Lead Design Technologist
Core
Lead the migration to a next-generation component system and build tooling that bridges Figma and production code, enabling designers to execute frontend work independently.
Role type
Lead Design Technologist (Design Systems & Frontend Engineering)
Builds
Next-generation component system (React/Tailwind), design-to-code tooling, and AI-assisted build workflows.
Domain
SaaS / Employee Experience Platform / Design Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
React, modern JavaScript, Figma (component architecture, variables, plugin development), design systems governance, accessibility (WCAG 2.1), AI-assisted design workflows
Preferred skills
Experience shipping production frontend code, prototyping adaptive interfaces, encoding design taste into code
Technologies
React, Tailwind, Figma, JavaScript
Responsibilities
Lead migration to next-gen component system; Build tooling to close the gap between Figma and production; Prototype emerging interaction patterns and adaptive interfaces; Help encode design taste into AI-assisted build workflows; Act as connective tissue between design practice, unified systems, and engineering; Champion accessibility throughout the design and build process
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC