Technical Specialist, Design System
About the role
About Citco JOB DESCRIPTION Citco is a global leader in fund services, corporate governance and related asset services with staff across 80 offices worldwide. With more than $1 trillion in assets under administration, we deliver end-to-end solutions and exceptional service to meet our clients’ needs. For more information about Citco, please visit www.citco.com
Responsibilities About the Team and Business Line: World-class software solutions and innovation are at the core of what differentiates Citco in the alternative investment and financial services spaces. Through our network of global development centers, Citco invests heavily in technology innovation to ensure our clients continue to receive award-winning products.
We are seeking a talented full stack Design System Technical Specialist to evolve our company-wide design system. This individual will ensure a cohesive, scalable, and accessible experience across Citco’s digital products and they will collaborate closely with design and development teams to define, build, and maintain reusable smart and simple UI components, design tokens, and system documentation that reinforce our brand and design language. This individual will also contribute to back-end development for enterprise services that power smart UI components. The position is based in Toronto and may require some international travel to other Citco locations. The Design Systems Technical Specialist will report to the Design Director and join an engineering team that contributes to Citco’s Client Portal by partnering with existing engineers and working close with business and designers.
Your Role
- Build, maintain, and document a library of reusable UI components using React (TypeScript) utilizing MUI as the foundation for atomic components.
- Build back-end services to power smart components for the enterprise.
- Establish, manage, and evolve design tokens, theming structures, and other system foundations that ensure brand consistency across multiple products.
- 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.
- Design and develop RESTful APIs using Node/Java
- Perform code reviews and ensure the team upholds a high-quality bar
- Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and design reviews, providing design system expertise.
- Contribute to the Client Portal development if time allows
Qualifications About You:
- 5 + years of experience as a Design System engineer, full-stack engineer, or a similar role with substantial involvement in component library or design system development.
- Strong expertise in React (TypeScript) and UI frameworks (Material UI or similar)
- Hands on experience with Figma with ability to interpret design specifications and translate them into maintainable, scalable components.
- Strong understanding of accessibility (WCAG compliance) and responsive design
- Experience creating and maintaining design systems, including establishing sand evolving design tokens, component standards, and documentation practices
- Familiarity with state management basics to support UI component needs
- Knowledge of cross-browser/device testing and performance optimization for smooth user experiences
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work closely with designers, developers, and product managers in agile teams.
- Enthusiasm for design system best practices, frontend performance optimization, accessible design and emerging UI technologies.
- Experience with AWS services such as S3, EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, SQS is an asset
- Experience with NodeJS frameworks, Spring/SpringBoot using Java/Kotlin
- Experience with Relational Databases, Postgres preferred
- Experience with source code management tools (GIT), CICD (Jenkins) are nice-to-have
- Experience using monorepo architecture with Turborepo would be an asset
Salary Range: CD $120,000 - CAD $160,000
- This position is not for an existing vacancy; we are building a candidate pool for future opportunities.
Our Benefits Your well-being is of paramount importance to us, and central to our success. We provide a range of benefits, training and education support, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve success in your career while balancing personal needs. Ask us about specific benefits in your location.
We embrace diversity, prioritizing the hiring of people from diverse backgrounds. Our inclusive culture is a source of pride and strength, fostering innovation and mutual respect.
Citco welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection.
About Citco
Our heritage, since founding a civil law notary practice in the 1940s to establishing the Curacao International Trust Company in the 1960s, is built on challenging paradigms and delivering exceptional service within the financial and professional services industry. Today, with more than 6,000 employees in 45 countries, we continue to pioneer award-winning services and technology solutions that meet ever changing markets.
A commitment to investing in people, and proprietary technologies, has resulted in our reputation as the industry's preeminent service provider, reassuring clients that their critical administration functions are in safe hands.
Our thought leadership and ability to quickly navigate complex change means our clients can depend on us as trusted advisors to make informed decisions in response to market conditions.
Our Divisions
Citco Fund Services & Investor Relations CFS is the global leader in services for the alternative investment industry. With over 2,000 funds under administration and net assets exceeding $840 billion, we provide full service fund administration, fund accounting, net asset value calculations, investor relations, and more.
Governance Services Leveraging our extensive global office network Citco Governance Services provides customised solutions, including corporate and global subsidiary governance, secretarial services, financial accounting and reporting, tax and audit liaison, and market entry services.
Banking, Depositary & Custody Services Citco Banks operate in strategic financial centres and provide Institutional and Fund of Funds clients access to the funds universe through multiple communication and online real-time global funds platforms.
Citco Technology Management Through our eight global development centres, Citco Technology Management provides secure infrastructures and develops award-winning technology products that underpin our commitment to service excellence.
