JPMorgan Lead Software Engineer - Design Engineering System 

United Kingdom, England, London 

689861354

Job responsibilities:

• Lead the creation of new design system requirements and features, and explore how to improve the design system in collaboration with the team.
• Lead Design System Governance, facilitate peer code reviews and QAs. Conducting regular quality assurance checks to ensure the reliability and stability of the system. Oversight of contribution and priorities of deliverables.
• Contribute and maintain the design system: design tokens, variables, Figma - ensuring they are aligned with the visual identity.
• Collaborate closely with designers to integrate new tokens and maintain consistency.
• Lead design system documentation to create clear and accessible documentation for developers, designers, and other stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively with design leadership to ensure the design system aligns with the design vision and strategy.
• Work closely with other teams and stakeholders to identify gaps and opportunities for improvements.
• Bridging the gap between design and engineering and how design systems can contribute to the broader business objectives.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Formal training or certification on systems thinking and front-end development concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Solid understanding of various design systems and experience in both building and contributing to design systems
• Evidence of successful development and delivery of web products and the ability to frame and solve challenging problems
• Expertise in JavaScript, HTML, CSS and the fundamentals of web development for building and integrating APIs into client facing applications
• Experience in modern web technologies including React and TypeScript with strong understanding of coding standards, web development and continuous integration best practices, accessibility and design system governance.
• Collaborative Experience: A team player who thrives in working in cross-functional teams, driving things forward with successful outcomes.
• Strong Communication: Excellent communication and organizational skills to work effectively within a fast-paced and collaborative team and being able to communicate complex software architecture to non-engineering people.
• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience or related field or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Experience with Figma variables and how it enhances the design process and the overall efficiency of the team.
• Experience of using data and customer insights to inform design decisions