About the role

Design Systems Designer evolving Rover’s Kibble design system for scalable product experiences across brands and platforms. Collaborate closely with product designers, engineers, and product managers.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the Kibble design system to scale Rover’s product experiences across brands, platforms, and markets
Conduct design system audits to identify gaps, inconsistencies, design debt, and accessibility issues
Establish and manage design system governance, contribution processes, and system documentation
Develop scalable token strategies and multi-brand theming approaches to support new partnerships and acquisitions
Build measurement frameworks to monitor system adoption, design consistency, and system health over time
Collaborate with product designers to ensure proper system usage, provide design reviews, and document exceptions
Partner closely with platform engineering to evolve component architecture, ensure design-to-code alignment, and reduce redundant custom code
Integrate accessibility standards into system components and collaborate with accessibility specialists to ensure compliance
Develop and maintain system documentation, guidelines, and onboarding resources for design and engineering teams
Serve as an advocate for system adoption through education, training, and ongoing communication
Support the long-term roadmap for design system growth alongside design and engineering leadership

4+ years of experience in product design, with significant experience building or maintaining design systems
Deep knowledge of design system principles, scalable component architecture, and design-to-code handoff processes
Strong collaboration experience working cross-functionally with engineering, accessibility, brand, and product partners
Experience establishing governance models, contribution workflows, and documentation standards for design systems
Working knowledge of design tokens, theming, and scalable design architectures that support multi-brand environments
Working knowledge of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, basic JavaScript or React) and how design decisions translate into code
Solid experience with Figma and system management tools such as Storybook, ZeroHeight, or similar
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document standards and educate teams
Passion for accessibility and incorporating inclusive design standards into system evolution
Highly collaborative mindset with attention to detail and long-term system scalability
Familiarity with accessibility auditing tools and WCAG standards
Professional-level English skills; ability to collaborate with global teams