Senior Design Technologist - Design Systems

Instacart

Remote, US
Base: $166,000 - $210,000 usd depending on locatio...
Remote
6+ years product design or front-end engineering
Advanced typescript/javascript proficiency
React framework experience
Instacart is seeking a Senior Design Technologist to enhance their design systems and technical capabilities, focusing on the intersection of design and engineering. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in product design and front-end engineering, particularly in developing design systems that prioritize quality and accessibility

Job Summary

  • Instacart is building a shared component ecosystem to power customer, shopper, retailer, and internal tools at scale.
  • The role involves owning core system infrastructure including repositories, publishing workflows, and component playgrounds while reducing system drift.
  • Candidates are expected to use AI-assisted workflows to accelerate audits and migrations while upholding high standards for quality and security.

Matching Summary

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Instacart is seeking a Senior Design Technologist to enhance their design systems and technical capabilities, focusing on the intersection of design and engineering. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in product design and front-end engineering, particularly in developing design systems that prioritize quality and accessibility.

Salary

Base: $166,000 - $210,000 USD depending on location; Equity: New hire grant and annual refresh grants eligible; Benefits: Market-competitive compensation and benefits package described as 'Taste of Instacart'

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 6+ years product design or front-end engineering
  • Advanced TypeScript/JavaScript proficiency
  • React framework experience
  • Figma systems level fluency
  • Design tokens and theming strategy
  • Internal tool development experience
  • AI-assisted workflow implementation

Nice-to-have

  • Figma plugin development experience
  • AI-assisted coding environments like Cursor
  • Visual regression testing expertise
  • Native UI frameworks SwiftUI or Jetpack Compose
  • Deep accessibility automation knowledge
  • Storybook documentation infrastructure
  • Token pipeline tooling familiarity

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, CS or equivalent
  • Portfolio demonstrating design systems mastery required
  • Hands-on experience with monorepos and multi-team contribution models

Work Rights

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