Staff Design Engineer

What You Will Do

• Embed with feature teams to up-level experiences.
• Set the front-end architecture vision, not just contributing to it.
• Drive adoption and influence teams outside your direct org.
• Own the technical roadmap for a system or component pillar.
• Design and build exceptional experiences, ensuring the highest level of polish, creativity, and interaction to solve complex customer problems.
• Support the design and development of Snowflake's design system, promoting quality and craft across all surfaces.
• Build design components and foundations, in collaboration with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and other designers.
• Employ a keen eye for detail to ensure a seamless and visually compelling experience.
• Stay abreast of emerging design trends, technologies, and methodologies to bring fresh ideas and approaches to the team.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience designing and building high-quality UIs.
• Exceptional attention to detail, with a portfolio that showcases your ability to deliver polished, creative, and highly interactive designs.
• Strong collaborative and communication skills, capable of leading projects and working effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong web development skills (React JS, CSS3, JS/Typescript, NodeJS).
• Experience with structuring design systems for AI.
• Strong accessibility experience.
• Strong understanding of visual and interaction design fundamentals (including layout, typography, and color).

Nice-to-Haves

• Knowledge of databases and associated concepts.
• Experience with both consumer and B2B Design systems.
• Experience embedding with feature teams.