LiveKit
The Realtime Cloud. Build and scale voice and video applications.
Design Engineer, Design Systems
Location
United States
Posted
42 days ago
Salary
$120K - $250K / year
Bachelor Degree7 yrs expEnglishReactType Script
Job Description
• Lead and evolve the design system
• Own the roadmap for LiveKit’s design system, including components, tokens, foundations, and interaction patterns
• Define and maintain standards for component quality, accessibility, and usability
• Establish governance and contribution models so teams can scale safely
• Architect and implement robust, accessible, production-grade UI components
• Maintain design tokens, theming infrastructure, and shared foundations
• Ensure components are performant, composable, and easy to adopt
• Advocate for best practices in layout, motion, accessibility, and interaction design
• Build high-fidelity prototypes to explore new patterns and validate UX decisions
• Help shape how AI tools and models consume LiveKit’s design system
Job Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in front-end engineering or design engineering
- Strong design taste, with deep care for layout, motion, affordances, and visual polish
- Expertise in TypeScript, React, Tailwind, component-driven architectures, and accessibility best practices
- Experience building or maintaining design systems (components, tokens, docs, governance, tooling)
- A portfolio that demonstrates UI engineering craft, component thinking, and prototyping ability
- A systems mindset — you think in primitives, abstractions, and reusable patterns, not one-off solutions
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence cross-functionally
Benefits
- High trust and autonomy
- A strong bar for craft and quality
- Real influence over product direction
- Space to explore ambitious technical and design ideas
