Remote Design Systems Engineer – Scale Product Platforms

Step; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Company-paid life insurance

401k plan with matching

Flexible vacation policy

Parental leave

Job summary

Step is seeking a Design Systems Engineer to bridge design and production code, building reusable components and tokens for iOS, Android, and Web. You will partner with Product Design and Engineering to evolve the platform, reduce friction, and enable faster, reliable production of polished products.

This role emphasizes systems thinking, tooling, and AI-powered workflows to keep the design system living in design and production. Remote-friendly in the US with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Experience building and evolving design systems for modern consumer software products.
• Strong frontend engineering experience with reusable components and design infrastructure.
• Deep knowledge of design tokens, component architecture, accessibility, and design system best practices.
• Proficiency with Figma and translating designs into production-ready components.
• Excellent communication and ability to influence decisions across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Own the connection between the design system and production code and ensure synchronized evolution.
• Build and maintain reusable components, design tokens, and shared foundations across platforms.
• Translate high-fidelity designs into production-quality components with visual accuracy.
• Collaborate with engineering to create scalable, accessible, and adoptable component architecture.
• Improve design-to-code workflow through tooling, automation, and documentation.

Skills

Design systems

Frontend engineering

Figma

Systems thinker

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Storybook

Figma plugins

React Native

Job description

Step is seeking a Design Systems Engineer to bridge design and production code, building reusable components and tokens for iOS, Android, and Web. You will partner with Product Design and Engineering to evolve the platform, reduce friction, and enable faster, reliable production of polished products.

This role emphasizes systems thinking, tooling, and AI-powered workflows to keep the design system living in design and production. Remote-friendly in the US with occasional travel.