Front End Design Engineer

Multiverse is the upskilling platform for AI and Tech adoption.

We have partnered with 1500 companies to deliver a new kind of learning thats transforming todays workforce.

Our upskilling apprenticeships are designed for people of any age and career stage to build critical AI data and tech skills. Our learners have driven $2bn ROI for their employers using the skills theyve learned to improve productivity and measurable performance.

In June 2022 we announced a $220 million Series D funding round co-led by StepStone Group Lightspeed Venture Partners and General Catalyst. With a post-money valuation of $1.7bn the round makes us the UKs first EdTech unicorn.

But we arent stopping there. With a strong operational footprint and 800 employees we have ambitious plans to continue scaling. Were building a world where tech skills unlock peoples potential and output.

Join Multiverse and power our mission to equip the workforce to win in the AI era.

The Opportunity

We believe the best user experiences are built on a foundation of exceptional engineering and thoughtful design. Were looking for a Senior Front End Engineer to own the technical architecture and implementation of our Design System helping us scale best-in-class UX to almost half a million learners.

This role sits at the intersection of engineering and design but with a primary focus on technical execution. Were looking for a strong engineer who is design-minded and passionate about systems-level thinking. Youll work on our design system and other foundational frontend initiatives with the freedom to explore how new technologies (AI agentic tools) can transform the way we build

Youll join a multidisciplinary team working as a key engineering partner alongside product design and brand. Our immediate focus: strengthening and evolving Multiverses design system so our suite of applications is performant accessible and consistent at scale.

Beyond that youll explore how agentic workflows and AI-powered tooling can unlock new ways of workinghelping teams prototype experiment and roll out changes across applications in minutes not days. Youll define the engineering best practices for our design system shape how engineering and design collaborate and help prove out the next generation of front-end development at Multiverse.

But wait what do we mean by agentic design system

We want to enhance our design system to a stage where changes can be made across our suite of applications in minutes not days. We want to empower product and design to prototype and experiment without sacrificing quality through vibe-coded interfaces. We want to give our developers and designers best-in-class tooling so they can focus on building quality products for users. We see agentic tooling as an unlock to enable new workflows and developer experience in all of these areas. This team will define and prove out this new way of working.

Specifically You Will

• Architect build and maintain our scalable design system (React TypeScript Tailwind) collaborating with the AI Creator and foundational team on enhancing the strategic roadmap for the team

• Ensure our component library is performant accessible and robustly tested to production standards (observability accessibility responsive quality).

• Partner with engineers across product teams to drive adoption integration and delivery of a best-in-class developer experience.

• Translate Figma concepts into reusable production-ready components owning the technical implementation and component APIs.

• Prototype and test new front-end workflows that leverage AI and agentic tools.

• Mentor other engineers to elevate front-end craft and adoption of scalable systems; act as the technical consultant for designers on feasibility and implementation.

• Contribute to our vision: enabling product and design to ship high-quality experiences faster with less friction.

About You

• 5 years in a senior frontend engineering role with a proven track record of delivering production-quality UIs.

• Expert-level knowledge of React TypeScript and modern front-end tooling. (Experience with Tailwind is a strong plus).

• Deep experience building scaling and maintaining a design system or similar foundational component library.

• A strong understanding of (and passion for) web accessibility (WCAG) and core web performance metrics.

• You have a strong eye for design and UX and youre comfortable collaborating closely with designers to implement advanced motion interaction and brand elements and find the best technical solutions for their vision.

• Experience with AI/agentic tooling or a strong curiosity to explore new technologies is highly desirable.

Benefits

• Time off - 27 days holiday plus 7 additional days off: 1 life event day 2 volunteer days and 4 company-wide wellbeing days and 8 bank holidays per year

• Health & Wellness- private medical Insurance with Bupa a medical cashback scheme life insurance gym membership & wellness resources through Gympass and access to Spill - all in one mental health support

• Hybrid work offering - 3 days a week in our London Paddington office and the opportunity to take part in our work-from-anywhere scheme

Our commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Were an equal opportunities employer. And proud of it. Every applicant and employee is afforded the same opportunities regardless of race colour ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender gender identity or expression or veteran status. This will never change. Read our Equality Diversity & Inclusion policy here.

Right to Work

Do you have the right to work in the UK Unfortunately at this time we cannot offer sponsorship for this role and we cannot consider overseas applications.

Safeguarding

All posts in Multiverse involve some degree of responsibility for safeguarding. Successful applicants are required to complete a Disclosure Form from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for the position. Failure to declare any convictions (that are not subject to DBS filtering) may disqualify a candidate for appointment or result in summary dismissal if the discrepancy comes to light subsequently.

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