GetInsured

UX Engineer - Design Systems

GetInsured  •  $110k - $160k/yr  •  Mountain View, CA (Onsite)  •  5 months ago
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Job Description

Job Location California - Mountain View, CASalary Range $110000.00 - $160000.00 Salary/year

About GetInsured:

GetInsured is building a next-generation health exchange platform that has already helped 1 in 10 uninsured adults access coverage. Our mission is to deliver inclusive, intuitive user experiences that make complex enrollment tasks simple and human-centered.

We’re seeking a UX Engineer — someone who sits at the intersection of design and engineering. In this role, you’ll focus on design-to-code systems, creating the infrastructure, tooling, and component libraries that enable UI developers to build faster, more consistent, and more accessible experiences at scale.

This is not a typical front-end developer role. Instead, you’ll own the connective tissue between design and code: design tokens, component libraries, documentation, and accessibility standards that drive our design system forward.

Key Responsibilities:

· Work closely with designers to translate design language into code via reusable components, tokens, and patterns.

· Ensure the correct usage of design system components across codebase.

· Work with frontend developers to ensure frontend code adheres to the design system and is responsive to different device sizes.

· Implement and maintain a design system on Storybook that needs to be configurable for all of GetInsured’s products.

· Provide tooling and documentation that empower UI developers to use the design system (UI library) effectively.

· Ensure accessibility (WCAG 2.2 / Section 508) is built into every component by default.

· Establish and maintain design-to-code workflows (Figma → components, prototyping pipelines, automated documentation).

· Contribute to performance, maintainability, and consistency of front-end code across teams.

· Advocate for UX best practices in code reviews, design reviews, and cross-functional discussions.

*We are not providing visa sponsorships for this position.*



Qualifications

Required Skills &

Experience:

· 4+ years of experience in UX engineering or design-system-focused front-end roles.

· Proficiency in HTML, CSS (Sass/SCSS), and JavaScript/TypeScript, with strong React experience.

· Strong experience with design systems and component libraries — building and scaling them in Storybook, maintaining tokens (CSS variables, Style Dictionary, Tokens Studio), and publishing packages (npm, monorepos).

· Familiarity with design tools (Figma, Zeplin) and handoff processes.

· Understanding of digital accessibility, testing with tools like axe DevTools, NVDA, JAWS, and Lighthouse.

· Experience with semantic HTML and responsive design patterns.

· Comfortable with Git workflows, CI/CD, and documenting components for developer adoption.

· Understanding of usability principles and how design decisions affect implementation.

Bonus Points:

· Contributions to public design systems (e.g., USWDS, Material UI, Carbon, Lightning) or open-source libraries.

· Experience integrating design tokens pipelines into CI/CD workflows.

· Familiarity with testing frameworks for components (Storybook test runners, Jest, Cypress).

· Knowledge of AI-assisted design-to-code tools (v0.dev, Locofy, Anima, Cursor).

· Exposure to regulated or civic-tech environments (federal/state apps, compliance frameworks).

Who You Are:

You started out building the web by hand — clean HTML, bulletproof CSS, and a sharp eye for the details that make an interface feel right. Over time, you became the person who could bridge design and code: turning style guides into living components, creating systems that scale, and making sure accessibility is baked in from the start. You’re just as comfortable wrangling JavaScript as you are perfecting a responsive layout — but you lean toward the visual craft of UI development, keeping things polished and pixel-perfect.

You might recognize yourself in some of these:

· A CSS expert who enjoys solving tricky styling challenges and scaling them across teams.

· A design systems builder who knows tokens, components, and documentation are the real multipliers of quality.

· A visual problem-solver who leans into precision and polish, without losing sight of usability and accessibility.

· A bridge-builder who works smoothly with designers, engineers, and product folks alike.

· A craftsperson who takes pride in clean, reusable, and well-documented work.

GetInsured

About GetInsured

We are a company on a mission to do good through technology.

Vimo dba GetInsured was founded with the passion to help as many Americans enroll in affordable health insurance as possible, with the same ease as buying a plane ticket or booking a hotel room online. After the passage of the Affordable Care Act, we pivoted our mission to help states build such easy-to-use marketplaces through a SaaS platform.

Today, our focus is largely the same — leverage cloud-based SaaS solutions to modernize and streamline public sector health and human services operations, enabling more Americans to gain easy and timely access to affordable healthcare and safety net programs.

As the Vimo family grows, so does our capacity to help Americans get the coverage they need. We look forward to the work ahead and all the good that can be done through our cutting-edge technology. We are truly living up to our mission: to make finding and enrolling in affordable health coverage easy for all Americans.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Mountain View, CA
Year Founded
2005
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