The Role
Architects, scales, and governs design systems, ensuring 1:1 parity between design assets and front-end code. Owns component libraries, design documentation, design tokens, accessibility standards, and UI pattern governance. Partners closely with development, product, and UX teams to guide implementation, manage component requests, conduct usability testing, reduce technical debt, and improve developer experience. Also maintains machine-readable documentation and AI-ready design infrastructure.
Summary Generated by Built In
We are HCSS. For the last 40 years, we have been developing software to help construction companies streamline their operations. Based in Sugar Land, TX, our mission is helping customers achieve excellence through our proven customer-centric, end-to-end solutions and exceptionally helpful service, while providing a great life for our employees. With this mission at the core of everything we do, HCSS is a pioneer and leader in the construction software space and a consistently recognized employer. We have earned Best Companies to Work for in Texas honors for 18 consecutive years and have been named a USA Today Top Workplace. HCSS has also been recognized by Built In as a Best Place to Work in Greater Houston and by Construction Executive for our technology innovation, reflecting our strong culture, industry leadership, and commitment to excellence.
WHO WE NEED:
You are the critical bridge between Product Design and Development. Architect, scale, and govern our design systems, treating them as living products that empower both designers and developers to build faster and more consistently. Your journey in this track begins with mastering component architecture, documentation, and baseline accessibility standards. As you advance into the development levels, your focus will expand to achieving 1:1 parity between our design libraries and codebase, integrating advanced tooling, and building AI-ready design infrastructure. This progressive track requires a unique blend of systems thinking, technical curiosity, and visual execution to drive a unified user experience across our entire product ecosystem.
Qualifications:
- 3–5 Years of relevant work experience with a proven track record of bridging design assets and front-end code
- Strong working knowledge of development delivery automation and design-to-code integrations; actively reviews coded front-end components to ensure 1:1 visual parity with design assets
- Ability to operate with minimal oversight as a direct technical partner to Development, working alongside software developers to guide UI implementation instead of relying on traditional design deliverables.
- Advanced proficiency in modern design collaboration platforms and design-to-code automation integrations
- Proficiency in component-based front-end frameworks, UI component development environments, and agile project management tools
- Ability to look 1–2 quarters ahead to anticipate what coded UI components will need to be built, refactored, or safely adapted to prevent technical debt
- Experience conducting usability testing to ensure new patterns are intuitive for teams to implement
- Ability to use AI to accelerate development productivity by refining technical prompts, synthesizing complex UI logic, and integrating AI-assisted coding tools into workflows
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Interaction Design, HCI, Computer Science, or equivalent experience (preferred but not required)
- Experience configuring design token management systems or automated data pipelines that push assets directly from design platforms to code repositories
- Background in optimizing the developer experience (DX) through the creation of interactive component sandboxes or developer playgrounds
- Experience managing complex system deprecation strategies (sunsetting old components across a live product ecosystem without breaking workflows)
Role Responsibilities:
- Architect, scale, and govern the design systems to ensure a clear, 1:1 translation between design assets and the front-end codebase, eliminating technical and UI debt.
- Build systems that empower everyone (e.g., UX, product management, and development) to make sound design decisions.
- Own and evolve the visual component library, ensuring strict architectural parity between design variants and development frameworks.
- Govern the creation of new patterns by actively reviewing and approving/rejecting custom UI requests to prevent system bloat.
- Manage and scale the centralized design system documentation so it serves as the primary authority for everyone. Structure this documentation to ensure adherence to design standards without always requiring intensive UI work.
- Collaborate directly with development to map design tokens to code variables, optimizing the developer experience.
- Act as the definitive bridge between Product and Development, translating validated product and UX strategies into polished, functionally robust interfaces ready for development.
- Manage the UX Enablement intake process, triaging component requests, and providing UI/IXD consultations to unblock technical implementation.
- Produce clean design artifacts, interaction specs, and redlines that significantly reduce guesswork for the development team, while prioritizing system improvements that enable cross-functional teams to build without needing continuous, intensive UI support.
