Founded by Arianna Huffington in 2016, Thrive Global is a leading behavior change technology company with the mission to improve productivity and health outcomes – one Microstep at a time. Thrive helps individuals and organizations improve well-being, performance and mental resilience with its AI-powered behavior change technology platform. Thrive’s Microsteps – small, science-backed steps to improve health and productivity – have been adopted by employees at more than 200 organizations in over 160 countries, from frontline and call center workers to executives at multinational companies. For more information, visit www.thriveglobal.com.

We’re hiring a UX Engineer to own and scale our Design System. You’ll work at the intersection of design and engineering to ensure our user experience development is streamlined, scalable, accessible, and localization-ready. As a key member of our Platform team, you will report into Engineering while partnering with our Design team.

How You'll Contribute:

• Own the development, maintenance, and enforcement of a robust cross-platform Design System used across all Thrive applications.
• Build accessible, reusable React components and tools that improve consistency, performance, and scalability across web and mobile.
• Ensure compliance with WCAG 2.2 AA+ standards—keyboard navigation, screen reader support, and color contrast.
• Partner with Design and Engineering to create components that meet real-world use cases while reducing duplication and rework.
• Establish right-to-left (RTL) language support and help architect localization-resilient components.
• Implement design system tooling, documentation, and internal education to drive adoption and reduce friction for product teams.
• Collaborate closely with the Platform Tech Lead to modernize frontend infrastructure and scale the DS for mobile, AI, and future product growth.
• Lead audits of accessibility, responsiveness, and system gaps; develop remediation and migration strategies.
• Build automation and lean into AI tooling to help your job while making everyone’s life also easier.

Must Haves:

• 5+ years of frontend engineering experience, with production expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern web frameworks.
• Proven experience building and scaling design systems across multiple teams or products.
• Deep understanding of accessibility best practices and standards (WCAG 2.2+), including semantic HTML, ARIA roles, and screen reader behaviors.
• Experience designing and implementing RTL language support and localization-aware UI patterns.
• Familiarity with mobile-first development and responsive design principles.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with designers, engineers, and product partners.
• Proactive communicator with a bias toward clarity, documentation, and process ownership.

What We Offer:

• Being part of a mission-driven company that’s truly making a difference in the lives of people around the world
• Ability to develop within the company and shape our growth strategy
• A human-centric culture with a range of wellness perks and benefits
• A competitive compensation package
• Medical, dental and vision coverage + 401k program with company match
• Generous paid time-off programs

Compensation for this role depends on level, and will likely fall in the $120,000-210,000 range. We provide a competitive mix of salary, performance bonus, and equity

Thrive is deeply committed to creating a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment so that all employees can bring their whole selves to work.

Thrive is proud to ensure equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family or parental status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Thrive is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. Please inform Thrive’s Recruiting team if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.