Senior Design System Engineer; Angular WCAG Storybook

Location: Remote
Duration: 9+ Months, with potential extension or conversion to full-time

Position Overview

We are looking for a Senior Design System Engineer / Senior UI Engineer with strong hands‑on experience building and implementing enterprise design systems, reusable component libraries, and accessible Angular applications
.

The strongest candidate will have experience taking a design system from initial setup through implementation, building reusable components, documenting components in Storybook
, and applying WCAG 2.1/AAA and Section 508 requirements throughout front‑end development.

This is a hands‑on engineering role focused on design systems, accessibility, Angular component development, and front‑end architecture
.

• 5+ years of professional Front-End Development
• 5+ years of hands‑on Angular development
• 5+ years building or implementing Enterprise Design Systems
• 5+ years developing Reusable UI Components / Component Libraries
• 5+ years of hands‑on Web Accessibility / WCAG
• Strong experience with WCAG 2.1 / AAA
• Strong knowledge of Section 508
• Strong knowledge of ARIA
• Strong knowledge of Semantic HTML
• 5+ years of experience with Storybook
• Strong HTML experience
• Strong SASS / SCSS experience
• Experience with USWDS (U.S. Web Design System) or comparable enterprise design systems
• Experience performing accessibility testing, remediation, and accessibility reviews
• Strong technical communication and ability to work directly with development teams

• Build and maintain an enterprise design system and reusable component library
  .
• Establish design‑system architecture, standards, patterns, and reusable components.
• Develop high‑level Angular wrapper components that provide consistent behavior and accessibility across applications.
• Build accessible UI components using Angular, HTML, SASS/SCSS, semantic HTML, and ARIA
  .
• Develop and document components using Storybook
  .
• Create reusable UI patterns that can be adopted across multiple enterprise applications.
• Apply WCAG 2.1/AAA and Section 508 requirements during component development.
• Identify and remediate accessibility issues within front‑end applications.
• Perform accessibility and UI reviews of front‑end implementations.
• Work with development teams to implement consistent design‑system and accessibility patterns.
• Provide technical guidance to developers who may have limited accessibility or design‑system experience.
• Participate in code reviews and provide recommendations related to front‑end architecture, accessibility, and reusable components.
• Document component behavior, implementation guidance, accessibility requirements, and development workflows.
• Review existing application UI patterns and identify opportunities for reusable component implementation.
• Support accessibility remediation across multiple enterprise applications.
• Research and evaluate design‑system, accessibility, and front‑end technologies as needed.

Demonstrated experience building, establishing, or implementing an enterprise design system
, including:

• Reusable component libraries
• Component architecture
• Wrapper components
• Design‑system standards
• Component documentation
• Design‑system adoption across development teams

Candidates who have only used an existing design system without helping build or implement it are not a strong fit.

Strong hands‑on experience with:

• WCAG 2.1
• WCAG AAA
• Section 508
• ARIA
• Semantic HTML
• Keyboard accessibility
• Accessible UI components
• Accessibility testing
• Accessibility remediation
• Accessibility audits/reviews

Strong experience with:

• Angular
• HTML5
• SASS / SCSS
• Reusable Angular components
• Component libraries
• Front‑end architecture
• UI component…