New York City, NY, USA On-site

Ramp is hiring a Staff Design-Engineer | Design Systems Tooling

About the Role

The individual will own and evolve the infrastructure supporting the design system, enabling designers and developers to work more efficiently and consistently across products.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain internal tools that support design system components and documentation
  • Collaborate with designers and engineers to identify gaps in design system adoption
  • Improve workflows between design and engineering teams using automation and tooling
  • Own the architecture and performance of design system infrastructure
  • Ensure design tokens and component libraries are synchronized across platforms
  • Advocate for best practices in accessibility, responsiveness, and maintainability
  • Diagnose and resolve cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility issues
  • Optimize developer experience when using design system assets
  • Maintain versioning and release processes for design system packages
  • Integrate design system tooling into CI/CD pipelines
  • Gather feedback from internal stakeholders to prioritize improvements
  • Document technical decisions and system architecture clearly
  • Evaluate and adopt new technologies that enhance design system capabilities
  • Support onboarding of new teams to the design system
  • Monitor usage metrics and identify areas for optimization
  • Ensure compliance with security and code quality standards
  • Collaborate on design token management and theming capabilities
  • Build prototypes to validate new component patterns
  • Drive consistency in UI implementation across product surfaces
  • Work closely with platform teams to align on technical direction

Nice to Have

  • Experience leading design system teams or initiatives
  • Contributions to open-source design systems or tooling
  • Knowledge of compiler pipelines or code generation tools
  • Experience with design tool plugins or APIs
  • Background in human-computer interaction or design
  • Exposure to large-scale enterprise software environments
  • Understanding of internationalization and localization workflows

Compensation

Competitive salary and equity package

Work Arrangement

Remote-friendly with optional office locations

Team

Collaborative product and engineering organization focused on efficiency and scalability

Why This Role Matters

The design system is central to maintaining a cohesive user experience across a rapidly expanding product suite. This role directly shapes how teams consume and contribute to shared UI infrastructure, reducing duplication and accelerating product development.

Impact You’ll Have

You will define the future of component architecture and tooling, influence engineering standards, and enable non-technical users to implement consistent UI through intuitive systems.

Available for qualified candidates

Required Skills
FigmaCSSJavaScriptReact.jsDesign SystemsTypeScriptStorybookPerformance OptimizationAPI Design
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Ramp
Ramp is building the smart infrastructure for finance teams, embedded in the transaction flow of every dollar a business spends. They automate how over $100B in annualized spend flows in and out of 50,000+ companies by authorizing payments, flagging risk, categorizing spend, and closing books.
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Posted 10 months ago