Senior Frontend Engineer, AI-Native Design System

<b><span>About Cognite</span></b><span>Embark on a transformative journey with Cognite, a global SaaS forerunner in leveraging AI and data to unravel complex business challenges through our cutting-edge offerings including Cognite Atlas AI, an industrial agent workbench, and the Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) platform. We were awarded the 2022 Technology Innovation Leader for Global Digital Industrial Platforms &amp; Cognite was recognized as 2024 Microsoft Energy and Resources Partner of the Year. In the realm of industrial digital transformation, we stand at the forefront, reshaping the future of Oil &amp; Gas, Chemicals, Pharma and other Manufacturing and Energy sectors. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.</span><br/><b><span>Learn more about Cognite here</span></b><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70GOgq1JXK4">Cognite Product Tour 2024</a></b><b><a href="https://youtu.be/Wzg_1tRv7_I?si=OOTKMdMja53rAZTd">Cognite Product Tour 2023</a></b><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh3iIBpxGiU&amp;pp=ygUYY29nbml0ZSBkYXRhIGZ1c2lvbiBkZW1v">Data Contextualization Masterclass 2023</a></b><br/><b><span>Our values</span></b><b><span>Impact</span></b><span>: Cogniters strive to make an impact in all that they do. We are result-oriented, always asking ourselves.</span><b><span>Ownership</span></b><span>: Cogniters embrace a culture of ownership. We go beyond our comfort zones to contribute to the greater good, fostering inclusivity and sharing responsibilities for challenges and success. </span><b><span>Relentless</span></b><span>: Cogniters are relentless in their pursuit of innovation. We are determined and deliverable (never ruthless or reckless), facing challenges head-on and viewing setbacks as opportunities for growth. </span><br/><br/><br/><br/> <h3>A typical day as a Cogniter will contain the following tasks &amp; responsibilities:</h3> <ul> <li><b>Architectural Ownership of the Design System: </b>Own the design, development, and maintenance of the core Design System and component library, ensuring code quality, security, and versioning integrity for consumption across the enterprise.</li><li><b>Drive Developer Experience (DX): </b>Act as the key liaison between the Design and Product teams, focusing on developer documentation, tooling, and accessibility standards to maximize the system's ease of use for external application builders.</li><li><b>Implement AI-Native Components: </b>Design and build highly reusable components that are explicitly ready to surface AI interactions, handle context transfer, or integrate advanced data models (e.g., dynamic forms, intelligent modals).</li><li><b>Drives Code Quality and Standards:</b> Apply mastery of TypeScript/React to write clean, high-performance code, and enforce the use of design tokens and the components throughout the lifecycle.</li><li><b>User-Obsessed Design:</b> Maintain an obsession with the user experience, treating the external and internal developers as the primary customers and prioritizing their needs for efficient and intuitive component consumption.</li><li><b>Mentorship and Knowledge Transfer: </b>Proactively mentor junior engineers and peers by establishing best practices for component consumption, architecture, and maintenance across engineering teams.</li></ul> <h3>Required experience:</h3> <ul> <li><b>Expert-Level Frontend: </b>5+ years of experience in professional software development with deep expertise in the modern JavaScript ecosystem, including React and TypeScript.</li><li><b>Design System: </b>3+ years of experience with deep, demonstrated expertise in architecting, building, and maintaining multi-application component libraries or design systems.</li><li><b>Platform/Library Specialization: </b>Proven ability to manage the lifecycle, versioning, and distribution of shared component packages across a large organization (e.g., Monorepos, Module Federation).</li><li><b>AI-First Integration Experience: </b>Proven exposure to working with AI in products, including implementing features that surface AI-generated insights or handle data validation and source attribution.</li><li><b>User-Obsessed Design &amp; DX: </b>Demonstrated obsession with developer experience (DX) and delightful user experiences for both industrial users and developers</li><li><b>Architectural Strategy: </b>Proven ability to define and lead technical strategy for complex, ambiguous problems, specifically regarding component interoperability and state management.</li></ul> <h3>Highly desired:</h3> <ul> <li><b>Visualization &amp; 3D/2D:</b> Experience with specialized visualization tools, including dynamic charting components, 2D file viewers, or 3D/data exploration.</li><li><b>Tooling Development:</b> Experience building developer tooling, CLI integration, or component generators to improve platform consumption efficiency.</li><li><b>Data Model Interoperability:</