Senior Director of Design Engineering & AI‑Driven UI

GitHub, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,200 - 425,000; Full time

Job summary

GitHub, Inc. is seeking a Senior Design Engineering leader to redefine the future of design in an agent-native world.

You will define the vision for how design, engineering, and AI-powered workflows come together to build world-class developer experiences at scale. You will lead and grow a team of design engineers and technical leaders, aligning design systems, design-to-code ecosystem, and AI-enabled product development practices.

Qualifications

• 12+ years experience in front-end engineering or development.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across design and engineering.

Responsibilities

• Defines a technical roadmap that sets the direction for GitHub-wide front-end architecture.
• Shaping the global landscape of front-end architecture and design systems.
• Leads collaboration with design, product, and engineering leaders to align roadmaps and execution.

Skills

12+ years front-end leadership

Leadership of multidisciplinary teams

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field with 10+ years frontend

Master's Degree in related field with 8+ years frontend

Doctorate in related field with 6+ years frontend

Job description

GitHub, Inc. is seeking a Senior Design Engineering leader to redefine the future of design in an agent-native world.

You will define the vision for how design, engineering, and AI-powered workflows come together to build world-class developer experiences at scale. You will lead and grow a team of design engineers and technical leaders, aligning design systems, design-to-code ecosystem, and AI-enabled product development practices.