[All remote jobs](https://jobicy.com/jobs.md)Open role[![Pleo logo](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/06/b27fbed2-221.jpg)](https://jobicy.com/company/pleo.md)Remote opportunity at[Pleo](https://jobicy.com/company/pleo.md) # Staff Frontend Engineer – Design Systems Review the role, location requirements, compensation details, and application process before deciding whether this opportunity fits your next career move. [Apply for this job](#job-application)[View company](https://jobicy.com/company/pleo.md)Share23 Aug 2026Published57Listing views4Application actions22 Sep 2026Apply before Opportunity details ## About this role. AI SummaryPleo is hiring a Staff Frontend Engineer to lead technical direction and hands-on delivery for Telescope, its design system spanning web and mobile. The role focuses on component architecture, design tokens, versioning, testing, accessibility, documentation, release practices, and developer tooling. This engineer will shape contribution and intake processes while partnering closely with design and product engineering teams across the company. Success requires strong TypeScript and modern frontend expertise, platform-minded systems design, stakeholder alignment, and mentorship of other engineers. ## Role DNA A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description. ### Job Complexity 5/5EasyHard ### Pace & Pressure 4/5RelaxedFast-paced ### Autonomy Level 5/5GuidedFull ownership ### Communication Load 5/5IndependentCollaborative AI insightThis is a staff-level platform role with broad technical ownership across a shared design system used by many teams. It requires balancing hands-on engineering with organizational influence, quality standards, adoption strategy, and cross-functional decision-making. ## Salary analysis Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles. Estimated job medianMarket rate$185,000US market range$160k–$225k0$248k AI insightNo salary is disclosed in the posting, so these are estimated US-market annual base salary figures in USD for a Staff Frontend Engineer specializing in design systems. Actual pay may vary materially by country, local employment arrangement, equity, and total compensation structure. ## Core skills Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity. [TypeScript](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=TypeScript.md)[React](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=React.md)[Design systems](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Design%20systems.md)[Component libraries](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Component%20libraries.md)[Frontend architecture](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Frontend%20architecture.md)[Accessibility](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Accessibility.md)[Visual testing](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Visual%20testing.md)[Developer tooling](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Developer%20tooling.md)[Design tokens](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Design%20tokens.md)[Technical leadership](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Technical%20leadership.md) Sample interview questionsHow would you establish technical direction for a design system used by many independent product teams?I would start by understanding current adoption, pain points, contribution patterns, and product-team needs. I would define clear principles for APIs, accessibility, versioning, and quality, then publish a pragmatic roadmap with measurable outcomes such as adoption, upgrade completion, and defect reduction. Direction should be reinforced through reference implementations, documentation, automated checks, and regular cross-functional feedback rather than through standards alone. Describe how you would handle a breaking change to a widely used component library. I would first assess the impact through usage data and repository searches, then determine whether a backward-compatible path is possible. If a breaking change is necessary, I would provide a migration guide, codemods where feasible, deprecation warnings, a communicated timeline, and support for high-impact teams. I would track migration progress and remove the old API only after teams have had a realistic and well-supported transition period. What testing strategy would you use for a design system? I would combine unit tests for component logic, integration tests for behavior and accessibility, visual regression testing for UI changes, and targeted end-to-end coverage for critical workflows. Automated accessibility checks should run in CI, but they should complement manual review for keyboard behavior, screen-reader semantics, and interaction design. The strategy should prioritize confidence and fast feedback while keeping maintenance costs proportionate to component risk. How would you improve contributions from product teams to the design system? I would make the contribution path explicit, lightweight, and predictable through documented standards, templates, ownership expectations, and clear triage. Contributors need early design and engineering feedback, reliable local tooling, and transparent decisions about prioritization and maintenance. I would also recognize successful contributions and use recurring feedback to remove friction from the process. How do you balance hands-on coding with staff-level leadership responsibilities? I focus my coding time on high-leverage work such as foundational architecture, difficult components, automation, and exemplar implementations. I create leverage by setting clear technical context, mentoring engineers, reviewing important designs, and unblocking decisions