Senior Design System Developer

Join Vonage and help us innovate cloud communications for businesses worldwide!

Vonage Communications APIs: 

As an emerging leader in the $10B+ communications API market, we empower global brands to connect better with their customers, employees, and partners through transformative communications experiences. For example, Vonage API solutions empower organizations to build their custom omnichannel communications structure. This allows them to reach and engage customers on their preferred schedule and channel — including voice, video, and messaging. Think of a rideshare service instantly connecting with customers, hospital staff conducting remote monitoring, customers verifying their identity before completing a purchase, AI virtual agents servicing customers around the clock, and much more.

Why this role matters:

As a Design System Developer, you will play a critical role in the creation, maintenance, and evolution of our design system. This system empowers our designers and engineers to build cohesive, accessible, and high-quality user experiences. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive consistency and efficiency across the product suite by developing reusable components, ensuring design-to-code alignment, and supporting the scalability of our products.

Your key responsibilities:

• Build and Maintain Design System Components: Develop, document, and maintain reusable web components and libraries for use with modern front-end frameworks (e.g.,Vue, React).
• Collaborate with Designers and Engineers: Work closely with design and engineering teams to ensure consistency between design and implementation, turning high-fidelity prototypes into production-ready components.
• Ensure Accessibility and Responsiveness: Implement accessibility best practices (WCAG) and responsive design principles across all components, ensuring usability on various devices and platforms.
• Create Documentation and Guidelines: Produce clear, thorough documentation and usage guidelines to help teams implement the design system components effectively and consistently.
• Develop Tooling and Workflows: Build or enhance tools that support efficient workflows, such as automated testing, design handoff tools, and continuous integration pipelines.
• Stay Current with Industry Trends: Keep up with the latest in design system development, front-end frameworks, and accessibility best practices to bring fresh ideas to the team.

What you'll bring

Required:

• Experience with Front-End Development: 3+ years of experience with JavaScript and a Javascript framework (React, Vue, Angular) and strong CSS/SASS skills.
• Design System and Component Library Expertise: Proven experience in building and maintaining a design system or component library in a collaborative team environment.
• Accessibility Knowledge: Strong understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG,ARIA) and a passion for building inclusive experiences.
• Strong Communication Skills: Ability to translate design requirements into technical specifications and communicate complex ideas effectively with non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Version Control: Experience with version control systems, especially Git, and workflows for collaborative development.

Experience we consider a plus:

• Experience working in a Design System team
• Experience with Theming/Branding Systems: Knowledge of design tokens and theming libraries (e.g., Styled Components, Emotion).
• Proficiency in Design Tools: Familiarity with design tools like Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD, including component libraries and design-to-development workflows.
• Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD): Experience with CI/CD pipelines and testing frameworks.
• Performance Optimization: Understanding of web performance optimization and browser rendering mechanics.

How you’ll benefit:

• Unlimited Discretionary Time Off
• Private Medical Insurance with the option to add dependents at your own cost
• Multisport Gym Membership
• Educational Assistance Reimbursement Program
• Lunch and Learn Sessions
• Opportunity to be reimbursed for conferences, trainings, and other events consistent with the area of work aimed at personal development
• Three Paid Volunteer Days a Year
• Reimbursement for the costs of prescription glasses
• Maternity and Paternity Leave

Additional benefits and perks will be shared and discussed with you by the recruiter during the interview process

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There’s no perfect candidate. You don't need all the preferred qualifications to make a valuable impact on our team. Our employees and customers come from diverse backgrounds, so if you're passionate about what you could achieve at Vonage, we'd love to hear from you.

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Who we are:

Vonage is a global cloud communications leader. And your talent will further help brands - such as Airbnb, Viber, WhatsApp, and Snapchat - accelerate their digital transformation through our fully programmable-based unified communications, contact center solutions, and communications APIs. Ready to innovate? Then join us today.

Note: The purpose of this profile is to provide a general summary of essential responsibilities for the position and is not meant as an exhaustive list. Assignments may differ for individuals within the same role based on business conditions, departmental need or geographic location.