Job Description
Job Description
Octagon Talent Solutions is seeking a Staff Frontend Platform Engineer to join a Frontend Platform team that builds the shared UI foundations used across multiple product teams. This is a high-impact individual contributor leadership role focused on design systems, component libraries, and developer experience across web (React) and mobile (React Native).
This role is best suited for an engineer who enjoys creating leverage for an entire engineering organization through standards, tooling, and platform health improvements, while also partnering closely with product and design.
Location / Work Authorization
- Remote (United States — excluding Hawaii)
- Visa sponsorship not available
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve a cross-platform design system (tokens, theming, documentation, and adoption)
- Drive a mobile design system initiative in React Native: establish foundations, build core components, and migrate existing patterns
- Champion accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA) and internationalization, including RTL readiness
- Set and socialize frontend engineering standards via RFCs, working groups, and architectural reviews; influence across teams without direct authority
- Lead modernization efforts over time (e.g., React upgrades, TypeScript standardization, library and tooling upgrades)
- Improve developer experience across build tooling, CI/CD, linting, type safety, and code generation
- Partner cross-functionally with design, product, and engineering stakeholders to align on component APIs, rollout plans, and success metrics
- Collaborate with backend teams on GraphQL APIs; make targeted changes in Python services when needed to unblock platform work
- Mentor and coach senior engineers; raise the bar for quality, consistency, and maintainability
Requirements
- 8+ years of frontend engineering experience with clear ownership of a design system, shared component library, or frontend platform
- Expert proficiency with React and TypeScript with strong architectural judgment for scalable UI systems
- Demonstrated experience with accessibility best practices (WCAG 2.1 AA)
- Demonstrated experience delivering internationalization and/or RTL support
- Proven track record driving cross-team migrations/modernization (e.g., React major upgrades, tooling rebuilds)
- Strong communication skills; comfortable writing RFCs, leading discussions, and aligning stakeholders
- Experience improving DX through documentation, tooling, testing strategy, and component workflows (e.g., Storybook)
- Experience with or strong familiarity with React Native and/or mobile component systems
Nice to have
- Familiarity with GraphQL client tooling (e.g., Apollo Client)
- Familiarity with design-to-code workflows (e.g., Figma → component documentation)
- Comfort working across a broader stack when needed (Python services, Django/Flask)
- Exposure to AI-assisted/agentic developer tooling and platform integrations
- Experience in high-growth SaaS or product-led environments where platform teams enable many product squads