Design Systems Engineer

Legora Legora · Vertical AI · Stockholm, Sweden · Engineering & Product

This role is for a Design Systems Engineer who will build and maintain the React component library and token architecture for an AI-native legal workspace. The goal is to enable high-quality, lightning-fast implementation by standardizing UI, reducing design-to-code drift, and speeding up delivery. The role involves close collaboration with designers, engineers, and PMs, and requires strong experience in React, TypeScript, design systems, and Figma's developer tools.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build and maintain our React component library and token architecture
  2. Translate Figma designs into fast, reusable, accessible components
  3. Wire design and code together with Code Connect, Dev Mode, our MCP server, variables, and component properties
  4. Reduce drift between Figma and production through automation and tooling
  5. Standardize interaction patterns and UI architecture across the product
  6. Remove bottlenecks in design-to-code workflows and speed up delivery

Skills

Required

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • modern frontend tooling
  • design systems
  • tokens
  • component architecture
  • Figma's developer surface: Code Connect, Dev Mode, MCP, variables, REST API, plugins, component properties
  • Sharp eye for detail and design precision
  • Strong POV on what makes for an excellent product experience
  • You lead by building. Your code simplifies, scales, and speeds up the work of everyone around you

What the JD emphasized

  • AI will reshape how frontend gets built
  • The right system, paired with the right tooling, will enable builders to move at lightning speed
  • You'll be the person making that real