UI Designer - Design Systems

HAUS

$85K — $115K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of user interface design experience focusing on component libraries and design systems.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Figma, including features like auto layout and variants.
  • Strong fundamentals in visual design principles such as typography and color theory.
  • Familiarity with design token architecture across different themes and platforms.
  • Knowledge of accessibility standards for UI design, including contrast ratios and touch target sizing.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey design intentions effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain high-fidelity UI components in Figma, applying design best practices.
  • Manage design token architecture to enhance theming and scalability.
  • Organize and maintain libraries for icons, illustrations, and other visual assets.
  • Conduct accessibility checks on components to ensure compliance with standards.
  • Draft release notes summarizing updates and changes in the design system.
  • Perform visual QA by comparing implemented designs against Figma files.

Benefits

  • 401k plan participation.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Life insurance options.
  • Paid time off for personal needs.
  • Opportunities for team-building events and activities.
Full Job Description
Haus is seeking a UI Designer to join our Los Angeles team. In this role, you will build and maintain high-fidelity design system components in Figma, translating system logic into polished, reusable, and on-brand UI elements. You will report to the Creative Director and partner closely with UX Designers to ensure every component is well-crafted visually and structurally sound.

Requirements

What you'll do
  • Build and maintain high-fidelity UI components in Figma leveraging best practices: auto layout, variants, components, etc.
  • Manage and update design token architecture to support seamless theming and platform scaling
  • Organize and maintain icon libraries, illustration sets, and other shared visual assets
  • Support accessibility checks on components, particularly around color contrast, legibility and visual hierarchy
  • Draft release notes and change logs summarizing what's new, changed, or deprecated with each system update
  • Support visual QA of engineering implementations against Figma source files


What you bring
  • 3+ years of user interface design experience with deep understanding of component libraries and design systems
  • Expert-level Figma skills, including auto layout, variants, components and tokens
  • Strong visual design fundamentals in typography, color, spacing, and layout
  • Familiarity with design token architecture and how tokens map across themes and platforms
  • Working knowledge of accessibility standards (contrast ratios, touch target sizing)
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

The estimated compensation for this position is $85K-$115K per year depending on experience, plus a 401k, medical, dental, vision, life and optional benefits, paid time off, fun events and more.

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