Senior Design Technologist: Design Systems & Prototyping

Akraya, Inc.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Akraya is seeking a Senior Design Technologist to bridge design and engineering by building technical foundations for prototyping and leading a UI refresh across modern design systems. This role improves how design work moves from Figma to production, collaborating with Product Design to speed development.

The ideal candidate has strong front-end experience, hands-on design system work, and a bias for action to reduce rework and accelerate delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong front-end engineering background with experience in design systems and component libraries.
• Experience owning a GitHub/Git repository end-to-end, including structure and branching.
• Hands-on experience with Figma, design tokens, Code Connect, or similar tooling.
• Experience building prototyping libraries or technical foundations for design teams.
• Proven experience partnering with Product Designers to improve handoffs.
• Strong understanding of component-based development and modern UI patterns.
• Ability to identify and resolve technical blockers quickly.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a scalable prototyping library/repository that design teams can use as a technical foundation.
• Establish clean GitHub practices including repository structure, branching, versioning, contribution guidelines, and scalability.
• Lead the technical kickoff for the UI refresh across IDS, GBSG, and CGDS.
• Determine which design systems and components should be used across different products and teams.
• Define implementation patterns and ensure the UI refresh is completed correctly without technical debt.
• Partner with Product Design to make design experiences code-ready and production-ready faster.
• Define and improve design-to-development handoff processes to reduce rework and shorten turnaround time.
• Work hands-on to unblock teams and solve technical challenges during prototyping and implementation.
• Support the adoption of modern design system tooling, components, and design-to-code workflows.

Skills

Front-End Engineering

Design Systems

Component Libraries

GitHub/Git

Figma

Design Tokens

Code Connect

Tools

GitHub

Code Connect

Figma

Job description

Akraya is seeking a Senior Design Technologist to bridge design and engineering by building technical foundations for prototyping and leading a UI refresh across modern design systems. This role improves how design work moves from Figma to production, collaborating with Product Design to speed development.

The ideal candidate has strong front-end experience, hands-on design system work, and a bias for action to reduce rework and accelerate delivery.