Staff Frontend Engineer - Design Systems
Core
Lead the engineering direction and execution of Telescope, Pleo's design system, to enable consistent, accessible, and high-quality UI across web and mobile products.
Role type
Staff Frontend Engineer (Design Systems)
Builds
Telescope design system (components, patterns, guidelines, tooling) for Pleo's spend management platform
Domain
Fintech / Spend Management / Web & Mobile Frontend
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
TypeScript, React, component library architecture, versioning strategies, testing frameworks (unit/integration/E2E), accessibility standards, performance optimization, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Modern frontend engineering patterns, design system contribution models, automation tooling, technical mentorship
Technologies
TypeScript, React, Telescope
Responsibilities
Set technical direction for Telescope architecture and release practices; drive adoption of the design system across product teams; improve developer experience through tooling and automation; mentor engineers and foster technical leadership; contribute hands-on code to the design system; represent Design Systems in cross-team initiatives
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
