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Design Citizen · 1 day ago

Design Systems Architect (Figma Libraries)

United States

Contract

Remote

Senior Level

$70/hr - $90/hr

6+ years exp

Design Citizen is a human-centered talent agency partnering with organizations to create innovative design solutions. They are seeking a Design Systems Architect to build and evolve the design system infrastructure for enterprise digital products, focusing on creating a unified Figma component library to enhance design consistency and efficiency.

Design

Hiring Manager

Sarah S.

Responsibilities

Architect, maintain, and evolve a multi-product Figma component library

Establish scalable UI patterns, tokens/variables, accessibility guidelines, and system-level best practices

Create clear, consistent documentation that teams can rely on for alignment and adoption

Leverage advanced Figma capabilities—including Slots, Variables, and emerging system features—to increase flexibility and performance

Audit components, streamline workflows, and identify opportunities to improve system usability and maintainability

Ensure system health through versioning, cleanup, and thoughtful governance

Partner closely with engineering to align Figma components with code-based implementations

Define handoff standards and bridge the gap between design and development

Collaborate with design teams to ensure consistency across multiple digital products and work-streams

Qualification

FigmaDesign systemsComponent architectureUI engineeringAccessibilitySystems-oriented mindsetCommunication skills

Required

6–10+ years of experience in design systems, component architecture, or UI engineering within complex product environments

Deep proficiency in Figma, including advanced component setups, variants, variables, tokens, and library management

Experience collaborating with engineers and contributing to design-to-code workflows

Strong understanding of accessibility, responsive systems, and scalable design patterns

Excellent communication skills with the ability to guide teams, set standards, and influence consensus

A systems-oriented mindset—organized, curious, methodical, and comfortable balancing detail with long-term vision

Company

Design Citizen

Design Citizen is a human-centered talent management and coaching firm specializing in full time placements for organizations that value design.

Seattle, WA, US

2-10 employees

http://designcitizen.com

Funding

Current Stage

Early Stage

Leadership Team

Dave Miller

Principal + Founder

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