This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Engineering Manager (Core UI) based in the United States.
This role sits at the intersection of frontend engineering leadership and product design systems ownership, responsible for shaping the foundation that powers all user-facing interfaces across a complex, high-performance platform. You will lead a specialized Core UI team focused on design systems, shared component libraries, and frontend architecture, ensuring consistency, scalability, and excellence across the product experience. The position combines people leadership with deep technical engagement, requiring you to guide architectural decisions while staying close to implementation details. You will partner closely with UX Design, Product, and Engineering teams to translate design intent into reliable, production-grade UI systems. A key focus of the role is raising the bar on accessibility, performance, and frontend craft while reducing UI inconsistency and technical debt. This is a high-impact leadership role where your work directly shapes how every product team builds and how customers experience the platform.
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Engineering Manager (Core UI) based in the United States.
This role sits at the intersection of frontend engineering leadership and product design systems ownership, responsible for shaping the foundation that powers all user-facing interfaces across a complex, high-performance platform. You will lead a specialized Core UI team focused on design systems, shared component libraries, and frontend architecture, ensuring consistency, scalability, and excellence across the product experience. The position combines people leadership with deep technical engagement, requiring you to guide architectural decisions while staying close to implementation details. You will partner closely with UX Design, Product, and Engineering teams to translate design intent into reliable, production-grade UI systems. A key focus of the role is raising the bar on accessibility, performance, and frontend craft while reducing UI inconsistency and technical debt. This is a high-impact leadership role where your work directly shapes how every product team builds and how customers experience the platform.
Accountabilities:
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Design Engineers and Core Frontend Engineers, managing hiring, performance, and career development.
- Define and execute the Core UI roadmap, aligning frontend platform strategy with broader product and engineering goals.
- Own and evolve the design system, shared component libraries, and core frontend architecture as scalable platform assets.
- Establish and enforce standards for accessibility, performance, responsiveness, testing, and UI consistency across all frontend systems.
- Partner closely with UX Design to align design intent (Figma) with implementation (React/TypeScript), ensuring smooth design-to-code workflows.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with Product and Engineering teams to ensure predictable delivery of UI initiatives.
- Manage technical debt and architectural decisions across the frontend ecosystem with a balance of long-term vision and delivery needs.
- Champion accessibility and UX quality, ensuring a consistent, polished, and inclusive user experience across the platform.
- 8+ years of experience in frontend, UX engineering, or design-adjacent engineering roles.
- 2+ years of experience managing or technically leading engineering teams.
- Strong expertise in TypeScript and React, with deep understanding of modern frontend architecture and component design.
- Proven experience owning or significantly contributing to design systems or shared UI libraries used across multiple teams.
- Strong knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG) and how to operationalize them in production systems.
- Experience collaborating closely with UX designers, product managers, and engineering stakeholders.
- Hands-on experience with Agile development methodologies and cross-team delivery workflows.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence across disciplines.
- Experience with tools such as Storybook, design tokens, and Figma-to-code workflows is a plus.
- Familiarity with frontend testing strategies and broader full-stack collaboration is beneficial.
- Competitive base salary with performance-based bonus and equity opportunities
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one
- Unlimited vacation policy with dedicated wellness days
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Paid parental leave to support family life
- Mental health support, coaching, and counseling resources
- Learning and development access, including LinkedIn Learning
- Equity ownership with additional performance-based grants
- Wellness and lifestyle perks, including fitness and social connection stipends
In this role, you will lead the Core UI function as both a people manager and platform owner, ensuring high-quality frontend systems, strong design-engineering alignment, and scalable UI architecture.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate brings strong frontend engineering expertise combined with proven leadership experience in building and scaling UI or design system teams.
Benefits:
This role offers a comprehensive and competitive package designed to support professional growth, wellbeing, and long-term success.