AI-Native Design Systems Architect

Gusto, Inc.; Denver (CO); Vor Ort; USD 147.000 - 215.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Gusto, Inc. is seeking an AI-native Design Systems Designer to join the Builder Enablement team in Denver. You’ll evolve Workbench, our design system, enabling AI-assisted workflows and semantic token architecture.

The role is senior-level with emphasis on design craft, system thinking, and collaboration with engineers. Expect to work on complex components, token usage, and documentation that makes the system readable to LLMs.

Qualifikationen

• Design Systems Experience: 4+ years on a product design systems team with token architecture and component API design.
• Product Design Experience: 7+ years on a product design team.
• AI Fluency: Experience using AI tools as part of workflow and guidance for AI outputs.
• Technical Acumen: Ability to pair with engineering and contribute to implementation decisions.
• Accessibility-minded: Understanding WCAG AA and accessibility impacts on components.
• Technical Skill: Expert in AI design tools and Figma, with complex components and token usage.
• Design Integrity: High craft level and strong design system perspective.
• Communication: Documentation skills and ability to educate across disciplines.
• Additional Experience: LLM-friendly documentation or AI-assisted design tooling.

Aufgaben

• Design and maintain Workbench components and patterns with tokens and variants.
• Own semantic and functional token architecture during Brand Refresh and theming.
• Collaborate with engineering to ensure component consistency and code integration.
• Contribute to AI tooling and documentation to guide designers and engineers.
• Support product designers through Office Hours, Slack, and async reviews.
• Document design decisions and usage guidance for the system.
• Participate in systemic decisions on component architecture and migrations.

Kenntnisse

Design systems

Product design

AI fluency

Technical acumen

Accessibility minded

Technical skill

Design integrity

Communication

LLM-ready docs

Tools

Figma

GitHub

Storybook

Jobbeschreibung

Gusto, Inc. is seeking an AI-native Design Systems Designer to join the Builder Enablement team in Denver. You’ll evolve Workbench, our design system, enabling AI-assisted workflows and semantic token architecture.

The role is senior-level with emphasis on design craft, system thinking, and collaboration with engineers. Expect to work on complex components, token usage, and documentation that makes the system readable to LLMs.