Design Systems Lead — Media Tools & Tokens

Apple, Inc.

Culver City (CA)

On-site

USD 175,000 - 263,000

Full time

35 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental cover

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and free services

Tuition reimbursement

Bonuses or relocation eligibility

Job summary

Apple, Inc. is seeking an experienced Systems Designer for our Services Design Systems team in Culver City, CA.

You will design, build, and maintain design system components, tokens, and patterns to empower product designers and engineers to deliver high-quality, consistent experiences. The role requires collaboration across disciplines, strong stakeholder management under tight deadlines, and deep fluency in design system principles.

Qualifications

Experience with design system architecture, components, and tooling.
Portfolio demonstrating design systems, interaction, and visuals.
Strong communication of ideas to designers, engineers, and product managers.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain design system components, patterns, and tokens.
Partner with design and engineering to evolve the system and tooling.
Facilitate collaboration, gather feedback, and promote system usage.
Craft guidelines for visual design, motion, and interaction grounded in principles.
Evolve token architecture for multi-platform theming.
Demonstrate fluency in web and native platforms (iOS/macOS).
Create and refine documentation connecting with teams.
Stay ahead of AI trends and their impact on design systems.