Design System Engineer (Remote)

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Company

Merchant Growth is Canada’s leading fintech for small business financing and one of the country’s most recognized growth stories, celebrated by The Globe and Mail’s Top Growing Companies and BC Finalist for Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies. We’re on a mission to fuel the ambitions of Canadian business owners with the most convenient, accessible, and trusted financing experience in the market. Powered by a rapidly advancing tech platform and a team that loves to build, what we’re building genuinely moves the needle for business owners across Canada.

Role

We are seeking a talented Design System Engineer to own and evolve our company-wide design system. This individual will ensure a cohesive, scalable, and accessible experience across Merchant Growth’s digital products and will collaborate closely with product and development teams to define, build, and maintain reusable UI components, design tokens, and system documentation that reinforce our brand and design language.

Main Functions

• Build, maintain, and document a library of reusable UI components using React (TypeScript) and Material UI.
• Create and refine wireframes, prototypes, and design concepts in Figma, then translate them into polished, pixel‑perfect UI components. Create and maintain a consistent design system with reusable and accessible components that meet WCAG accessibility standards.
• Establish, manage, and evolve design tokens, theming structures, and other system foundations that ensure brand consistency across multiple products.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and developers to refine user flows and align UI with business and user needs.
• Develop clear, comprehensive documentation, including usage guidelines, component specifications, accessibility notes, and example implementations to support consistent adoption across teams.
• Maintain cross-browser and cross-device compatibility within the component library to ensure high-quality, consistent user experiences.
• Contribute to internal tooling, automation, and CI / CD processes that improve the scalability, reliability, and testing of design system assets.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, and design reviews, providing design system expertise.
• Stay current with design system methodologies, React / Material UI best practices, accessibility standards, and design tooling trends to ensure the system remains modern, efficient, and forward-looking.

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