Permanent Position · Senior

Senior Design Engineer

A global HR and payroll platform provider is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to architect a next-generation design system optimized for AI-driven product development. This role bridges the gap between product design and front-end engineering, focusing on building the substrate, tokens, and components that AI agents use to generate production-ready interfaces. The successful candidate will drive AI adoption across the design organization while remaining hands-on in both Figma and code to ship high-fidelity user experiences. This is a senior individual contributor position within a cross-functional team dedicated to evolving design-to-code workflows.

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Opportunity overview

Opportunity type
Permanent Position
Required seniority
Senior
Work location
Remote, Hybrid
Location
United Kingdom
Start
ASAP
Duration
Permanent
Travel
—

Required role

Design EngineerSystem Developer

Required platforms

FigmaReactTypeScriptAI Design ToolsAI Coding Tools

Required skills

Design SystemsComponent ArchitectureFront-end EngineeringUI/UX DesignPrototypingAI Workflow AutomationPrompt EngineeringDesign-to-Code Fidelity

Required industry experience

Software & TechnologyHR TechFintech

Responsibilities

  • Architect design systems, tokens, and components as the foundation for AI-generated UI.
  • Design prompt libraries, patterns, and agent workflows to automate production-ready interface assembly.
  • Prototype interfaces directly in production front-end code to validate system output.
  • Define production-readiness criteria and quality guardrails for AI-generated components.
  • Collaborate with design leadership to roll out AI-native workflows across the organization.
  • Partner with Engineering and Product teams to ensure system interoperability and visibility.
  • Develop playbooks and enablement materials to scale AI capabilities within the design team.
  • Explore and prototype adaptive, generative UI capabilities for the core product roadmap.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in product design and front-end engineering for complex products.
  • Proficiency in moving fluidly between design tools like Figma and front-end code.
  • Strong technical skills in TypeScript, React, HTML, CSS, and animation.
  • Proven experience building or extending design systems used by multiple teams.
  • Active experience using AI design and coding tools in professional workflows.
  • Strong aesthetic sense for layout, typography, interaction, and motion.
  • Ability to prototype rapidly, moving from concept to working interface in hours.
  • Comfortable working in ambiguous environments and setting organizational standards.