Design Systems Architect - AI-Driven UX (Contract)

Rightsideup; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 83,000 - 131,000; Part time

Job summary

Right Side Up is a talent collective focused on growth for ventures, including design systems work. The role involves auditing and strengthening foundational tokens, variables, and architecture, while building AI-enabled documentation and governance for design-system health.

Contract projects range 10–40 hours per week. Independent engagement with cross-functional design and engineering stakeholders is expected, with a focus on AI-assisted workflows.

Qualifications

• Deep experience with design systems foundations (tokens, variables, architecture).
• Hands-on fluency with AI-assisted design or coding tools and integration setup.

Responsibilities

• Audit design systems for gaps in tokens, variables, docs.
• Improve governance, workflows, and metrics for healthy design systems.
• Document components, patterns, and usage for humans and AI.

Skills

Design systems

AI tooling

Documentation

Tools

Figma

zeroheight

Backlight

Frontify

Job description

Right Side Up is a talent collective focused on growth for ventures, including design systems work. The role involves auditing and strengthening foundational tokens, variables, and architecture, while building AI-enabled documentation and governance for design-system health.

Contract projects range 10–40 hours per week. Independent engagement with cross-functional design and engineering stakeholders is expected, with a focus on AI-assisted workflows.