across teams. Regularly revisiting priorities ensures that my direct implementation work supports the broader strategy rather than becoming a bottleneck. ### About Pleo Messy spend management is tricky business. And tedious processes are a lose-lose situation for all involved, not just finance. At Pleo, we’re changing that. We build spend solutions that make managing money seamless, empowering, and surprisingly effective for finance teams and employees alike – with a vision to help all businesses ‘go beyond’. The word ‘Pleo’ actually means ‘more than you’d expect’, and living by that mantra has been the secret to our success over the last 10 years. Now, we’re at a pivotal moment in our journey; every move we make has a direct impact on our 40,000+ customers, our business, and our collective success. We need people who take pride in uncovering customer needs, who turn complex problems into simple solutions, challenge the way things are done (respectfully), and always aim high. With great ambitions driving us forward, we can’t say we’ve got this whole thing figured out. And frankly, that’s half the fun! What we can say is that we’re a driven, progressive, and, importantly, a kind bunch of 850+ people from over 100 nationalities, all committed to delivering the future of business spending, together. We at Pleo are on a mission to make spend management surprisingly effective and empowering. We build a product used by thousands of companies across Europe, and our design system is a core part of delivering a consistent, accessible, high-quality experience. We’re hiring a Staff Engineer to join the Design Systems team. This will help lead the engineering direction and execution of our design system across web and mobile. ### What Design Systems does * Own and evolve Telescope, Pleo’s design system (components, patterns, guidelines, and tooling). * Enable product teams to ship faster with consistent UI, accessibility, and quality. * Partner with Design and Engineering across the company to drive adoption and improve the contribution experience. * Steward shared foundations (tokens, components, documentation, and best practices). ### What you’ll be doing As a Staff Engineer in Design Systems, you will be a force multiplier for product delivery and UI quality across Pleo * Set technical direction for key parts of Telescope (architecture, component standards, release practices, and quality bars) * Drive and evolve our contribution model and how teams interact with Design Systems * Own and improve how requests flow into the team (triage, prioritisation, and expectations) * Improve the developer and contributor experience through tooling and automation, including: Design system visual testing and workflows * Supporting internal operational needs where relevant * Improving how we measure and communicate adoption and system health * Evolving our docs publishing workflow * Lead rituals that keep the team effective and aligned * Represent Design Systems in cross-team initiatives and align stakeholders across Design and Engineering * Coach and mentor engineers, and help grow technical leadership in the frontend community * Contribute hands-on in code. This role blends strategy and execution. You should expect to be coding a meaningful part of the time. ### You’ll bring solid experience with * Building and maintaining component libraries or platform-like products that serve multiple teams. * TypeScript and modern frontend engineering (React experience is a plus). * Designing maintainable systems with clear boundaries, versioning, and backwards compatibility. * Testing practices and tooling (unit, integration, end-to-end) and a strong quality mindset. * Accessibility and performance best practices for UI systems. * Collaboration with designers and product engineers, and navigating tradeoffs across stakeholders. ### Your colleagues would say you * Lead by example and raise the bar with pragmatism and care. * Communicate clearly, listen well, and bring people along in decisions. * Enjoy breaking down complex problems, gathering input, and driving to a solution. * Coach others and create space for people to grow. * Prefer progress over perfection, while still caring deeply about quality. ### Show me the benefits! * Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending!) * Lunch is on us for your work days – enjoy catered meals or receive a lunch allowance based on your local office * Comprehensive private healthcare – depending on your location, coverage options include Vitality, Alan or Médis * We offer 25 days of holiday + your public holidays * For our Team, we offer both hybrid and fully remote working options * We use MyndUp to give our employees access to free mental health and well-being support with great success so far * Paid parental leave – we want to make sure that we’re supportive of families and help you feel that you don’t have to compromise your family due to work ### About your application * English first. 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For more information on how Pleo processes personal data, read our Privacy Policy [here](https://www.pleo.io/en/legal). * Applying for multiple roles? Nothing is stopping you, and we assess every role independently. However, we do look for alignment, so make sure you can explain why your interest and experience are right for each specific role. * Reapplying. If you’re applying for the same role again, please wait six months from your last decision before hitting submit. Show more [Apply now >](https://jobicy.com/jobs/151420-staff-frontend-engineer-design-systems.md) > Annual salary information is not provided for this position. 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