Job description
This is a full-time position based in Berlin. We are a remote-first organization and support mobile and flexible working.
ResearchGate is the professional network for scientists and researchers.
The web was created by scientists, to foster scientific collaboration and drive progress for a better world. Here at ResearchGate, we’re looking for an experienced Senior Frontend Engineer (UX & Design System) to join our team.
We are a bunch of pragmatic optimists from all around the world and many different backgrounds.
We provide scientists with the help and support they need by connecting them to the world’s most active scientific community.
Together, we focus on taking the web back to its original mission and changing the way scientists communicate for the better.
Our goal is to connect the world of science and make research open to all.
Objective of the Role
As a Senior Frontend Engineer (UX & Design System) at ResearchGate, you will own and evolve our internal design system built on top of React.
You will collaborate with designers, product managers, and product engineers to ensure that the design system is enabling all stakeholders within the Product & Engineering Organization to efficiently build consistent, accessible, and delightful product features for our end users and customers.
You will leverage your expertise to define and execute a long term technical strategy for our design system.
The team
The Web Platform Team is responsible for the foundation of the ResearchGate experience. Our customers are the product engineering teams at ResearchGate that build on top of our design systems, infrastructure, and other tooling to deliver incredible and impactful features to our end users and customers.
We focus on topics such as user experience, design systems, web performance, developer experience, maintainability, continuous integration and much more that positively impact our internal stakeholders and over 25M+ members of our platform.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain our React / Typescript based design system.
- Collaborate with Design to define and execute a strategy and vision for our Design System.
- React quickly to design system related issues that are blocking product development.
- Improve our products in terms of interaction, accessibility, and performance.
- Test and document our design system within Storybook.
- Drive important technical decisions (e.g. library selection) with the team by leveraging your knowledge of the latest developments within the greater tech ecosystem.
- Proactively communicate and solicit feedback from our internal users in order to quickly identify issues and areas of improvement.
- Improve the infrastructure associated with building, releasing and maintaining our design system.
Requirements:
- Expert knowledge (mandatory) in React Front End Development (5+ years of experience)
- Professional experience with Typescript (2+ years of experience, mandatory).
- 2+ years of experience of building and maintaining reusable components as a part of a larger design system.
- Deep understanding of Javascript and CSS principles and architecture.
- Common understanding of accessibility best practices.
- Experience working with tools to orchestrate, test, build, release and publish your work (e.g. turbo, github actions, storybook, docker, vite, yarn, npm, node, jest, eslint, jenkins, etc.)
- Passion for the nitty gritty details that create great user experiences.
- Very good command of English and strong communication skills.
Your Profile:
- You can navigate and identify the appropriate tools to get the job done within a complex technical environment.
- You have a keen eye for design, and the ability to bring it to life using code.
- You have an affinity for cross-team collaboration and enthusiasm working with designers, product managers, and engineers.
- You enjoy taking a longer-term perspective view, and are excited about building and preserving a solid engineering foundation in a dynamic environment.
- You are dogged and persistent in your approach to execute a long term strategy.
- You enjoy working with great people in a fast-paced environment.
- You have a track record of making technical decisions that stand the test of time.
- You understand our mission and want to help us achieve it.
Life at ResearchGate
You’ll be working in an open and empowered company culture, with the chance to individually shape your professional development and growth. Enjoy a flexible working environment that adapts to your life circumstances, a generous 30 full days of vacation for you to unwind and days focused for your professional development to further grow your career along with free access to a platform to support your mental wellbeing. We support a remote work approach by enabling our team to work across borders (up to 120 days a year).We occasionally come together for team summits, workshops, and in-person meetings, but fully embrace a remote-first approach to work.
ResearchGate is an equal opportunity employer
We encourage people from all backgrounds and life experiences to apply with us and help us change the world of science. We commit to impartial and inclusive hiring processes, and therefore ask you to please refrain from adding a picture and your age to your application form or CV. Our hiring decisions are made based on your skills and qualifications, regardless of your age, gender, origin or race/ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, disability status, religion, or any other (perceived) personal characteristics. We are excited to receive your application.
ResearchGate Intro and Mission
ResearchGate is the largest professional network for scientists and researchers. We’ve built a platform that helps the world’s scientists and researchers to connect, collaborate, and advance their research to drive progress towards a better world.Over 25 million members from 193+ countries use ResearchGate to share, discover, and discuss research.
