Job DescriptionAre you ready to be a technology leader in the SaaS space? Join epilot!epilot is building a SaaS product to sell complex products online, focusing first on solving ecommerce in the rapidly transforming energy market. Our mission: Make selling complex products as easy as selling a pair of shoes online.As Software Engineer at epilot you will be a driving force in shaping this mission. What makes working as a Software Engineer at epilot so special? Our unique engineering culture is defined by a few core engineering principles:Among others, you can expect freedom and responsibility because we hire smart people who we can trust. We operate by principles and expect our teams to cultivate a strategic mindset.We believe in ownership: you build it, you run it. We subscribe to this core principle of the DevOps movement. There is no dedicated Ops team who you can pass on the responsibility to take your code and make sure it runs reliably and scales to customers’ needs. You’ll have the extra challenge to make the components you build be loved by other engineers, so that they use them in what they build.You should always show, don’t tell: Deliver working software early and frequently. We believe in the basic Agile principle of “Release early and release often”. This approach helps us manage risk and make better decisions by creating fast feedback loops between ourselves and our users.We design software API First. Before we write a single line of code, we design the APIs of a service in a way that any other team, whether internal to epilot or external, can use the APIs interface with our service without prior knowledge.Does this sound like an environment you want to work in? Then you could bet the right person to be an engineer at epilot!Check out our promise to you: promise.epilot.cloudWe "epilots" are a team of experts from the fields of software development, energy management, product management and sales. In order to bring our solution even faster to the top in the energy world, we are looking for you as a Design Systems Engineer (Freelance).Job requirementsWhat awaits you - As a design systems engineer you enable users to enjoy using the epilot platform, collaborating with product designers and engineers
- You build, maintain, evolve & scale a design system that brings a great user and developer experience together, and ensures alignment with our brand identity and user needs.
- You are responsible for rolling out user interface improvements, based on design system iterations.
- You are involved in the conception of new components and front-ends as well as in the optimization of existing ones, focusing on aspects such as performance, consistency and accessibility.
- You enable others to make use of design tokens in their work to ensure consistency across our product.
- You foster adoption of the design system across a team of talented engineers.
- You write unit and end-to-end tests for the interfaces you work on.
- You help your team to analyze and correct errors.
- You’ll get familiar with our tech stack with microfrontends, serverless AWS and best-in-class developer tooling & automation. More info about our stack: Tech stack
What you bring - You have at least 5 years professional experience with JavaScript, HTML, CSS & modern web technologies
- You have experience building & maintaining design system(s) for SaaS platform(s) and collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams
- You are comfortable in dealing with the technologies that we currently use for our frontends (React, Svelte, Tailwind, Storybook, Figma, Chromatic) and aren’t afraid to change things for the better
- You have fun creating user-friendly and performant UIs in simple & pragmatic ways
- You have a good, trained visual eye
Extras you can shine with - You have an idea how to make design systems work in MFE environments
- You have an idea how to efficiently make design systems work across programming languages such as svelte & react
- Experience in collaborating with designers in Figma
What we offer you - The opportunity to help building the most successful SaaS platform in the energy market.
- Start-up mentality: dynamic atmosphere and great team spirit.
- A rapidly growing company with an open communication culture, motivated colleagues and an international corporate culture.
- Exponential learning curve - epilot is growing rapidly and we expect the same from you. You never stand still, you are permanently challenged, you learn from your mistakes a la Fail Fast and Often.
- Flexible working hours and remote work - You have an important appointment in the morning? No problem! You decide where and when you want to work.
- A central location in the heart of Cologne with cool cafes around the corner (But of course full remote jobs are also available).
- Performance is rewarded with us - We take your desired salary seriously and talk openly about it with you.
- Transparency - We maintain a very flat and open corporate culture, everything is visible and open for discussion.
- Regular team events such as carnival, the summer party, Christmas party, company breakfast and many more opportunities to get to know your co-epilots outside working hours. Our highlight event is our yearly epilot summit in the summer where you will meet your co-epilots from all over the world.
We are looking forward to your application!
