Design Systems Experts (Product, Brand, Interactive / Design Engineers)

About the role

We’re seeking design systems experts. You'll work on production-grade design systems used to evaluate AI design tools - building them, implementing them in code, and testing how well AI systems ingest and reproduce them.

Available tracks

• Design track: Build complete design systems in Figma: tokens (color, type, spacing, radius), component libraries with variants and states, and golden screens composed exclusively from library components. You’ll have expert-level Figma (auto-layout, variants, component properties, libraries, modes/theming).
• Product Design track: Envision product designs from scratch, implementing/using existing design systems, maintaining strict adherence to the design systems.
• Engineering track: Implement design systems as coded component libraries: React, Storybook (v8), token pipelines (e.g., Style Dictionary), and variant patterns (e.g., CVA). You’ll have React + Storybook experience required; familiarity with Tailwind, Style Dictionary, and CVA a plus. Figma-only or no-code experience does not qualify for this track.

Requirements

• 4+ years building or implementing design systems professionally (in-house design systems team, agency, or design-engineering role)
• You have personally built and maintained a token-based system - not just consumed one
• Sharp eye for adherence: you notice when a corner radius, casing rule, or spacing value drifts from spec
• Strong written English, you can articulate exactly what's wrong and why, as if coaching another senior designer or engineer
• Comfortable with AI design tools (Claude, Figma AI features, etc.) or eager to work at that frontier
• Available for async, remote contract work with quick turnarounds, available to start immediately

Types of projects you could work on

• Defining Design Systems from Scratch
• Designing new interfaces applying design systems
• Coding/implementing new interfaces following design systems
• Finding errors/bugs in design systems
• Catching mistakes in design systems applications or critiquing design systems

Our process

• Apply to the opportunity (<10min)
• Complete a design critique assessment (<45min): this is built to gauge your critical design thinking and ability to have clear opinions and a high bar.
• A successful assessment results in an offer to join an active project, and to kick off your onboarding process (MFA, SOW, Background check) as well as your project onboarding.
• You become an official member of the community! You’ll gain access to events, other creative technologists and other perks! You’ll also become eligible for other paid projects!

Who we are

TasteMakers is a curated network of designers, creative technologists, frontend engineers, and AI-native makers working on projects with leading AI labs, tech companies, and brands. Our work sits at the intersection of design, human judgment, and AI research. We’re on a mission to end AI slop, join us!