NewDesign System Lead - Product & Engineering
Apply on Shift4Shift4 is hiring a Design System Lead on its Product Design team to own and evolve the company-wide design system across web, mobile, and POS products. The role is described as end-to-end ownership of token architecture, component governance, and AI-assisted tooling to align Figma and production, and is positioned as a high-impact, high-autonomy role at the intersection of systems design, front-end engineering, and modern AI workflows. The position is onsite and can be based in Tampa, FL (preferred), Atlanta, GA, or Center Valley, PA; relocation assistance may be available.
AI skillsThis role asks for AI & agentic skills, exactly what we teach at Into Design SystemsWhat you'll do
- Assess current design systems across design and engineering, identify gaps and duplication, and establish a roadmap for unification, migration, and governance.
- Own, evolve, and consolidate design system foundations across web, mobile, and POS products.
- Define and maintain token architecture, component libraries, theming, accessibility standards, and cross-platform patterns.
- Lead migration of existing and legacy interfaces to the shared design system using AI-assisted tools and workflows.
- Drive design-to-code alignment between Figma and production by establishing workflows connecting design, design system code, and production.
- Partner with engineers to translate design system foundations into production, accelerate component migration, identify inconsistencies, and improve adoption.
- Identify and implement AI-assisted opportunities to automate audits, component mapping, documentation, migration, and other repetitive design system work.
- Establish design system standards and review mechanisms to prevent redundant or non-compliant components and ensure new work aligns with the shared system.
What they're looking for
- 7+ years in Product Design, Design Systems, or UX Engineering roles.
- Proven track record building, evolving, and implementing production-ready design systems at scale.
- Deep expertise in token architecture, theming, component variants, accessibility, and cross-platform design systems.
- Strong Figma skills and understanding of design system best practices, governance, and design-to-code workflows.
- Hands-on experience with React, ShadCN, and Tailwind CSS, as well as Kotlin/Jetpack Compose and Material 3, and understanding of how design system components, tokens, and patterns are implemented in production code.
- Demonstrated ability to use AI-assisted tools to accelerate design system work, including migration, auditing, component generation or mapping, documentation, and design-to-code workflows.
- Strong understanding of front-end implementation and ability to collaborate directly with engineers on production design system components.
- Clear communicator who can align design and engineering around shared conventions and technical constraints.
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