefits — up to €230/month for wellness, coworking, home office, etc.
• Fully remote work from almost anywhere; optional offices and relocation support
• Flexible, async-friendly environment
• Budget for courses, certifications, and professional development; language learning support
• Medical insurance or reimbursement; mental health support
• Financial support for important life events
• Merch shop with rewards; team offsites and company events