Platform Design System Architect

Front Door Defense; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a System Designer to define a platform-wide design system and coherent interaction patterns across products. You will shape the foundational language, drive scalable assets, and collaborate with engineering to ensure consistency across web, in-vehicle interfaces, and enterprise tools.

The role emphasizes producing AI-consumable standards, documentation, and a strong design systems culture within an in-office environment in Sunnyvale, CA.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in product design, UX design, or design systems work on complex software.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or design field.
• Strong experience building and scaling platform-level design systems across multiple products or tools.
• Excellent visual and interaction design skills.
• Strong understanding of design system architecture, accessibility, and inclusive design.
• Experience translating design systems into production code, reusable components, and AI-consumable standards.
• Strong systems thinking and ability to design for complex enterprise ecosystems.
• Experience partnering closely with engineering.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the foundational design language for a platform-level build system.
• Build a platform level design system that supports multiple products and tools, rather than a single application.
• Establish scalable design system assets across design and code.
• Define agent-driven design system patterns, enabling AI agents and coding tools to generate product experiences using approved components, patterns, and system rules.
• Create code-based standards, reusable skills, and implementation guidance that engineers and AI coding tools can use consistently.
• Establish and maintain accessibility standards across components, patterns, and platforms.
• Validate the design system across real products and workflows.
• Support a multi-platform ecosystem across web, in-vehicle interfaces, devices, enterprise tools, and emerging surfaces.
• Define patterns for multiple interaction models, including click, touch, voice, and agent-driven interactions.
• Maintain a high bar for visual design, brand, usability, accessibility, and consistency.
• Create clear documentation for designers, engineers, customers, and AI-assisted development workflows.

Skills

UX design

Design systems

System architecture

Documentation

Collaboration with engineering

Accessibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or design

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a System Designer to define a platform-wide design system and coherent interaction patterns across products. You will shape the foundational language, drive scalable assets, and collaborate with engineering to ensure consistency across web, in-vehicle interfaces, and enterprise tools.

The role emphasizes producing AI-consumable standards, documentation, and a strong design systems culture within an in-office environment in Sunnyvale, CA.