Senior Engineering Manager, Design Systems
About The Position
We’re looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Design Systems engineering organization and shape the next generation of Gusto’s front-end foundation. This leader will partner closely with Design and Product leadership to define the technical roadmap, scale the team, and ensure our design system continues to drive quality, accessibility, and velocity across Gusto’s products. You’ll play a key role in making the design system integration-ready—automating synchronization between design, code, and documentation, and partnering with Platform and Product teams to ensure emerging tools can build consistent, accessible, and on-brand interfaces across web, mobile, and conversational surfaces.
Requirements
- 12+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in engineering management
- Proven success scaling distributed front-end or design system organizations.
- Deep technical expertise in modern front-end technologies (React, TypeScript, CSS-in-JS, accessibility tooling).
- Experience building or integrating developer platforms, component APIs, or design automation pipelines with AI-assisted workflows.
- Strong collaboration with Design and Product partners; ability to balance design craft with engineering scalability.
- Ability to translate design system principles into measurable business and technical impact.
- Track record of improving developer productivity, UI consistency, and accessibility through shared systems and tooling.
- Passion for creating inclusive, human-centered experiences and enabling product teams to move faster through shared foundations.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a world-class engineering team responsible for Gusto’s cross-platform design system.
- Champion AI-native development and design workflows to enable Gusto builders.
- Partner with Design leadership to define and deliver the long-term roadmap for Gusto’s design system spanning web, mobile, and conversational experiences.
- Build and scale the integrations that connect design tools, codebases, and documentation, keeping the system a reliable single source of truth.
- Collaborate with Platform and Product teams to define how design tokens, components, and accessibility rules are exposed for AI-assisted design and development workflows.
- Set and uphold engineering standards for accessibility, performance, and reusability across all product surfaces.
- Guide the team’s evolution toward supporting adaptive, multi-surface experiences that look and feel consistent across Gusto’s ecosystem.
- Develop and mentor engineers and managers through coaching, feedback, and clear career growth paths.
- Foster a culture of inclusion, learning, and technical excellence.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
