Design Systems Lead – Craft, Code & Quality

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; On-site; USD 204,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New hire stock equity (RSUs)

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Professional development

Mentor and buddy program

Inclusive culture

Mental health benefits

401(k) plan and match

Paid time off

Job summary

Datadog is seeking a senior design leader to own DRUIDS, the design system powering the company’s surfaces. You’ll lead designers and design engineers, set direction, define quality, and build the tooling that makes design-in-code the default workflow.

You’ll partner with product design, frontend engineers, and PMs, coach teams, hire as needed, and advocate for high-quality systems in an engineering-forward culture. Hybrid work available.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in product design, with 3+ years in management.
• Led design systems teams and grown them.
• Ability to read and discuss front-end code and collaborate with engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the DRUIDS team and set its direction.
• Define the system's next steps and roadmap.
• Coach designers and design engineers; hire as the team grows.

Skills

Design leadership

Design systems

Frontend coding

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Datadog is seeking a senior design leader to own DRUIDS, the design system powering the company’s surfaces. You’ll lead designers and design engineers, set direction, define quality, and build the tooling that makes design-in-code the default workflow.

You’ll partner with product design, frontend engineers, and PMs, coach teams, hire as needed, and advocate for high-quality systems in an engineering-forward culture. Hybrid work available.