Senior Design Engineer & Design System Architect (React)

Socket.dev; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to bridge product design and frontend engineering in a hybrid role. You will design user experiences and craft production-ready React code, becoming the founding architect of our design system and tokens to support fast, cohesive feature development.

You’ll drive end-to-end product design for AI-driven dashboards, implement interfaces in code, and maintain visual consistency across the platform while enabling other engineers with clear docs and

Qualifications

• 7+ years in product design, frontend engineering, or UX Design Engineer roles.
• Expert in design tools (Figma/Framer/Penpot) and design systems.
• Proficient in React, TypeScript, HTML/CSS, and Tailwind.
• Experience with AI tooling to speed design and prototyping.
• Familiarity with Git workflows and open-source projects is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Own the Design System: Architect, scale, and maintain our foundational design system in design tooling and code.
• End-to-End Product Design: Craft seamless UX flows, wireframes, high-fidelity UI screens, and interactive prototypes for AI-driven dashboards.
• Frontend Implementation: Translate your designs into production-ready, responsive component code and commit to GitHub.
• Developer Enablement: Create clear documentation and code specifications for cross-functional teams.
• Maintain Visual Consistency: Audit live platform to prevent UI regressions and ensure pixel-perfect UI.
• Raise the Team's Velocity: Integrate AI into design-build-review cycles to ship faster.

Skills

7+ years exp

React proficiency

AI tooling proficiency

Git workflows

Systems thinking

Design systems

Tools

React

TypeScript

HTML/CSS

Tailwind CSS

Storybook

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to bridge product design and frontend engineering in a hybrid role. You will design user experiences and craft production-ready React code, becoming the founding architect of our design system and tokens to support fast, cohesive feature development.

You’ll drive end-to-end product design for AI-driven dashboards, implement interfaces in code, and maintain visual consistency across the platform while enabling other engineers with clear docs and