OverviewIn this role you lead the Global UX engineering team responsible for Elastic UI (EUI) and shared design system infrastructure.
You oversee delivery, roadmaps, and people development, collaborating with Design and Product leadership to align priorities.
You will balance long-term design system investments with urgent internal requests, driving dependable delivery across the organization.
This is an opportunity to shape a scalable UI platform in a distributed, async-first environment while exploring AI-assisted design-to-code workflows.
Compensaciones / Beneficioshealth coverage for you and family
adaptable locations and schedules
generous vacation days
donation matching up to ****
volunteer hours up to 40 hours/year
parental leave of 16 weeks
ResponsabilidadesLead and grow a team building and maintaining Elastic UI (EUI) and shared design system infrastructure
Own and communicate delivery cadence including sprint planning, quarterly roadmaps, outcomes, and stakeholder reporting
Manage hiring, onboarding, performance, and career growth for engineers
Foster a strong team culture and health in a distributed, async-first setup
Represent Global UX in cross-functional planning with engineering, design, and product leadership
Remove blockers by negotiating dependencies, addressing friction, and escalating risks




Track adoption and health metrics of the design system to inform roadmap priorities
Build relationships with design system consumers and tailor the roadmap to their needs
Support experiments with AI-assisted design-to-code workflows and developer tools
Balance innovation with delivery commitments
Requisitos principalesExperience leading design system, component library, or shared UI/platform infrastructure teams
Proven track record of delivering through a defined cadence for multiple internal stakeholders
Frontend knowledge (React, TypeScript, component architecture) with ability to discuss tradeoffs with Tech Lead and engineers
Experience hiring, developing, and growing engineers into senior roles
Strong stakeholder management and ability to share roadmaps, tradeoffs, and risks with leadership
Proven ability balancing platform investment with urgent feature requests
Excellent written and verbal communication in a distributed team
Experience using data and adoption metrics to inform roadmap decisions
Collaborative leadership style that builds trust without requiring dominance in technical conversations
Curiosity about AI impacting design-to-code workflows and developer tooling
collaborative leadership
strong communication
stakeholder management
React
TypeScript
component architecture

📌 Software Engineering Manager (Valladolid)
🏢 Elastic
📍 Valladolid