Software Engineer, Design Systems at Assembled
San Francisco, CA
$160,000–$270,000
Jun 30, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A frontend-focused engineering role centered on building and technically leading a new design system from the ground up. The work spans token architecture, component APIs, tooling, testing, and CI/CD infrastructure, while also shaping how AI coding agents produce UI. The role suits an engineer with meaningful design system ownership experience who has strong product instincts and an interest in AI-assisted development workflows.
Mid level · 3+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
Pay in the description: $160,000–$270,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 5,200 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 3,950–6,800
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $190,744 (middle half $167,095–$224,501). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The title is a bare 'Software Engineer' with no level modifier, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 3+ years requirement and meaningful ownership framing support a Mid-level classification; the scope is substantial but the experience floor is low.
TypeScript and component architecture are called out explicitly in the hard-requirements block ('deep frontend expertise, including TypeScript…'). CI/CD is listed as a core infrastructure responsibility the role must build and own.
React, Storybook, and data-visualization libraries (visx, D3, Chart.js) appear only under the 'Nice to have' section and are marked preferred accordingly.
Design system ownership is a central requirement but names no specific tooling beyond TypeScript and the nice-to-have stack; no additional named tools were emitted to avoid inventing skills from narrative prose.
The compensation range ($160K–$270K/year) is unusually wide, likely reflecting flexibility across seniority levels or locations within the US.
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