Senior UX Engineer, Design Systems & Tooling
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Lead the technical design and front-end architecture for complex internal tools, focusing on design systems and tooling. Drive product strategy from concept to production, architecting and scaling component libraries for autonomous vehicle applications.
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical design and front-end architecture for complex, high-impact internal tools, partnering with PM and UX
- Drive product strategy from concept to production
- Lead the architecture, development, and long-term strategy for the Waymo Autonomous Tools (WAT) component library and design system
- Act as the key technical bridge between UX Design, Product Management, and SWE
- Translate complex user needs into scalable, production-ready applications and components
- Define and evangelize front-end best practices for product applications and shared libraries
- Establish the strategy for technical programs like accessibility (a11y) and localization (l18n)
- Mentor other engineers and designers, creating reusable solutions, high-quality documentation, and scalable front-end patterns
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional front-end or UI engineering experience
- Deep, expert-level knowledge of TypeScript, Angular (or similar frameworks like React), HTML5, and CSS3 (Sass, Flexbox, Grid)
- Proven track record of architecting and building large-scale, production-quality front-end applications
- Proven track record of building reusable UI component libraries
- Deep experience with front-end testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Jasmine, Karma, Cypress)
- Strong understanding of UX principles and exceptional "design instincts"
- Ability to collaborate effectively with designers and translate visual concepts into pixel-perfect code
- Experience consuming data from complex backend services (e.g., REST, gRPC, GraphQL)
- Experience handling data in sophisticated, single-page applications
Qualifications
- 7+ years of professional front-end or UI engineering experience
Nice to Have
- Experience with data visualization libraries like D3.js or similar
- Deep knowledge of web accessibility (a11y) and localization (l18n) best practices
- Familiarity with Protocol Buffers (protobufs) or gRPC
- Experience building tools for complex, technical domains like autonomous vehicles, robotics, mapping, or large-scale fleet operations
Skills
* Required skills
Benefits
About Waymo
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver, building the Waymo Driver to improve access to mobility and save lives.