Principal Software Engineer

• Own the Design System: architect, implement, and evolve the ShareFile Design System—tokens, components, guidelines, and tooling. Ensure consistency, accessibility, and performance at scale. 
• Lead UI Platform Engineering: set the technical vision for our front-end platform (React 18+, micro-frontends, modern build tooling). Drive adoption of best practices in performance, security, and testability. 
• Partner Daily with Product Design: work shoulder-to-shoulder with designers to translate Figma files into code, run design critiques, and keep our component library in lock-step with visual language changes. 
• Enhance User Experience with Micro-Interactions: Implement thoughtful motion and interaction patterns to create engaging and intuitive user experiences.
• Evangelize & Mentor: review pull requests, and coach engineers inside and outside your team to use and contribute to the Design System. 
• Shape Roadmaps: influence quarterly and annual roadmaps, aligning technical investments with product and UX strategy. 
• Raise the Bar: drive a culture of quality—from design reviews to automated tests to observability in production. 

• 8+ years building complex, consumer-grade or SaaS web apps.
• Expert-level React, TypeScript, CSS.
• Proven track record creating, scaling, and governing Design Systems used by multiple product teams.
• Deep understanding of web accessibility (WCAG 2.2), performance budgets, and cross-browser nuances.
• Hands-on experience with micro-frontend architectures and modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong communication skills —able to translate between design, engineering, and product stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or similar majors

• Cloud-native back-end familiarity (C#/.NET microservices, AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience instrumenting UX metrics (Core Web Vitals, usability analytics).
• Startup mindset - bias for action, high ownership, comfortable in the gray.

• Medical, dental, vision, life & disability, and financial benefits (including 401(k) retirement savings plan. Tuition Reimbursement program. Additional voluntary benefits including crucial illness/hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, auto & home insurance, legal, and pet insurance.  
• Competitive salary, bonus, and best-in-class Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) with a 27-month lookback
• Flexible paid vacation time, paid day off for your birthday, and company holidays. A variety of leave plans, including Parental Leave. 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and an employee well-being program focusing on physical, mental, and financial health.  

Together, We Make Progress

Progress is an inclusive workplace where opportunities to succeed are available to everyone. As a multicultural company serving a global community, we encourage a wide range of points of view and celebrate our diverse backgrounds. Our unique combination of perspectives inspires innovation, connects us to our customers and positively affects our communities. It is only by working together and learning from each other that we make Progress. Join us!