Senior AI-Native Designer & Builder, Design System

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

Cursor

Devin

Claude

Job description

Senior AI-Native Designer & Builder, Design System

Santa Clara, California, USA

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform.

We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler.

Role

We are looking for a Senior AI-Native Designer & Builder, Design System to join our team. This is a Hybrid (3 days/week, Santa Clara HQ) role, reporting to the Sr Manager, Design System in the Product Management department. The Senior AI-Native Designer and Builder for the Design System will participate in the evolution of the organization’s design ecosystem, ensuring consistency, scalability, and excellence across all products. You will be leveraging cutting edge tools & technologies to design, build and iterate at a fast pace. You design with intention, and use AI as a daily craft instrument, not an occasional shortcut. You'll work closely with Design, Engineering, and cross-functional product teams to set the visual, interaction, and structural standard for Zscaler's product surfaces. If you believe great design systems are the highest-leverage work a designer can ship, and that AI is fundamentally changing how we build and maintain them, we want to talk to you!

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Design, architect, and refine reusable components and interaction patterns, focusing on robust structural relationships, and scalability
• Write clear component specifications, usage guidelines, and standards, leveraging AI to speed up drafting and maintain comprehensive documentation
• Utilize modern, AI-powered developer and design tools (e.g., Cursor, Devin, Claude) to build live prototypes, validate architectural feasibility, and accelerate production implementation
• Partner directly with UI engineers to align design intent with web technologies, ensuring component structures are highly responsive, accessible, and easily consumable
• Actively support product design teams during their adoption of the design system, assisting them in applying component architecture principles and troubleshooting complex layouts

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. You adapt to what’s needed, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
• You are a problem-solver. You seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.
• You are a high-trust collaborator. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback—knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust.
• You are driven by innovation. You have a deep curiosity for how things work and are energized by solving complex technical challenges. You believe in the power of technology to accelerate transformation and are always looking for a better, more secure, and scalable way.
• You champion simplicity. You are skilled at distilling complex problems, user needs, and technical concepts into clear, simple, and actionable plans. You are a precise communicator who brings clarity and focus to every interaction.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum 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

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Proven ability to leverage AI technologies and workflows to drive measurable operational efficiency
• Literacy in modern frontend technologies (e.g., React, CSS/HTML, token-driven theming, or JSON properties), enabling you to inspect and discuss code structures directly with developers
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude) to generate, customize, or preview coded components, bringing designs closer to working code
• Experience designing systems for cyber security, infrastructure, developer tools, or other highly technical/complex domains

Zscaler’s salary ranges are benchmarked and are determined by role and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations and could be higher or lower based on a multitude of factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission/ bonus/ equity (if applicable) + benefits.

Base Pay Range

$134,000 - $167,500 USD

At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure.

Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including:

• Time off plans for vacation and sick time
• Parental leave options
• Retirement options
• In-office perks, and more!

Learn more about Zscaler's hybrid working model and benefits here.

By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines.

Zscaler is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We strive to create a workplace where employees are treated with respect and have the chance to succeed. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. See more information by clicking on the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal link.

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