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Principal Design Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Wed, Sep 16, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Owning and evolving the design system, the full-time Principal Design Engineer will manage component authoring, tooling between design and code, and infrastructure for AI agents, ensuring cross-platform consistency in a remote work environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Own and evolve the design system, ensuring parity between design and code
  • Develop tooling that maintains alignment between design and code, including automated checks
  • Build infrastructure for AI agents to effectively utilize the design system
Required Qualifications
  • 6+ years in a hybrid design/frontend role, including experience in frontend engineering or design engineering
  • A portfolio showcasing both design and build contributions to a design system
  • Proficiency in production React and TypeScript, with a strong understanding of component API design
  • Experience with Figma at an authoring level, including variables and design-to-code mapping
  • Hands-on experience writing agent skills and using Claude Code or equivalent tools

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