Senior Frontend Engineer - Design System
Milan / London / Madrid
Engineering – Engineering /
permanent employment /
Remote
Is it a thrilling opportunity in a dynamic environment which is constantly evolving what you are currently looking for?
Are you curious to see how a company that operates in the Insurance sector provides a great experience at a great price to its customers using cutting-edge technologies to create and sell its products? Then, we are happy to inform you that you have just got a ticket to the fast lane!
IT technology lies at the very core of everything we do and our Engineering and Product departments are composed of passionate and innovative people who never stop learning and developing their skills employing the latest stacks and methodologies.
At Prima, you could take on a whole new challenge. As part of our global community, you’d be in the driving seat of your career; learning and growing with a top-tier team around you. Prima is a place where no matter who you are or what your role is — your voice is valued.
Back in 2015, we embarked on a mission: to provide great value car insurance that is designed for everyone. And we’ve come a long way, we’ve created a culture where we can fuel each other’s success. But we need your expertise, as we steer things in a new and exciting direction.
You’re probably thinking… ‘That sounds pretty good’. We agree.
As well as great colleagues and engaging projects, there are loads of ways we can help you do the best work of your life. We’ve shaped our offering to place a focus on wellbeing, autonomy and development. We see benefits as the fuel that will empower you to succeed, if you decide to embark on this journey with us.
🤸🏽♂️ Working in a way that works for you We believe in work-life balance and flexibility. Whether you like working from the office, home or a mixture of both. We’ll help you find a balance that works best for you. We even have a policy that means you can work from any location for 30 days a year. We trust you to steer us forward.
🏁 The freedom to explore the possibilities We may move fast at Prima, but we move together. We’re invested in your growth; so we’ll give you access to a teaching and learning marketplace. And you’ll have regular sessions with your manager to establish a personal growth plan.
🌈 Our winning formula: happy and high-performing From private medical insurance to discounted gym memberships and wellbeing initiatives: we’re here to support you. We know how important your health and well-being is, so we’ll go the extra mile to help you when we can.
Team:
The Pyxis Team at Prima is dedicated to developing and maintaining the company's Design System. Our mission is to create and maintain a library of reusable, accessible, and well-documented components that ensure visual and functional consistency across the company's digital products. We also enable other teams in the company to use the Design System and create reusable components.
Tech Overview:
Our design system is designed in Figma and we use an internal Design Tokens system to build the foundations in SASS. The style is currently managed in SASS and the components are currently developed in React and Elm. We use ZeroHeight to document the design part of the Design System and Storybook and Elmbook for the code.
Role:
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Frontend Engineer with a big focus on UI development and accessibility to join our team and contribute to the evolution of our Design System.
The successful candidate will play a main role in contributing to our team, building and document components, and driving the development and maintenance of our Design System.
We foster a collaborative environment where learning and development are continuous. We provide everyone with a tailored onboarding process, continuous learning opportunities, and frequent 1-1 meetings. We periodically gather together to enjoy team-building events.
You will join an agile team alongside a group of passionate engineers, be autonomous in your daily work, and be involved early in the solution design process. You will contribute to delivering value incrementally, ensuring our users have the best experience ever. This is our way to empower others to succeed. We value our time, the connection between product and engineering, and being in a casual, collaborative, and fun environment. We believe in trustworthy and respectful relationships.
What you'll be doing:
- Develop and maintain Design System components using best practices in frontend development
- Collaborate with Product Designers and Product Managers to ensure consistency and quality of user interfaces
- Resolve accessibility issues and ensure all components meet WCAG standards
- Document our foundations and components and maintain the developer experience on high level
- Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, enforce coding standards to maintain code quality and ensure consistent practices across the team
- Troubleshoot and debug complex issues, ensuring timely resolution and optimal performance
- Contribute to the stabilization of visual tests and automation of development processes
- Contribute to fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth within the team
What you'll have
- Excellent knowledge of HTML, CSS, preferably SASS.
- Excellent knowledge of accessibility rules applied to frontend.
- Strong experience of working with Design Systems
- Good knowledge of JavaScript, Typescript and React.
- Good knowledge of UX and design topics applied to frontend.
- Good knowledge of testing strategy and frontend tests.
- Experience in maintaining and writing documentation
Nice to have:
- Professional experience with Elm
- Professional experience with WebComponents
- Professional experience with Design Tokens
Prima is a community made up of talented and ambitious individuals. We offer equal employment of any kind based on race, colour, gender, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or other protected personal characteristics, as defined by national laws.
If it sounds like we’d be a good fit for each other, join us in the fast lane!
