Staff Engineer (Design Systems)
Pleo
- Tottenham, England, United Kingdom
- Tottenham, England, United Kingdom
Über
The word ‘Pleo’ actually means ‘more than you’d expect’, and living by that mantra has been the secret to our success over the last 10 years.
Now, we’re at a pivotal moment in our journey; every move we make has a direct impact on our 40,000+ customers, our business, and our collective success. We need people who take pride in uncovering customer needs, who turn complex problems into simple solutions, challenge the way things are done (respectfully), and always aim high. With great ambitions driving us forward, we can’t say we’ve got this whole thing figured out. And frankly, that’s half the fun! What we can say is that we’re a driven, progressive, and, importantly, a kind bunch of 850+ people from over 100 nationalities, all committed to delivering the future of business spending, together.
We at Pleo are on a mission to make spend management surprisingly effective and empowering. We build a product used by thousands of companies across Europe, and our design system is a core part of delivering a consistent, accessible, high‑quality experience.
We’re hiring a
Staff Engineer
to join the
Design Systems
team. This will help lead the engineering direction and execution of our design system across web and mobile.
What Design Systems does
Own and evolve Telescope, Pleo’s design system (components, patterns, guidelines, and tooling)
Enable product teams to ship faster with consistent UI, accessibility, and quality
Partner with Design and Engineering across the company to drive adoption and improve the contribution experience
Steward shared foundations (tokens, components, documentation, and best practices)
What you’ll be doing As a Staff Tech Lead Engineer in Design Systems, you will be a
force multiplier
for product delivery and UI quality across Pleo.
Set technical direction for key parts of Telescope (architecture, component standards, release practices, and quality bars)
Drive and evolve our contribution model and how teams interact with Design Systems
Own and improve how requests flow into the team (triage, prioritisation, and expectations)
Improve the developer and contributor experience through tooling and automation, including:
Design system visual testing and workflows
Supporting internal operational needs where relevant
Improving how we measure and communicate adoption and system health
Evolving our docs publishing workflow
Lead rituals that keep the team effective and aligned
Represent Design Systems in cross‑team initiatives and align stakeholders across Design and Engineering
Coach and mentor engineers, and help grow technical leadership in the frontend community
Contribute hands‑on in code. This role blends strategy and execution. You should expect to be coding a meaningful part of the time
You’ll bring solid experience with
Building and maintaining component libraries or platform‑like products that serve multiple teams
TypeScript and modern frontend engineering (React experience is a plus)
Designing maintainable systems with clear boundaries, versioning, and backwards compatibility
Testing practices and tooling (unit, integration, end‑to‑end) and a strong quality mindset
Accessibility and performance best practices for UI systems
Collaboration with designers and product engineers, and navigating tradeoffs across stakeholders
Your colleagues would say you
Lead by example and raise the bar with pragmatism and care
Communicate clearly, listen well, and bring people along in decisions
Enjoy breaking down complex problems, gathering input, and driving to a solution
Coach others and create space for people to grow
Prefer progress over perfection, while still caring deeply about quality
Show me the benefits!
Your own Pleo card (no more out‑of‑pocket spending!)
Lunch is on us for your work days - enjoy catered meals or receive a lunch allowance based on your local office
Comprehensive private healthcare - depending on your location, coverage options include Vitality, Alan or Médis
We offer 25 days of holiday + your public holidays
For our Team, we offer both hybrid and fully remote working options
Option to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrifice
We use MyndUp to give our employees access to free mental health and well‑being support with great success so far ❤️
Paid parental leave - we want to make sure that we’re supportive of families and help you feel that you don’t have to compromise your family due to work
About Your Application
Please submit your application in English; it’s our company language so you’ll be speaking lots of it if you join
We treat all candidates equally: If you are interested please apply through our application system - any correspondence should come from there! Our lovely support team isn’t able to pass on any calls/ emails our way - and this makes sure that the candidate experience is smooth and fair to everyone
We can only achieve our goals if our team reflects the diversity of the world around us - and that starts with you, hitting apply, even if you are worried you might not tick all the boxes. We embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply - regardless of race/ethnicity, colour, religion, nationality, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, neurodiversity, socio‑economic status, culture or beliefs
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Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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