Senior UX Engineer, Design Systems & Tooling

About This Role

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