Senior Software Engineer, Design Systems (UI Developer) at Equinix in Sunnyvale, California

Job Description:

Senior Software Engineer, Design Systems (UI Developer)

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 200+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed. 

We are a fast-growing global company with 70+ consecutive quarters of growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of nearly 10,000 companies, including 1,800+ networks and 2,900+ cloud and IT service providers in over 26 countries spanning five continents.  

Responsibilities

• Design and develop low-level, foundational design kits, component libraries, and frameworks that enable high-quality user experiences across different product areas, geographies, and platforms


• Work closely with product teams (including product managers, designers, and engineers) to ensure the Equinix design system is supporting their current and future needs


• Collaborate with platform architecture teams to ensure alignment on coding standards and support for the company’s future vision


• Ensure high-quality graphic standards and brand consistency across the entire organization


• Advocate for design by sharing your work and presenting cross-functionally


• Develop and maintain the re-usable components, tooling, UI patterns, and documentation for Equinix design system and component library


• Inspire the entire team and our internal partners by bringing new ideas to the table and defining next-generation interfaces


• Create high-quality interactive prototypes to communicate your work. Leverage user research and data to inform your reasonings.


• Stay up to date on emerging technologies

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on design and development experience in UI/front-end development


• At least 2 years of experience directly working on Design Systems (ex: material-ui, ant.design, polaris, etc.)


• React, HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3 are required


• Experience working in a global software product development team


• Strong knowledge of the full software development life cycle (SDLC), including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.


• Self-directed and capable of working effectively in a highly innovative and fast-paced environment


• You have a strong understanding of how to build components that are atomic, composable, and reusable


• You care about the under-the-hood details that can make the difference between interfaces that are performant and accessible, versus those that merely look good


• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Equinix is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disabilities.