# Staff Design Engineer

**Company:** [Snowflake](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/snowflake)
**Location:** Bellevue, WA, Menlo Park, CA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $173k – $248k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** React, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Design Systems, Accessibility, UI Design, Interaction Design
**Posted:** 2026-07-15

> Staff Design Engineer on Snowflake's Stellar Design System team, embedding with feature teams to set front-end architecture, own technical roadmaps, and build polished, accessible, AI-structured design components and exceptional user experiences.

## Job Description

## 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.

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