Design Systems Lead
Core
Bootstrap and own an intuitive semantic token system and design system repo to ensure visual coherence and technical standards across mobile, web, and React platforms for Perplexity's product.
Role type
Design Systems Lead (50/50 Design-Engineer)
Builds
Semantic token systems, scalable component APIs, and design system repositories (GitHub)
Domain
Internet / AI-native products / Cross-platform UI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Semantic design tokens, scalable component APIs, GitHub repository management, Figma fluency, visual design quality, accessibility standards (WCAG), theming (dark mode), cross-platform UI best practices (mobile, web, React), documentation strategy, adoption driving, AI tooling integration
Preferred skills
Building semantic token systems from scratch, scaling design systems during rapid org growth, defining contribution models and governance, mentoring designers and engineers, familiarity with component tooling (e.g., Storybook)
Technologies
GitHub, Figma, React, Storybook
Responsibilities
Bootstrap and own an intuitive semantic token system; Own the design system repo on GitHub including versioning and release management; Set and uphold high visual design quality standards; Navigate and encode nuances between mobile, web, and React UI best practices; Define and run the contribution model and governance for inbound contributions; Keep design and engineering in sync bridging Figma and code; Own clear, first-class documentation and drive adoption; Bake in accessibility and theming as defaults; Maintain a system roadmap balancing new work, migrations, and deprecations; Bring new AI tooling into the design systems workflow
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
