Staff Design Engineer, Document Foundations

Adobe

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Remote · San Francisco, CA · San Jose, CA · Remote, Washington · Remote, Illinois · Remote, Oregon Posted 10 days ago $208,300–$301,600 / year
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TL;DR

Adobe Design seeks a Senior Design Engineer to join the Document Cloud Foundations team, focusing on developing and scaling the design system for millions of Adobe customers. This role involves leading the architecture and iterative development of components and scalable patterns in React and TypeScript, driving technical direction across APIs and implementation strategies, and partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure consistency and adoption. The candidate will also mentor engineers and designers, promote best practices, author documentation, and integrate AI/LLM technologies to enhance workflows and user experience. Essential skills include expert knowledge in JavaScript and CSS, extensive experience with modern frameworks like React, proficiency in git and GitHub, and a deep understanding of accessibility standards and testing methods. Experience with design systems concepts and building libraries or SDKs is also required.

Skills

React TypeScript JavaScript CSS Git GitHub WCAG CI/CD Unit testing Visual regression testing Accessibility practices Responsive design AI-assisted development tools LLM powered applications Generative AI landscape Modern dev-ops practices

What you'll do

  • Lead the development and architecture of the Document Cloud design system.
  • Drive technical direction for APIs and implementation strategies in the design system.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and consistency across products.
  • Define and promote best practices for building, testing, and consuming design system components.
  • Mentor engineers and designers to enhance quality, accessibility, and maintainability.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of industry experience in web UI design and development
  • Proven leadership in technical projects and cross-team architecture influence
  • Expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, and CSS for modern frameworks
  • Experience with git/GitHub, open source contributions, and peer code reviews
  • Deep knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG) and testing methods
  • Familiarity with AI/LLM technologies to enhance developer and designer workflows

Market check

Salary context

This $208,300–$301,600 range sits above 92% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$143,000–$250,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$165,000–$215,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Adobe

Adobe Inc. is a global software company known for creative and multimedia software products including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and its cloud-based Creative Cloud and Document Cloud suites. Industry: Creative & Digital Experience Software

Adobe currently has 290 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $183,300–$265,350 across 290 roles with salary data.

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