Senior Design Systems Engineer — Remote Token Architect

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Arkansas; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency, a remote-first design and development partner, seeks a Design Systems Engineer to own client design systems from concept to implementation.

You will build token architectures in Figma, ship reusable component libraries, and document systems for automated pipelines. This senior role requires delivering fast, scalable systems across multiple brands while aligning with US business hours.

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing for the web with real design system work in portfolio.
• Fluency in Figma variables, component properties, auto layout, and variants.
• A portfolio showing work across client brands with the same design-system rigor.
• Strong English and overlap with US business hours.

Responsibilities

• Build token architecture in Figma using variables, modes, and semantic naming for our pipeline.
• Ship core component libraries that hold up across an entire site, not just a homepage.
• Document the system so a developer or pipeline can execute it unambiguously.
• Work across several client brands at once with consistent structural rigor.

Skills

Figma variables

Component properties

Auto layout

Variants

English proficiency

Job description

Blacksmith Agency, a remote-first design and development partner, seeks a Design Systems Engineer to own client design systems from concept to implementation.

You will build token architectures in Figma, ship reusable component libraries, and document systems for automated pipelines. This senior role requires delivering fast, scalable systems across multiple brands while aligning with US business hours.