Remote Design Systems Architect — Tokens & Core Components

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Ciudad de México; Hybrid; MXN 1,618,000 - 2,157,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency seeks a senior Design Systems Designer to own how client design systems are built. You will extract tokens, variables, modes, and core components into a working system our build pipeline can execute with precision.

This is a senior, systems-first role across multiple client brands, requiring fast delivery and exacting standards. Strong English and overlap with US business hours are essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing for the web with real design system work in portfolio.
• Fluency in Figma variables, component properties, auto layout and variants; architecture, not just tidy files.
• A portfolio showing varied client work with consistent underlying rigor.
• Strong English and overlap with US business hours.

Responsibilities

• Build token architecture in Figma using variables, modes, and semantic naming for pipeline readability.
• Ship core component libraries that hold up across entire sites, not just homepages.
• Document the system so developers or automation can execute it without questions.
• Work across several client brands at once with consistent structural rigor.

Skills

Design systems

Figma variables

Component architecture

Portfolio diversity

English proficiency

Tools

Figma

Job description

Blacksmith Agency seeks a senior Design Systems Designer to own how client design systems are built. You will extract tokens, variables, modes, and core components into a working system our build pipeline can execute with precision.

This is a senior, systems-first role across multiple client brands, requiring fast delivery and exacting standards. Strong English and overlap with US business hours are essential.