Design System Specialist

Zello

Design System Specialist at Zello managing cross-platform design systems for iOS, Android, and React. Collaborating with engineering leads to ensure component fidelity and documentation.

Posted 5/8/2026contractAustin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $105 per hourWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidiOSReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner closely with Staff Product Designer as primary architectural counterpart for DS work
Take architectural ownership of DS work across iOS, Android, and React
Build and ship production-quality Figma components for iOS and Android
Own the React token pipeline end-to-end
Drive cross-platform consistency audits
Validate Figma components map correctly to production implementations
Define component documentation standards and write usage guidelines
Identify systemic issues proactively and make recommendations
Contribute to product design work as DS work matures

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience
IC-4 platform depth across iOS, Android, and React
Built native iOS components with genuine UIKit/SwiftUI behavioral fidelity
Built Android components reflecting Material Design 3 conventions
Owned a React token pipeline end-to-end
Written Storybook documentation used without a walkthrough
Held engineering leads accountable to design fidelity
Managed a DS backlog with minimal direction
Product design work in portfolio alongside DS artifacts

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive pay
Equity with significant upside
Benefits encourage healthy and well-balanced employees
Flexible schedules and time off
Sabbatical after every five years of service
Free snacks in break room
Ping-pong table

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Hard Skills & Tools

iOSAndroidReactFigmaUIKitSwiftUIMaterial Design 3Storybookcomponent documentationcross-platform consistency

Soft Skills

architectural ownershipproactive identificationrecommendationsaccountabilityminimal direction