Product Designer, Design Systems

Medal

$90K — $130K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Systems-first mindset with hands-on experience in building and maintaining design systems.
  • 4+ years designing consumer-facing digital products, preferable in social or creator-driven industries.
  • Strong knowledge of design system fundamentals including tokens, components, and documentation.
  • Expertise in Figma, particularly with component architecture and maintaining living libraries.
  • Proven collaboration with engineers to ensure accurate translation of design into code.
  • Passion for gaming culture and understanding of unique community dynamics.
  • Experience with desktop and mobile design, focusing on UX patterns and accessibility.

Responsibilities

  • Build and scale design systems from the ground up.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to integrate design components seamlessly into development.
  • Create and maintain documentation for design systems to ensure alignment across teams.
  • Design user experiences for gaming communities that enhance player interaction.
  • Test and refine design components in accordance with real-world usage to ensure effectiveness.
  • Ensure design libraries are consistently synced with production outputs.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity options.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Wellness perks including fitness memberships and mental health resources.
  • Paid parental leave and other family support benefits.
  • Generous PTO policy.
  • Daily meal provisions and commuter assistance at the NYC office.
  • Learning and development stipend for employee growth.
Full Job Description
What We're Looking For
  • A systems-first mindset. You have hands-on experience building, scaling, and maintaining design systems from the ground up, not just consuming them.
  • 4+ years of experience designing consumer-facing digital products, ideally for social or creator-driven platforms.
  • A strong grasp of design system fundamentals: tokens, components, documentation, and keeping libraries in sync with what ships in production.
  • Deep Figma expertise: component architecture, variables, auto layout, and keeping a living library in sync with production.
  • Experience working closely with engineers to ensure design system components translate accurately into code.
  • Interest in gaming culture: You play games or understand what makes game communities unique from the language players use to the social dynamics that form around play.
  • Experience designing for both desktop and mobile, with an understanding of platform-specific UX patterns and accessibility best practices.
  • In-person: Looking to hire in NYC to work alongside the product team. 5 days in the office.
  • Bonus: Experience designing for communities, content creation, or real-time interaction products (Discord, Twitch, TikTok, etc.)
Why Join Us
  • Shape the future of how gamers connect and express themselves online.
  • Work alongside a talented, passionate team that values ownership, creativity, and experimentation.
  • Competitive salary, equity options, comprehensive health insurance, and 401k.
  • Design experiences that touch millions of players every day - and help define what gaming culture looks like in the next decade.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k)
  • Wellness and fitness perks including a Wellhub membership and mental health resources
  • Paid parental leave, fertility and maternal health benefits
  • Generous PTO policy
  • Daily meals and commuter benefits at our NYC HQ in Flatiron
  • Learning and development stipend

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