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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Product Designer, AI Design Systems - **Company:** Cherry Technologies Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software Quality, Code Review, ReactJS, Production Code, Figma, Front End Software Development - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/staff-product-designer-ai-design-systems-cherry-technologies-inc-9918849 ## About the Role * 6-10 years of experience in product design * Real, proven coding and technical skills, not just familiarity with code * A track record of guiding visual and interaction decisions across teams: evolving patterns and addressing inconsistencies, not just applying what already exists * Experience improving a design system across teams: identifying structural issues, aligning approaches, and building for scale * A strong point of view on design tooling: you'll help determine what Cherry's toolset looks like next, not just execute in Figma or Pencil because that's what we use today * Ability to communicate fluently with designers, engineers, and product leaders, and to align multiple teams around a shared design direction * The instinct to lead: you've either run a small team or function before, or you're ready to be the first person doing so, * Hands-on experience with Claude, including Claude Code: you've authored the skills and rules that encode design decisions into how it works, so it produces on-system output by default * Comfortable writing and shipping production code: you don't need to be a React specialist, we already have a strong foundation for code quality * Strong understanding of front-end testing practices and code hygiene * Experience collaborating with distributed teams You're Probably a Great Fit If... * You want to be the person who defines what design systems become in the AI era, not someone who waits to be told * You believe design systems are the actual source of a company's scalability and efficiency: not a style guide, not a Storybook, but the infrastructure that determines how fast and how well a company builds * You want to found something. This is a team of one today, and you'll have real say in what it becomes * You get frustrated when good design decisions aren't encoded somewhere they can scale, and you do something about it ## Description * Serve as a founding member of Cherry's design systems team, with real say in how it's structured, staffed, and led as it grows * Guide the team through the shift to AI-native workflows, and influence how Cherry adopts new tools and practices as they emerge Own the System * Own the design system end to end: the component library, tokens, and documentation * Own the design direction of the system, along with component architecture, implementation, and outcomes in code * Improve the system across teams: identify structural issues, align approaches, and evolve patterns for scale rather than just maintaining what exists Lead on Design * Influence interaction and visual design for the design system, guiding decisions across teams rather than owning a single surface * Influence Cherry's design language, evolving it rather than just documenting what's already there Build for Claude First * Build a Claude-first, modern AI design system: one where Claude and other AI agents produce on-system output by default * Help determine what Cherry's design toolset looks like next, rather than defaulting to whatever we use today Collaborate * Work closely with your front-end engineering partner in the USA on component architecture, implementation, and code review * Improve how design and engineering communicate and execute together, identifying friction and adjusting process across initiatives ## Related Videos - [Designing high quality software with AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100136-designing-high-quality-software-with-ai) - [Boost Productivity with AI: Figma & Playwright MCP Workflows - Aris Markogiannakis](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1768-boost-productivity-with-ai-figma-playwright-mcp-workflows-aris-markogiannakis) - [Are Code Reviews Worth It? Insights from 16 Years of Review Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1135-are-code-reviews-worth-it-insights-from-16-years-of-review-data) - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [Designing the Future of Human<>Agent Collaboration](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1447-designing-the-future-of-human-agent-collaboration) - [Fireside Chat with Kris Rasmussen, CTO at Figma](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/982-fireside-chat-with-kris-rasmussen-cto-at-figma) ## Related Articles - [Never delegate the understanding](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/749-never-delegate-the-understanding) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai) - [Vibe coding, creativity, craft and professionalism… are we making ourselves redundant?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/579-vibe-coding-creativity-craft-and-professionalism-are-we-making-ourselves-redundant) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 122 - Cracks in the polyfill](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/457-dev-digest-122-cracks-in-the-polyfill)