Design System Lead Engineer Job in Bangalore at Condé Nast Inc.

Condé Nast Inc. is hiring for the role of Design System Lead Engineer!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• Manage a small, highly skilled team focused on the continuous improvement and expansion of our design system. Provide mentorship, guidance, and support to foster a collaborative and high-performance team culture.
• Collaborate with team members to align individual goals with broader team and organizational objectives. Encourage professional development and skill enhancement within the team.
• Oversee the extensive library of design tokens, ensuring they encapsulate the essence of our visual identity. Collaborate closely with designers to integrate new tokens, maintain consistency, and optimize for efficiency in the design workflow.
• Lead the envisioning and creation of new design system features. Collaborate with the team to explore innovative solutions and improvements that elevate the design system's capabilities.

Requirements:

• Showcase a portfolio that exemplifies your mastery in systems thinking, coupled with advanced front-end development and a keen understanding of visual design. Highlight projects that vividly demonstrate your prowess in crafting clear, elegant solutions.
• Demonstrate a profound understanding of the design systems landscape, underscored by your experience in both building and contributing to design systems that significantly enhance product development.
• Exhibit a track record marked by the successful development and delivery of web or mobile products. Emphasize your unwavering commitment to craftsmanship, consistently delivering solutions that embody elegance and excellence.
• Showcase your familiarity and hands-on experience with hypothesis-driven design, complemented by your proficiency in qualitative and quantitative testing. Illustrate how you adeptly leverage data to inform and enhance your design decisions.
• Illustrate your established approach to framing and solving challenging problems, emphasizing a rich understanding of a diverse array of engineering methodologies. Share instances where your problem-solving skills led to innovative and effective solutions.
• Display a crystal-clear understanding of modern web technologies, covering "the front of the front end", HTML, CSS, CSS in JS, and modern javascript frameworks primarily React-based applications. Highlight your depth of knowledge in leveraging these technologies to create cutting-edge digital experiences.
• If you have experience with Figma, especially in the development of plugins, highlight this as a distinctive part of your skill set. Showcase how your proficiency in Figma enhances the design workflow and contributes to the overall efficiency of the team.