Software Engineer, Design Systems

AbbVie

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
North Chicago, IL
Salary
$84,500–$162,000 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Sep 2, 2126

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $175k
This role $123k
$69k most similar roles pay here $229k

This role pays less than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $135,773–$213,375 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $123k versus about $175k for comparable roles.

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About AbbVie

AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions in immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care. Its products include Humira, Skyrizi, and Rinvoq.

AbbVie currently has 297 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $109,500–$208,500 across 271 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Design Systems

Software Engineer, Design Systems joins the Unity Design System team to develop an enterprise-scale platform for shared components and standards. This role serves as the developer-facing face of the system, building a React component library, creating developer tooling, and pioneering agentic AI workflows like Claude Code skills and MCP integrations. The engineer will build and maintain accessible React and TypeScript components using design tokens while developing full-stack services and automation tools with Python and Node.js. Key responsibilities include managing Storybook documentation, performing WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility testing via Axe, and providing community support to over 600 developers. The role focuses on solving the challenge of delivering compliant, high-quality digital products at scale by integrating AI-assisted design-to-code pipelines and automated CI/CD workflows into the core development lifecycle for the enterprise's internal developer community.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Illinois?

Median $192050 from 87 postings across 24 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build and maintain accessible React and TypeScript components for the Unity library using design tokens and Storybook documentation.
  • Develop agentic AI workflows, including Claude Code skills and MCP integrations, to automate design-to-code pipelines.
  • Create full-stack supporting services, front-end automation, and CI/CD tooling using Python and Node.js.
  • Perform end-to-end quality assurance by writing automated tests and ensuring WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility compliance.
  • Act as the primary face of the design system to provide community support, demos, and technical guidance to developers.
  • Gather requirements from the developer community and translate them into actionable technical specifications and documentation.
  • Contribute to data-visualization capabilities and support features driven by data science requirements.
  • Evaluate and pilot new AI development tools and productivity software to improve team workflows.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of experience or a Master’s Degree and 4 years of experience in a relevant field.
  • Proficiency in React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS with experience building component libraries and design systems.
  • Experience developing agentic AI workflows, including Claude Code skills and AI-assisted developer tooling.
  • Full-stack development capabilities using Python and Node.js for services and automation.
  • Proficiency with Storybook, GitHub, and accessibility testing tools like Axe to ensure WCAG 2.2 AA compliance.
  • Experience building products for a developer-facing audience and performing community outreach or management.
  • Ability to work independently to gather requirements, document technical work, and communicate with stakeholders.
  • Strong English communication skills and the ability to collaborate in a fast-paced team environment.

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