Sr. Product Designer II - Design Systems
Core
Lead the evolution of Instacart's design system as a product, building shared components, tokens, and guidance to power customer, shopper, retailer, and internal tools at scale.
Role type
Senior Product Designer (Design Systems)
Builds
Design system components, tokens, and governance frameworks for Instacart's multi-platform ecosystem
Domain
Grocery delivery / Design Systems / Web & Mobile
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Design system architecture, component-based workflows, token strategy (primitive/semantic), accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), implementation-aware specs, AI/automation for design systems, system adoption metrics, cross-functional enablement
Preferred skills
AI-assisted coding environments, Figma plugins/linting tooling, scalable theming strategies, design sprint facilitation, data fluency with telemetry, versioned monorepo management
Technologies
Figma, Storybook, CSS variables, AI tools (Cursor, Claude Code)
Responsibilities
Own and drive the design system roadmap; Define and evolve system UX (components, patterns, interaction states, motion, accessibility); Lead token strategy end to end; Establish strong governance and lifecycle management; Create implementation-aware specs with edge cases and acceptance criteria; Build design enablement in context (linting rules, templates, plugin experiences); Use AI tools to streamline audits, consistency checks, and spec generation; Measure adoption and impact to execute enablement programs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
