Design Engineer: Code-Forward UI & Design Systems

icreatives; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Meal support (daily)

Wellness reimbursement

Commuter support

Phone reimbursement

Internet reimbursement

Job summary

icreatives is hiring a Design Engineer to bridge design and engineering, elevating customer-facing experiences with scalable UI components and robust design systems. You’ll work at the intersection of AI-enabled tooling and frontend development to deliver production-ready interfaces.

Bring a design-first background, leadership in component ecosystems, and strong coding ability to implement reusable UI patterns in React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS across complex interfaces.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product, UX, digital, or design systems roles with 'Designer' in title
• Advanced Figma skills for scalable component ecosystems
• Strong frontend knowledge to build reusable UI components (React, TS, HTML, CSS)
• Experience governing design systems across growing product environments
• Understanding of design architecture: tokens, spacing, reusable patterns
• Proven delivery of production-ready UI components used in customer-facing products
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development platforms to accelerate workflows
• Ability to combine design thinking with technical execution and AI-enabled improvements

Responsibilities

• Bridge design and engineering to elevate customer-facing experiences
• Develop reusable UI components and scalable design systems
• Collaborate with designers and engineers to ensure consistency and polish

Skills

Figma

React

TypeScript

UI components

Design systems

Tokens/spacing

Prototyping in code

AI tools

Tools

Cursor

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Job description

icreatives is hiring a Design Engineer to bridge design and engineering, elevating customer-facing experiences with scalable UI components and robust design systems. You’ll work at the intersection of AI-enabled tooling and frontend development to deliver production-ready interfaces.

Bring a design-first background, leadership in component ecosystems, and strong coding ability to implement reusable UI patterns in React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS across complex interfaces.