Product Designer (Design Systems)
Tabs · New York, NY · 2 mo ago
On-siteArt & Creative$125k–$160k/yrFull-time
What You’ll Do
- Own the Tabs design system end-to-end: components, patterns, tokens, and documentation
- Lead token strategy: semantic structure, theming, density, and extensibility across products
- Work closely with frontend engineers to ensure components are implemented accurately and the system is integrated into real development workflows
- Audit existing product UI to identify inconsistencies and systematise solutions rather than one-off fixes
- Define and maintain documentation standards so the system is usable without hand-holding
- Validate components against real product contexts, identifying gaps and edge cases before they become production problems
- Contribute to accessibility standards and encode them into the system itself, not just guidelines
- Establish a contribution model so engineers and future designers can add to the system without breaking it
What We’re Looking For
- 4+ years as a Product or UI Designer with demonstrable design systems experience
- Deep Figma expertise, components, variants, auto-layout, and library management at scale
- Hands-on experience building or significantly evolving a design system, not just consuming one
- Strong token pipeline experience: CSS variables, semantic token architectures, and tooling like Tokens Studio
- Familiarity with frontend technologies, comfortable reading component code, understanding implementation constraints, and reviewing work in Storybook or equivalent
- Strong design fundamentals: visual hierarchy, interaction patterns, responsive systems, and information density
- Able to work with engineers as a peer, discussing implementation tradeoffs rather than just handing over specs
- Portfolio that shows systems thinking: component libraries, token structures, documentation, or contribution frameworks. Not just polished screens
Nice to Have
- Experience in B2B SaaS or data-heavy products where UI complexity is high
- Exposure to fintech or accounting tools
- Coding experience, HTML/CSS, familiarity with React component libraries, or beyond
Perks And Benefits (Full-time Employees)
- Competitive compensation and equity
- Unlimited PTO
- Up to 100% employer covered monthly healthcare premium (medical, dental, vision)
- Lunch provided via Sharebite, plus dinner for any later in office days
- Parental leave up to 12 weeks
- Tax free commuter and parking benefits
- Voluntary insurances (Life, Hospital, Critical Illness, Accident)
- Employee Assistance Program (Rightway)
- Free One Medical Membership
- 401k
Compensation Range
- $125K - $160K