Relay
Senior Design Engineer
Toronto, ON · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 63 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptReactHTMLCSSCode ReviewGitFigmaDesign SystemsAccessibilityCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- We do this by replacing financial guesswork with real visibility, transforming cash flow from a constant source of stress into a clear signal owners can use to run stronger, more resilient businesses.
- WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING - Set a high bar of quality across the product by owning the front-end.
- WHO YOU ARE - You're well-versed in React, JavaScript (TypeScript), HTML, and modern CSS - You work in a real engineering environment.
Responsibilities
- Embed within product teams to lead UI implementation for new features from concept through launch. Partner closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to ensure shipped experiences meet a high standard for quality, usability, and polish.
- Own and evolve Telegraph, our design system. Define and maintain component APIs, composition patterns, interaction standards, and documentation that enable teams to build consistent, scalable interfaces efficiently.
- Champion accessibility and performance as core product requirements. Ship experiences that are fast, resilient, and accessible by default through semantic implementation, keyboard support, focus management, testing, and ongoing performance optimization.
- Partner closely with designers throughout the product development process.
- Work collaboratively in code and design tooling to iterate on concepts, refine interactions, and reduce the gap between design and implementation.
- Create leverage for the broader organization by translating intent into scalable implementation: reusable components, guidelines, sandboxes/playgrounds, and "how to use it" documentation that reduces drift.
- Build the infrastructure and workflows that support AI-accelerated product development. Some areas we're currently exploring include: automating QA and code review processes, connecting design and engineering tools, and setting up prototyping templates.
- own the front-end across the product, hold a high bar of quality, and raise it over time.
- The team works directly with product and design, responsible for the UI, the interactions, and the design systems that everything is built on top of.
- We're expanding the team and hiring two design engineers who will have real ownership across the product.
Requirements
- You work in a real engineering environment.
- You have strong opinions about craft, you hold yourself to a high bar, and your portfolio or GitHub shows it.
Nice to have
- You have experience with motion or animation work (motion/react, GSAP, or vanilla CSS animations)
Compensation
- Relay employees are Relay owners, complete with equity and a competitive salary.
- A 45-minute in-person interview with a member of Relay's executive team
- At Relay, we believe Relayers should feel valued for the impact they have on our mission and growth.
- So we pay fairly and transparently.
- The annual salary range for this role is $130,500 CAD to $159,500 CAD.
- We pay for impact and aren't tied to yearly reviews.
- Social connection: we believe in celebrating our wins with two annual company-wide get-togethers, quarterly team events, happy hours, and special events and networking opportunities with industry leaders.
Benefits
- enjoy full health benefits from day one: no probation period required.
- We offer flexible Health or Wellness Spending Accounts and medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.
Company info
- as a Mac-first company, our Toronto offices have everything you need to produce your best work comfortably, from multiple screens to ergonomic seating.
- we believe in celebrating our wins with two annual company-wide get-togethers, quarterly team events, happy hours, and special events and networking opportunities with industry leaders.
- Why Relay Might Be the Perfect Fit For You
- Top-tier equipment: as a Mac-first company, our Toronto offices have everything you need to produce your best work comfortably, from multiple screens to ergonomic seating.
- Social connection: we believe in celebrating our wins with two annual company-wide get-togethers, quarterly team events, happy hours, and special events and networking opportunities with industry leaders.
- We're looking for people who are relentless, curious, and care deeply about the work.
- Parental leave with top-up: we offer 12 weeks off with a 100% salary top-up for all full-time employees, regardless of location, and accessible for all parents: birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive.
- we offer 12 weeks off with a 100% salary top-up for all full-time employees, regardless of location, and accessible for all parents: birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive.
This listing is sourced directly from Relay's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.