The Opportunity

First and foremost, you're a builder. You think in systems, you ship production code, and you care deeply about what actually makes it into the hands of users. You're not waiting for a spec to land in your lap. You're looking at the product, the design system, and the way the team works, and you're finding the leverage points that make everything better.

This role is about multiplying. You'll work alongside a design engineer already on the team, and together you'll own the bridge between design intent and shipped experience across our core product. You'll build and evolve the design system in code, raise the quality bar for UI that ships, and create the tooling and workflows that help the entire design and engineering org move faster. When you see something slow or broken in how we work, you'll redesign it. When the design system has gaps, you'll fill them with production-ready components. When there's a better way to prototype, test, or ship, you'll find it and champion it.

This role reports into Design, not Engineering. That's intentional. We believe the person responsible for UI quality, interaction polish, and design system integrity should be embedded in the team that sets the craft bar, not downstream from it. You'll have the opportunity to help shape what design engineering becomes at Luxury Presence as the function grows.
What You'll Own

Design system, across Figma and code. You'll own the integrity of the design system across both surfaces. In code, that means the React components, tokens, and patterns that engineers actually use to build. In Figma, it means ensuring the design system library stays in sync with what's in production, making design-level tweaks as the system evolves, and partnering with product designers to evolve the system over time. You're comfortable in Figma and can make design decisions there, especially at the system level. You'll close the gap between design specs and production reality, and you'll make that gap smaller over time.

UI quality across the product. You'll be the person who cares about the last 10%: transitions, micro-interactions, responsive behavior, loading states, edge case UI, accessibility. When something ships, you'll make sure it meets the bar.

Tooling and ways of working. You'll look at how the design and engineering teams collaborate, prototype, and ship, and you'll build tools and processes that make it better. Internal tooling, prototyping workflows, component documentation, dev environment improvements. If it makes the team faster or the product better, it's in your scope.

Production-ready code. You're capable of shipping production-ready code. Whether that's components in the design system, UI improvements in the product, or internal tooling, the work you do is built to the standard of something that goes in front of users.
How You'll Work

You'll partner closely with product designers, but the collaboration model isn't a handoff. Designers own the problem space, user insight, and experience strategy. You own making that strategy real at the highest level of craft. Sometimes that means pairing early to explore what's feasible. Sometimes that means taking a rough direction and running with it. The relationship is collaborative, not sequential.

You'll also work directly with frontend and full-stack engineers. You'll establish patterns and components they can build on, review UI implementations, and raise the standard for what "done" looks like in the codebase.
What We're Looking For

Skills and experience

6+ years building production-ready frontend code in complex, component-driven applications>
Deep expertise in TypeScript, React, and modern CSS (we use Tailwind), with strong opinions about component architecture, performance, and maintainability>
A portfolio or body of work that demonstrates both technical depth and design sensibility. You don't need a design degree, but you need taste.>
Proven experience building and maintaining design systems in production, not just in Figma. Familiarity with tools like Base UI, Storybook, and Figma Code Connect is a plus.>
Exposure to microfrontend architectures, Vite, and composition APIs is a bonus>
A track record of building internal tools, developer experience improvements, or workflow automation that made teams more effective>

Technical fluency with AI tools

You're already using Claude Code, Cursor, or similar AI-assisted development tools in your daily workflow. We're a Claude Code shop, and we expect you to be fluent.>
Familiarity with MCPs and how tools like Figma, Figma Console, and Notion connect into AI-assisted workflows. You understand how these tools and integrations fit together and can help the team get more out of them.>
Beyond fluency, you're a dabbler and experimenter. You try new tools, push their limits, and share what you learn. You're excited about how AI changes the way software gets built, and you have opinions about where it's headed.>

Mindset

You're a tinkerer. You don't just build what's asked; you spot leverage points and build what's needed.>
You care about systems more than features. You'd rather build something reusable than something bespoke.>
You're excited to redesign ways of working, not just product surface area. Process, tooling, and workflow are design problems to you.>
You have strong convictions about quality, but you ship. You know the difference between polish that matters and perfection that stalls.>
You operate with high ownership and low ego. You'll mentor engineers on UI craft, take direction from product designers on user problems, and pair with your teammates to raise the bar together.>

What You Won't Be Doing

To be clear about what this role is not:

You won't live in Figma full-time. You're comfortable there, especially when it comes to the design system, and you'll partner with product designers to keep the system cohesive as it evolves. But your primary workspace is the codebase.>
You won't be a frontend engineer who receives redlined mockups. You're a creative partner, not an implementer.>
You won't be managing people on day one. This is a hands-on IC role with the expectation that you'll lead through craft, systems, and influence.>

$185,000 - $230,000 a year

Location: Remote-first. U.S.-based preferred. Core overlap hours required.

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