Thumbtack

Senior Software Engineer, Design Systems

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4 days ago
Remote, CanadaSenior

Base Salary

$180k - $233k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement AI-assisted workflows connecting Figma, prototypes, and production frontend code.
  • Partner with Product Design on patterns, components, and workflows that translate design work into shipped product.
  • Evolve the Thumbprint design system with machine-readable documentation, MCP-friendly metadata, and prototyping-platform integration.
  • Collaborate with Developer Experience and Frontend Infrastructure on AI agent foundations and the web stack.
  • Engage engineers and designers through office hours, feedback gathering, prioritization, and high-impact improvements.
  • Prototype and evaluate emerging AI development tools and recommend which tools to adopt and scale.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of industry experience in software engineering.
  • Demonstrated experience as a frontend engineer building production product surfaces.
  • Deep hands-on fluency with TypeScript, React, and surrounding build, test, and deployment tools.
  • Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex.
  • Experience building tools or infrastructure adopted by engineers or non-engineers, including sound onboarding, documentation, and feedback practices.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with designers, PMs, and partner engineering teams.
  • Design system experience is welcome but not required.
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About Thumbtack

1,001-5,000 employees

Thumbtack builds a marketplace and app that connects U.S. homeowners with service professionals for repairs, maintenance, and home improvements. Pros pay for leads and bookings generated on the platform, and can use built-in tools for scheduling, messaging, and payments. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, it features a network of about 300,000 local businesses and has supported over 11 million projects nationwide.

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