Prinicpal UX Engineer

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Are you passionate about creating exceptional developer experiences and shaping the future of the Agentic Design System?! Join Salesforce's Design Systems Engineering team as a Principal UX Engineer, where you'll help drive technical excellence and innovation in our next-generation design system.

As a Principal UX Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in delivering high-quality, accessible, and performant components that power experiences for millions of developers. You'll collaborate with designers, engineers, and product managers to create scalable solutions that meet the needs of both no-code and pro-code developers.
Key Responsibilities:

• Lead technical implementation of complex design system features and architectural improvements
• Drive code quality standards and testing strategies across the team
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on best practices in web development
• Contribute to technical decision-making and architecture discussions
• Champion web standards and accessibility best practices
• Spearhead innovation initiatives that improve developer experience and system efficiency
• Create educational content and documentation to support adoption
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with product roadmap

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of professional software development experience
• Deep expertise with modern HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and web standards
• Strong understanding of component-based architecture and design systems
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality, maintainable code
• Experience with web accessibility standards (WCAG) and implementation
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies and tools
• Experience mentoring other engineers and leading technical initiatives
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work across teams
• Track record of driving innovation and technical improvements

Technical Skills:

• Expert knowledge of semantic HTML and accessible interface development
• Advanced proficiency in CSS, including modern layout techniques and architecture patterns
• Strong JavaScript skills and experience with modern frameworks
• Experience with build tools, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with design tools like Figma
• Understanding of performance optimization and cross-browser compatibility
• Version control with Git

Our Technology Stack:

• Modern HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Web Components / React
• Jest, Storybook
• PostCSS, Modern build tools
• GitHub, CI/CD pipelines

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Opportunity to impact millions of developers worldwide
• Collaborative, inclusive team environment
• Focus on innovation and technical excellence
• Strong emphasis on learning and professional growth
• Chance to shape the future of enterprise design systems

Join us in building the next generation of Salesforce's design system, creating tools and components that empower developers to build beautiful, accessible, and high-performance applications.

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