Gusto, Inc.9 days ago

Design Systems, Product Designer

from RUB 12,250per month · before tax
MARKET
13,500median for this role
Product Designer · 22 jobs with disclosed pay
9,104half of the offers: 12,517–15,87521,310
Below market · above 23% of offers
Denver

Responsibilities

  • 01Design and maintain Workbench components and patterns, including complex components with variables, variants, and tokenized styles
  • 02Own and evolve semantic and functional token architecture as we execute the Brand Refresh and move toward theming
  • 03Work closely with our engineering team to ensure component consistency including coded implementations — pairing on design decisions, reviewing implementations, contributing to technical plans, and committing your own PRs
  • 04Contribute to AI tooling that helps designers and engineers use Workbench correctly — including structured documentation, storybook examples, and content that makes the system legible to LLMs
  • 05Support product designers and engineers through Office Hours, Slack, and async review
  • 06Document and publish design decisions, usage guidance, and component rationale
  • 07Participate in systemic decisions about component architecture, naming conventions, and migration strategy — especially in the context of the ongoing Brand Refresh

Requirements

  • 01Design Systems Experience: 4+ years working on a product design systems team through the full lifecycle — design, implementation, documentation, and adoption
  • 02Experience with token architecture and component API design is required
  • 03Product Design Experience: 7+ years experience working on a product design team
  • 04AI Fluency: Genuine experience using AI tools (Claude, Copilot, or similar) as a meaningful part of your workflow — not just experimentally
  • 05Comfort directing AI assistance, evaluating its output, and knowing where human judgment is required
  • 06Technical Acumen: Ability to pair effectively with engineering, understand technical plans and constraints, and contribute meaningfully to implementation decisions and code repos
  • 07Accessibility Minded: A solid understanding of WCAG AA guidelines and how accessibility considerations shape component and token decisions
  • 08Design Integrity: High degree of design craft and polish, with a strong point of view about what good looks like in a design system
  • 09Communication: Documentation expertise and the ability to educate and align peers across disciplines
  • 10Demonstrated ability to advocate for systemic consistency while remaining collaborative and service-minded
  • 11Additional Experience: Experience with LLM-readable documentation, MCP servers, or AI-assisted design tooling

What we offer

  • 01All full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs)
  • 02Offer amounts are determined by role, level, and location
  • 03Teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York