Product Designer – Design Systems
Chess.com
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Anywhere in the World
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About the role
- Contribute to Chess.com ’s Design System by crafting and documenting UI components and design patterns that scale across our web and mobile platforms
- Partner closely with our Design System Architect, Product Designers, Engineers, Product Managers, and design leadership to clarify design system requirements and translate them into scalable UI components
- Create clear and intuitive design documentation for component and pattern usage
- Collaborate with Product Designers and Developers to ensure design-to-code alignment and serve as a primary point of contact for design system questions through Slack and Figma
- Help identify and define visual guidelines that will keep our product experience consistent across platforms
- Support cross functional teams adopting the design system by holding design reviews and learning sessions
- Stay current with industry standards, Figma updates, and design tooling to improve our design system over time.
Requirements
- 2-3 years of experience working as a Product Designer or System Designer
- A portfolio of work that shows a clear understanding of foundational UI design skills, systems thinking, and design system work
- A deep understanding of iOS, Android, and web platform guidelines and heuristics
- Technical mastery of Figma including auto-layout, variables, crafting scalable components, variants, library management, and version control
- Familiarity with frontend development and how design translates into code for web and mobile apps
- A keen eye for details and pattern recognition to help identify reusable designs and inconsistencies
- Experience with accessibility standards and inclusive design practices
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills that allow you to document and explain design system usage to a remote, globally distributed team
- Diplomatic guidance and feedback delivery to support and encourage design system adoption without friction
- A sense of ownership, pride, and responsibility for your craft.
Benefits
- 100% remote work (work from anywhere!)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
UI designsystems thinkingdesign system workFigmaauto-layoutvariablesscalable componentslibrary managementversion controlfrontend development
Soft skills
attention to detailpattern recognitionwritten communicationverbal communicationdiplomatic feedbackownershipresponsibility