Senior Design Systems Architect - Remote

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Arkansas; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking a senior Product Design Systems Designer to own how client design systems are built across multiple brands. You’ll extract patterns into tokens, variables, modes, and core components to feed a scalable build pipeline with precision.

This role is systems-first, not focused on one-off pages or maintenance. You will work across several client brands, ensuring rigorous design standards are applied and documented so developers and automated pipelines can execute the

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing for the web with real design system work in portfolio.
• Fluency in Figma variables, auto layout, and variants.
• A portfolio where client work looks different but underlying rigor is the same.
• Strong English and overlap with US business hours.

Responsibilities

• Own token architecture in design systems across multiple client brands.
• Ship core component libraries that scale beyond a single page.
• Document the system so developers or pipelines can execute it without questions.
• Collaborate across several brands while maintaining consistent design rigor.

Skills

Design systems

Figma

Portfolio quality

English communication

Tools

Figma

Job description

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking a senior Product Design Systems Designer to own how client design systems are built across multiple brands. You’ll extract patterns into tokens, variables, modes, and core components to feed a scalable build pipeline with precision.

This role is systems-first, not focused on one-off pages or maintenance. You will work across several client brands, ensuring rigorous design standards are applied and documented so developers and automated pipelines can execute the