# Rogin Farrer > Staff Engineer at Etsy | Design Systems Location: San Diego, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/rogin Results-driven Staff Software Engineer and team leader with nearly a decade of experience in guiding teams through all of the phases of software development, from gathering requirements to design, development, testing, and support. Highly knowledgable in frontend web development, design systems, accessibility, CLI tools, and developer tools. Eagerly embraces new tech stacks and environments. ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Etsy Jan 2024 – Present ### Staff Engineer @ Wayfair Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 Tech lead for web design system—built with React, TypeScript, and Vanilla Extract—that supports 8 brands used by 1000+ employees. * Shape and implement design system governance, team processes, and stakeholder communication in collaboration with other leads. * Champion high standards for accessibility, HTML semantics, and code quality through mentorship, architecture reviews, and on-going learning. * Define long-term technical vision and organize its execution into quarterly initiatives and Agile sprint epics. * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, Node.js CLI programs, AST-based codemods, and ESLint rules to facilitate development for design system team and its users. Recent accomplishments: * Created open-source library Rainbow Sprinkles to implement dynamic and theme-driven style props with zero-runtime CSS framework. * Drove discussions, created RFCs, and codified/documented the final decision for the officially supported CSS framework by the Frontend Platform. * Orchestrated team's systematic and backwards-compatible refactor of component library to TypeScript and adoption of Vanilla Extract. ### Senior Front-end Engineer @ Wayfair Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Boston, MA - Tech lead for enterprise-oriented design system supporting 500+ engineers and designers. - Organized and emceed internal frontend meetup regularly attended by 50+ people. - Designed and orchestrated efforts to consolidate the internal and supplier component libraries into a single, theme-able library, reducing library maintenance burden by 50%. - Helped bootstrap new Enterprise Product Design team by interviewing and onboarding founding members. ### Web Developer @ Wayfair Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Boston, MA Build, maintain, and scale the design systems and React-based component libraries that power the UI for Wayfair's e-commerce sites, as well as its suite of operational and supplier-facing applications. Engineer and maintain Homebase, an internal site documenting Wayfair's global design system and component libraries. Proselytize Web and React best practices through frontend office hours, Slack help channels, and application architecture consultations. Support the growth of the enterprise-focused product design team and front-end team through phone screens and in-person interviews. ### Junior Web Developer @ Wayfair Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States ### Theatre Technician @ Unknown Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Greater Boston Area Scenic carpentry, lighting, design, and technical direction for Greater Boston Area theaters including ART, ArtsEmerson, BU, Bridge Rep, Longwood Players, and Company One. Notable credits include technical direction for Longwood Players (Urinetown) and Bridge Rep (Mud Blue Sky). ### Scenic Design/Technical Apprentice @ Gloucester Stage Company Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Gloucester, MA • Constructed, load-in, and struck all sets and lighting plots for MainStage season. • Assumed leadership of construction and technical affairs after Technical Director’s departure midway through season. • Maintained and troubleshot scenic, lighting, and sound notes throughout performance runs. • Designed lighting and stage managed staged readings and other second stage programming. ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts in Drama Vassar College ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/roginfarrer - Website: http://rogin.xyz --- Source: https://flows.cv/rogin JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/rogin/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22