Principal Associate, Front End Design Systems

Capital One Financial

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Plano, TX
Salary
$119,400–$136,200 / yr
Posted
23 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $210k
This role $128k
$101k most similar roles pay here $293k

This role pays less than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $188,563–$231,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $128k versus about $210k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial is a bank holding company specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings products, known for its data-driven approach to consumer and commercial finance. Industry: Financial Services & Banking

Capital One Financial currently has 998 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 992 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Associate, Front End Design Systems

As a Principal Associate, Front End Design Systems, you will serve as a key individual contributor within the design systems team. You will be responsible for building foundational, reusable components and design system tooling to help product engineering teams develop features with consistency and high quality. Your daily work involves writing performant code, collaborating with design and product teams to translate complex UI requirements into technical solutions, and ensuring all components meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards. You will utilize a modern tech stack including TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), Node.js, and frameworks such as React, Vue, or Angular. Additionally, you will work with CSS, HTML, and build tools like Webpack or Vite while integrating AI technologies to solve complex frontend challenges within the financial services domain.

What you'll do

  • Write clean, scalable, and performant code for core component libraries and design system tooling.
  • Translate complex UI/UX designs and business requirements into robust, reusable technical solutions.
  • Build comprehensive automated tests to ensure components are resilient, efficient, and pixel-perfect.
  • Ensure all components and experiences meet or exceed enterprise accessibility standards like WCAG 2.1 AA.
  • Mentor other engineers and share knowledge to promote modern engineering best practices.
  • Drive the adoption of the design system by product teams and gather feedback for the roadmap.
  • Implement AI technologies and strategies into frontend solutions.

What we're looking for

  • At least 3 years of professional frontend development experience.
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent practical experience (preferred).
  • At least 3 years of experience with TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), and Node.js (preferred).
  • At least 2 years of experience with modern web frameworks like React, Vue, or Angular (preferred).
  • Strong proficiency in CSS for building responsive layouts and scalable component styles (preferred).
  • Experience translating complex designs into modular, reusable components and knowledge of WCAG accessibility standards (preferred).
  • Experience with frontend build tools, consuming HTTP-based APIs, and working in Agile or Kanban environments (preferred).
  • Experience with design systems, cloud providers, web performance optimization, or mobile development (preferred).

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