The Front-End Developer will design and maintain a design system, build reusable components, and collaborate on UI specifications while ensuring accessibility compliance.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a Front-End Developer (Design Systems Specialist) with a passion for clean design, scalable architecture, and reusable code. You’ll work at the intersection of design and engineering, building a world-class frontend framework that drives consistency across products and teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain a comprehensive design system, including reusable component libraries, style guides, and documentation.
- Build and maintain a Storybook instance with thorough documentation and live interactive examples.
- Architect and implement hybrid design system strategies using both Close Props API and Component API.
- Build reusable, accessible components with React and Radix UI, ensuring WCAG AA compliance.
- Develop UI components integrated with Uniform and Contentstack for hyper-personalized digital experiences.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with designers, product managers, and engineers to define and implement component specifications.
- Write clean, maintainable code with best practices in React, TypeScript, HTML, CSS Modules, and JavaScript.
- Participate in code reviews, mentoring, and contribute to process improvements.
- Stay up to date with front-end trends, tools, and best practices.
- 3+ years of experience in front-end development, with a focus on design systems.
- Strong expertise in React.js, including hooks, context API, and modern state management (e.g., Redux, React Query).
- Demonstrated experience building and maintaining a design system in Storybook.
- Familiarity with Close Props API and Component API strategies for flexible component development.
- Experience working with Radix UI and creating accessible UI components.
- Integration experience with headless CMS platforms, especially Contentstack and digital experience platforms like Uniform.
- Solid understanding of WCAG AA accessibility standards.
- Strong communication and team collaboration skills.
- A portfolio showcasing past design system work is required.
Bonus Points:
- Proficiency in TypeScript.
- Experience with testing tools like Cypress, Jest, or React Testing Library.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps workflows.
- Contributions to open-source design systems or UI libraries.
- In-depth knowledge of Storybook plugins and custom configurations.
Working Conditions:
- Type of job: Temporary Contractor – 1 year with the possibility to extend
- Work hours: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week
- Location: Toronto, ON
Top Skills
Close Props Api
Component Api
Contentstack
Css Modules
HTML
JavaScript
Radix Ui
React
Storybook
Typescript
Uniform
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