Design Systems Engineer Job Sugar Land area,Texas USA,Software Development

We are HCSS. For the last 40 years
, we have been developing software to help construction companies streamline their operations. Based in Sugar Land, TX, our mission is helping customers achieve excellence through our proven customer-centric, end-to-end solutions and exceptionally helpful service, while providing a great life for our employees. With this mission at the core of everything we do, HCSS is a pioneer and leader in the construction software space and a consistently recognized employer.

We have earned Best Companies to Work for in Texas honors for 18
consecutive years and have been named a USA Today Top Workplace. HCSS has also been recognized by Built In as a Best Place to Work in Greater Houston and by Construction Executive for our technology innovation, reflecting our strong culture, industry leadership, and commitment to excellence.

WHO WE NEED:

You are the critical bridge between Product Design and Development. Architect, scale, and govern our design systems, treating them as living products that empower both designers and developers to build faster and more consistently. Your journey in this track begins with mastering component architecture, documentation, and baseline accessibility standards. As you advance into the development levels, your focus will expand to achieving 1:1 parity between our design libraries and codebase, integrating advanced tooling, and building AI‑ready design infrastructure.

This progressive track requires a unique blend of systems thinking, technical curiosity, and visual execution to drive a unified user experience across our entire product ecosystem.

Qualifications:

3-5 Years of relevant work experience with a proven track record of bridging design assets and front-end code
Strong working knowledge of development delivery automation and design-to-code integrations; actively reviews coded front-end components to ensure 1:1 visual parity with design assets
Ability to operate with minimal oversight as a direct technical partner to Development, working alongside software developers to guide UI implementation instead of relying on traditional design deliverables.
Advanced proficiency in modern design collaboration platforms and design-to-code automation integrations
Proficiency in component-based front-end frameworks, UI component development environments, and agile project management tools
Ability to look 1-2 quarters ahead to anticipate what coded UI components will need to be built, refactored, or safely adapted to prevent technical debt
Experience conducting usability testing to ensure new patterns are intuitive for teams to implement
Ability to use AI to accelerate development productivity by refining technical prompts, synthesizing complex UI logic, and integrating AI-assisted coding tools into workflows

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Interaction Design, HCI, Computer Science, or equivalent experience (preferred but not required)
Experience configuring design token management systems or automated data pipelines that push assets directly from design platforms to code repositories
Background in optimizing the developer experience (DX) through the creation of interactive component sandboxes or developer playgrounds
Experience managing complex system deprecation strategies (sun setting old components across a live product ecosystem without breaking workflows)

Role Responsibilities:

Architect, scale, and govern the design systems to ensure a clear, 1:1 translation between design assets and the front-end codebase, eliminating technical and UI debt.
Build systems that empower everyone (e.g., UX, product management, and development) to make sound design decisions.
Own and evolve the visual component library, ensuring strict architectural parity…