Senior UX Designer (Design System)

TL;DR

Senior UX Designer (Design System): Lead the evolution of a design system to enable faster, more consistent product development across all products and platforms, with an accent on component/pattern standards, engineering partnership, and governance. Focus on building a high-leverage single source of truth, reducing redundant work through standardization, and integrating an AI-first workflow while maintaining system integrity.

Location: Hybrid (Boston, Massachusetts or Dublin office; in-person interviews may be required)

Salary: $135,000 — $169,000 USD (annual base / On-Target Earnings)

Company

hirify.global is an automotive marketplace helping consumers shop, finance, and buy cars online.

What you will do

• Define, maintain, and evolve design system components, patterns, and interaction standards across the full product surface.
• Partner with Engineering on system implementation, architecture decisions, and handoff processes.
• Monitor system usage across products to identify gaps and close them before they become workarounds.
• Standardize common solutions to reduce redundant design and development work.
• Support designers and engineers in adopting the system via documentation, reviews, and direct collaboration.
• Govern contributions (proposal, review, approval) and maintain a prioritized system backlog.

Requirements

• 7+ years of UX/product design experience, including 4+ years focused on design systems.
• Proven expertise with Figma variables and component architecture, including mapping to coded token structures.
• Working knowledge of front-end fundamentals (HTML, CSS).
• Experience applying accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA) to component design and documentation.
• Strong systems thinking and experience building/scaling design systems in product companies with multiple teams.
• Comfort working closely with Engineering on design tokens, component libraries, and handoff tooling; ability to communicate and influence cross-team alignment.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with design token pipelines and tooling (e.g., Style Dictionary, Theo).
• IAAP/WAAS certification.
• Experience with component library tooling and writing/reviewing component documentation at the code layer.
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and how design system changes move through a development workflow.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid model and robust time-off policies to support work-life balance.
• Equity for all employees, plus potential discretionary bonuses/incentives and RSUs.
• Best-in-class benefits and compensation, including daily free lunch, new car discount, and meditation/fitness apps.
• Commuting cost coverage and career development programs.
• In-person interviews may be required for roles based in the Boston and Dublin offices; travel expenses are the candidate’s responsibility.

Hiring process

• Interviews may include in-person sessions, especially for Boston/Dublin-based roles.
• Candidate selected for an in-person interview will be notified in advance.