- Conduct research and usability testing focused on validating system patterns, ensuring components are intuitive for end-users (e.g., field personnel) and internal developers.
- Leverage market trends in UI/UX architecture (e.g., emerging AI interfaces, WCAG accessibility standards) to proactively shape the direction of the design systems.
- Structure and maintain machine-readable design documentation to ensure our systems are prepared for AI-assisted development.
Travel Requirements:
- Initial Onboarding: During the first 3 months of employment, employees (in the Houston area) must work on-site at the Sugar Land office 3 days per week to ensure comprehensive training and integration.
- Hybrid Requirements
- Following the initial onboarding phase, employees transition to a flexible hybrid work model.
- If an on-site workspace is requested, employees are expected to work from the Sugar Land office up to 2 days per week, subject to team needs and manager discretion.
- Remote Requirements
- Fully remote employees are expected to visit the Sugar Land office periodically up to once a Quarter
- Employees will be expected to attend HCSS-sponsored events per the manager’s discretion (e.g., UGM).
BENEFITS & PERKS:
Part of our mission is to provide a great life for our employees. We believe that when our people are happy, they do their best work. Some of the benefits and perks we offer include:
- Flexibility to work Remotely
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with company-paid and employee-paid options
- Paid holidays, sick days, and personal time off
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that foster connection and inclusion
- On-site amenities including a covered basketball court, soccer field, track, pickleball/tennis courts, gym, etc.
- Dog-friendly campus and WiFi-accessible courtyards
- 401(k) with a 5% company match
- Coverage for employee professional development and wellness
- And more!
Skills Required
- 3-5 years of relevant experience bridging design assets and front-end code
- Strong knowledge of development delivery automation and design-to-code integrations
- Experience reviewing coded front-end components for visual parity with design assets
- Ability to partner directly with software developers and guide UI implementation
- Advanced proficiency with modern design collaboration platforms and design-to-code automation integrations
- Proficiency in component-based front-end frameworks and UI component development environments
- Experience with agile project management tools
- Ability to anticipate component development, refactoring, and technical debt needs 1-2 quarters ahead
- Experience conducting usability testing
- Ability to use AI for development productivity, technical prompting, UI logic synthesis, and AI-assisted coding workflows
- Bachelor's degree in Interaction Design, HCI, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- Experience configuring design token management systems or automated design-to-code data pipelines
- Experience improving developer experience through interactive component sandboxes or developer playgrounds
- Experience managing component deprecation strategies across a live product ecosystem
What the Team is Saying
Jordan Bales
Software Tester
Falk Hoeppner
Senior Quality Assurance Analyst
Sierra
Project Management Supervisor
Betty
Director of Development
Henry
IT Analyst
HCSS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Company-paid medical and dental premiums, plus employer-paid life, disability, and long-term care, point to broad and generous core coverage. Multiple plan options are described with strong employer contributions.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — An amenity-rich campus (gyms, fitness classes, sports courts/fields, track/trail) and a dedicated wellness fund are emphasized, alongside snacks and regular catered meals. These everyday perks are presented as central to the employee experience.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers is outlined, with maintained health benefits under FMLA and onsite facilities like a Mother’s Room. These policies are positioned to support work–family balance.
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The Company
What We Do
Since 1986, HCSS been developing software to help construction companies streamline their operations. Today, HCSS is recognized as a pioneer and leader in the market, serving thousands of construction companies across the nation. Year after year, they continue to innovate, refine, and expand their products as the industry evolves. HCSS' mission is to help customers dramatically improve their business through innovative, high-quality software and exceptionally helpful service, while providing a great life for employees.
Why Work With Us
At HCSS, we prioritize people—empowering both our customers and employees to achieve excellence. We promote from within, provide continuous professional growth, and embrace challenges as learning opportunities. Join us to build a meaningful career while delivering exceptional solutions and service.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We support a flexible, hybrid work environment that empowers employees to do their best work while balancing the needs of their lives outside of work.
Typical time on-site:
Flexible
Sugar Land, TX