Technical Specialist, Design System
About the role
About Citco JOB DESCRIPTION Citco is a global leader in fund services, corporate governance and related asset services with staff across 80 offices worldwide. With more than $1 trillion in assets under administration, we deliver end-to-end solutions and exceptional service to meet our clients’ needs. For more information about Citco, please visit www.citco.com
Responsibilities About the Team and Business Line: World-class software solutions and innovation are at the core of what differentiates Citco in the alternative investment and financial services spaces. Through our network of global development centers, Citco invests heavily in technology innovation to ensure our clients continue to receive award-winning products.
We are seeking a talented full stack Design System Technical Specialist to evolve our company-wide design system. This individual will ensure a cohesive, scalable, and accessible experience across Citco’s digital products and they will collaborate closely with design and development teams to define, build, and maintain reusable smart and simple UI components, design tokens, and system documentation that reinforce our brand and design language. This individual will also contribute to back-end development for enterprise services that power smart UI components. The position is based in Toronto and may require some international travel to other Citco locations. The Design Systems Technical Specialist will report to the Design Director and join an engineering team that contributes to Citco’s Client Portal by partnering with existing engineers and working close with business and designers.
Your Role
- Build, maintain, and document a library of reusable UI components using React (TypeScript) utilizing MUI as the foundation for atomic components.
- Build back-end services to power smart components for the enterprise.
- Establish, manage, and evolve design tokens, theming structures, and other system foundations that ensure brand consistency across multiple products.
- 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.
- Design and develop RESTful APIs using Node/Java
- Perform code reviews and ensure the team upholds a high-quality bar
- Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and design reviews, providing design system expertise.
- Contribute to the Client Portal development if time allows
Qualifications About You:
- 5 + years of experience as a Design System engineer, full-stack engineer, or a similar role with substantial involvement in component library or design system development.
- Strong expertise in React (TypeScript) and UI frameworks (Material UI or similar)
- Hands on experience with Figma with ability to interpret design specifications and translate them into maintainable, scalable components.
- Strong understanding of accessibility (WCAG compliance) and responsive design
- Experience creating and maintaining design systems, including establishing sand evolving design tokens, component standards, and documentation practices
- Familiarity with state management basics to support UI component needs
- Knowledge of cross-browser/device testing and performance optimization for smooth user experiences
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work closely with designers, developers, and product managers in agile teams.
- Enthusiasm for design system best practices, frontend performance optimization, accessible design and emerging UI technologies.
- Experience with AWS services such as S3, EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, SQS is an asset
- Experience with NodeJS frameworks, Spring/SpringBoot using Java/Kotlin
- Experience with Relational Databases, Postgres preferred
- Experience with source code management tools (GIT), CICD (Jenkins) are nice-to-have
- Experience using monorepo architecture with Turborepo would be an asset
Salary Range: CD $120,000 - CAD $160,000
- This position is not for an existing vacancy; we are building a candidate pool for future opportunities.
Our Benefits Your well-being is of paramount importance to us, and central to our success. We provide a range of benefits, training and education support, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve success in your career while balancing personal needs. Ask us about specific benefits in your location.
We embrace diversity, prioritizing the hiring of people from diverse backgrounds. Our inclusive culture is a source of pride and strength, fostering innovation and mutual respect.
Citco welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection.
About Citco
Our heritage, since founding a civil law notary practice in the 1940s to establishing the Curacao International Trust Company in the 1960s, is built on challenging paradigms and delivering exceptional service within the financial and professional services industry. Today, with more than 6,000 employees in 45 countries, we continue to pioneer award-winning services and technology solutions that meet ever changing markets.
A commitment to investing in people, and proprietary technologies, has resulted in our reputation as the industry's preeminent service provider, reassuring clients that their critical administration functions are in safe hands.
Our thought leadership and ability to quickly navigate complex change means our clients can depend on us as trusted advisors to make informed decisions in response to market conditions.
Our Divisions
Citco Fund Services & Investor Relations CFS is the global leader in services for the alternative investment industry. With over 2,000 funds under administration and net assets exceeding $840 billion, we provide full service fund administration, fund accounting, net asset value calculations, investor relations, and more.
Governance Services Leveraging our extensive global office network Citco Governance Services provides customised solutions, including corporate and global subsidiary governance, secretarial services, financial accounting and reporting, tax and audit liaison, and market entry services.
Banking, Depositary & Custody Services Citco Banks operate in strategic financial centres and provide Institutional and Fund of Funds clients access to the funds universe through multiple communication and online real-time global funds platforms.
Citco Technology Management Through our eight global development centres, Citco Technology Management provides secure infrastructures and develops award-winning technology products that underpin our commitment to service excellence.