Design Systems Engineer: Theming & Tokens

Meetkay; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

YakLabs is building a desktop AI application and needs an engineer to own the design system foundations. You will implement a component library, define tokens, and enable runtime theming so teams and agents can ship UI quickly and consistently.

You will focus on frontend quality, API-style component design, and tooling that catches drift before it ships. In-person work in New York City is expected for product and design roles, with some engineering roles remote.

Qualifications

• Built or maintained a design system or component library in production that engineers rely on.
• Design in code with a trained eye for spacing, typography, color, and motion.
• Strong frontend engineering focus on React, CSS, accessibility, and performance.
• Think in APIs; design component props as robust interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Own the component library and design tokens; retire duplicates and migrate the app.
• Build the theming system as extendable tokens for UI surfaces.
• Create visual verification tooling: state catalogs, visual regression tests, accessibility checks.
• Develop prototyping tools so non-designers can explore ideas without rewrites.
• Translate design decisions into reusable assets used by people and agents.

Skills

Frontend engineering

React

CSS

Accessibility

Performance

Job description

YakLabs is building a desktop AI application and needs an engineer to own the design system foundations. You will implement a component library, define tokens, and enable runtime theming so teams and agents can ship UI quickly and consistently.

You will focus on frontend quality, API-style component design, and tooling that catches drift before it ships. In-person work in New York City is expected for product and design roles, with some engineering roles remote.