Perplexity

3 weeks ago

Design Systems Lead

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Last checked: 4 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Own Perplexity’s design systems as a true 50/50 design-engineer: bootstrap and maintain an intuitive semantic token system and scalable component APIs that keep visual quality consistent across mobile, web, and React. You’ll run the design system repo on GitHub, manage versioning/release practices and documentation, and govern inbound contributions. Build in accessibility (WCAG) and theming (including dark mode), drive adoption, and shape an AI-native workflow.

Location: San Francisco, United States, New York

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)

Key Responsibilities

•Bootstrap and own an intuitive semantic token system that works across multiple platforms and frameworks.
•Own the design system repository on GitHub as the source of truth for components, tokens, and standards (including versioning, releases, and changelog).
•Set a high bar for visual design quality across every surface the system touches.
•Encode mobile, web, and React UI best practices into the system and govern inbound contributions to maintain quality and consistency.
•Keep design and engineering in sync by bridging Figma and code, and drive adoption via first-class documentation, onboarding, and office hours.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 220,000 - 280,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

•Extensive experience owning design systems at large organizations.
•A true 50/50 design-engineer equally credible in visual craft and in code.
•Deep understanding of nuanced differences between mobile, web, and React UI best practices.
•Fluency in Figma, primarily living in GitHub where you own the design system repo.
•Experience designing and maintaining semantic design tokens and scalable component APIs.

Skills:AutonomyProduct sensibilitiesAttention to visual design qualityCross-functional partnershipComfort with ambiguity

Tech Stack:GitHubFigmaReactStorybookWCAGDark mode

Company Brief

Perplexity

Perplexity AI provides an AI-powered answer engine that returns conversational, citation-backed answers to user queries and offers Pro/Enterprise products and APIs for research, knowledge work, and search augmentation.

Industry: AI & Machine Learning

Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)

Revenue: USD 50M to 100M

Growth: Scaleup

Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)

Funding: Series D

Headquarters: San Francisco, United States

Founded: 2022

Glassdoor: 4.6

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Perplexity

3 weeks ago

Design Systems Lead

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 4 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: San Francisco, United States, New York

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)

Key Responsibilities

•Bootstrap and own an intuitive semantic token system that works across multiple platforms and frameworks.
•Own the design system repository on GitHub as the source of truth for components, tokens, and standards (including versioning, releases, and changelog).
•Set a high bar for visual design quality across every surface the system touches.
•Encode mobile, web, and React UI best practices into the system and govern inbound contributions to maintain quality and consistency.
•Keep design and engineering in sync by bridging Figma and code, and drive adoption via first-class documentation, onboarding, and office hours.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 220,000 - 280,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

•Extensive experience owning design systems at large organizations.
•A true 50/50 design-engineer equally credible in visual craft and in code.
•Deep understanding of nuanced differences between mobile, web, and React UI best practices.
•Fluency in Figma, primarily living in GitHub where you own the design system repo.
•Experience designing and maintaining semantic design tokens and scalable component APIs.

Skills:AutonomyProduct sensibilitiesAttention to visual design qualityCross-functional partnershipComfort with ambiguity

Tech Stack:GitHubFigmaReactStorybookWCAGDark mode

Company Brief

Perplexity

Industry: AI & Machine Learning

Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)

Revenue: USD 50M to 100M

Growth: Scaleup

Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)

Funding: Series D

Headquarters: San Francisco, United States

Founded: 2022

Glassdoor: 4.6

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor