Design Engineer, Design Systems — Replit

Bridge design and engineering at Replit by architecting and evolving Replit UI, the company's design system, with an 8+ year bar in front-end development and strong design sensibility. Expect deep React/TypeScript craft, pixel-perfect implementation of complex UI and animation, and a mentorship/best-practices role across the front-end org — this is a hybrid in-office role (Foster City, Mon/Wed/Fri).

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What this interview tests

Design system architecture and implementation (component-based UI)
Deep React/TypeScript/CSS craft for complex, pixel-perfect UI
UI animation and interaction implementation
Design-engineering collaboration and workflow
Mentoring and setting front-end best practices
Accessibility and responsive/performant UI

Common question themes

Walk through a design system component you architected and how you balanced flexibility vs. consistency

Describe implementing a complex UI animation or interaction and the technical challenges

Tell me about a time you pushed back on a design for technical feasibility or performance

How have you mentored engineers on design principles or front-end implementation

Describe a front-end best practice or workflow you introduced and its impact

How do you approach accessibility in a component library used across a large product

How candidates describe it

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