Senior AI-Native Design System Builder (Hybrid)

Zscaler, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 134,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Zscaler in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Senior AI-Native Designer & Builder for Design System. This hybrid role (3 days/week at HQ) partners with Design, Engineering, and product teams to craft scalable, AI-enabled design systems and components that power across product surfaces.

You will define standards, collaborate with UI engineers, and push forward an accessible, high-performance design language, using cutting-edge AI tools to speed iteration and quality.

Qualifications

• Proven experience integrating AI assistants or modern generation/prototyping tools into your daily design and development workflow to accelerate outcomes and build interactive layouts.
• 6+ years of Product/UX Design experience, with at least 1–2 years of dedicated contribution to a multi-product design system.
• Demonstrated expertise in systematic component architecture, understanding how individual components roll up into larger patterns, templates, and full applications.
• Familiarity with accessibility frameworks (such as WCAG 2.1/2.2 standards) and designing with structural layouts built for responsiveness.
• Strong collaborative skills, with experience educating and guiding other designers on how to build within systematic guidelines and structured grids.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and refine reusable components for scalable UI.
• Write component specifications and guidelines, leveraging AI.
• Use AI-powered tools to build live prototypes and validate feasibility.
• Collaborate with UI engineers to ensure responsive, accessible components.
• Support adoption of the design system across product teams.

Skills

AI integration

Product/UX design

Component architecture

Accessibility WCAG

Collaboration

Tools

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Job description

Zscaler in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Senior AI-Native Designer & Builder for Design System. This hybrid role (3 days/week at HQ) partners with Design, Engineering, and product teams to craft scalable, AI-enabled design systems and components that power across product surfaces.

You will define standards, collaborate with UI engineers, and push forward an accessible, high-performance design language, using cutting-edge AI tools to speed iteration and quality.