Lead – Design Systems Engineer

RAMP

  • Full Time

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What You’ll Do

  • Maintain and evolve Ramp’s cross-platform design system, ensuring consistency and scalability across products.
  • Contribute to the design and user experience of our core product by improving design processes, documentation, and guidelines.
  • Partner closely with product, engineering, and design teams to develop and implement tooling focused on quality, efficiency, and speed.
  • Advocate for our users by continuously iterating on our products, identifying areas for improvement, and delivering tangible value daily.
  • Champion accessibility and high-quality user experiences across all products.
  • Collaborate with designers to shape long-term product vision, enhance design systems, and optimize internal design workflows.
  • Support engineers by creating elegant, consistent component APIs that prioritize developer experience.
  • Participate actively in team rituals, including design critiques, story creation, stand-ups, and planning sessions.
  • Contribute to building a stronger team by helping hire talented individuals who bring diverse perspectives.

What You Need

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in tech startups, digital product agencies, or equivalent roles.
  • Expertise in product design tools, preferably Figma.
  • Exceptional visual design skills, with a strong foundation in UX, UI, and interaction design.
  • Solid front-end development experience: semantic HTML, modern CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks (React preferred).
  • Experience managing reusable component libraries and ensuring design fidelity in code.
  • Strong organizational skills with a passion for documentation.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, effectively bridging design and engineering.

Nice to Haves

  • Ability to explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Strong understanding of accessibility best practices and inclusive design principles.
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