Platform Design Systems Architect

Applied Intuition; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition is seeking a System Designer to bring coherence and structure to multi-surface software experiences across its product portfolio. You will define interaction frameworks, information architecture, and a scalable design system that works across tools, platforms, and customer use cases.

You will help build and evolve the platform-level design language, establish accessibility standards, and create documentation for designers, engineers, and AI-assisted development workflows.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in product design, UX design, or design systems work.
• 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.
• Establish scalable design system assets across design and code.
• Define agent-driven design system patterns for AI agents and coding tools.
• Create code-based standards, reusable skills, and implementation guidance for engineers and AI tools.
• 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 (click, touch, voice, agent-driven).
• Maintain a high bar for visual design, brand, usability, and consistency.
• Create clear documentation for designers, engineers, customers, and AI-assisted workflows.

Skills

Years of experience

Platform-level design systems

Visual and interaction design

Design system architecture

Engineering collaboration

Documentation & communication

Systems thinking

Production code translation

Accessibility standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or design

Job description

Applied Intuition is seeking a System Designer to bring coherence and structure to multi-surface software experiences across its product portfolio. You will define interaction frameworks, information architecture, and a scalable design system that works across tools, platforms, and customer use cases.

You will help build and evolve the platform-level design language, establish accessibility standards, and create documentation for designers, engineers, and AI-assisted development workflows.