Design System Architect Level 3

We are seeking a Design System Architect to build, scale, and maintain a unified system of reusable UI components that empower product teams to deliver consistent, accessible, and high-quality experiences across platforms.

About the Role

This role blends visual design excellence, system-level thinking, and cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate is a hands-on systems designer who can translate complex interaction patterns into scalable libraries, ensuring the design system evolves alongside user needs, technology advancements, and brand direction.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Build & Maintain Design System Libraries
• Maintain and evolve design system libraries across Web, iOS, Android, and foundational design layers.
• Oversee and manage a system of 100+ UI components, including variants and interaction states that require updates and refinements.
• Evaluate and intake new component requests, collaborating with product designers and engineers to ensure alignment with visual language and usability standards.
• Extrapolate component proposals to include all states, grid layouts, and accessibility requirements.
• Partner closely with developers to ensure components are implemented with design parity, performance, and accessibility in mind.
• Component Documentation
• Create and maintain clear, accessible documentation that serves as the single source of truth for KDS (or organization-specific) components.
• Explain complex component logic and interaction models in an approachable way for designers and developers of all experience levels.
• Continuously iterate documentation based on component updates, team feedback, and evolving standards.
• Collaborate with engineering partners to align design documentation with development frameworks and naming conventions.
• Modernization & System Evolution
• Modernize and optimize design libraries using advanced Figma capabilities (e.g., component properties, design tokens, variables, and auto-layout).
• Develop and maintain design tokens to support rapid updates, theming, and scalable design changes across platforms.
• Reconfigure libraries to align with next-generation design system structures and emerging UX / UI patterns.
• Support and govern community libraries, extension kits, and shared resources to foster adoption and consistency across teams.

Qualifications

Preferred Skills

Experience partnering with front-end engineers and understanding component implementation frameworks (React, SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose, etc.).