Design Engineer, Design Systems

Design Engineer (Design Systems) @ OxiWorks Location: Stourbridge, West Midlands (Hybrid) Type: Full-time - Permanent Salary: Competitive & Benefits Reports to: Design Manager / Design Systems Lead Role Summary You’ll sit between design and code, building design systems that work across web and native platforms - and that AI agents can read and use as well as people. This is our most AI-forward role: you’ll set up the tooling that connects Figma, tokens, code and AI assistants so our designers and our clients’ engineers ship faster and stay consistent. What you’ll do Build and maintain design systems for OxiWorks and our clients, from Figma libraries and variables to coded component librariesOwn the design token pipeline: define tokens in Figma, transform them (e.g. Style Dictionary, Tokens Studio) and ship them to web, iOS and Android Make our design systems AI-ready: set up Figma’s MCP server and Code Connect, structure components and docs so AI coding assistants generate on-system code, and write the rules, prompts and context files those tools rely onBuild AI-assisted workflows for the company and our clients - for example design-to-code handoff, automated component docs, accessibility and consistency checks, and rapid coded prototyping with tools like Claude Code or CursorBuild and document components in React and Storybook, with accessibility built inAudit client products and systems, find inconsistencies and plan migrations onto a shared systemPair with product designers, run workshops on new tools and keep the team up to date on what’s worth adoptingBe an approachable, trusted partner to client engineering and design teams, guiding them on governance, versioning and contribution models What you’ll bring 2-3 years working on design systems, front-end engineering or design engineeringHands-on, daily use of AI coding and design tools - e.g. Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Figma MCP - with examples of workflows you’ve set up and not just usedDeep Figma knowledge: variables, modes, components, properties and library managementExperience with design tokens and multi-platform theming, including how they map to native iOS and AndroidA solid grasp of accessibility standards and how to bake them into componentsA friendly, approachable style and clear writing: you explain technical ideas to clients and designers without jargon and your documentation is something people actually use Nice to have A design background or portfolioHands-on native experience in iOS and Android design language Experience building MCP servers, Figma plugins or internal developer toolingExperience setting up multi-brand or white-label systems (common across our sports, betting and eCommerce clients)Experience with CI/CD, visual regression testing (e.g. Chromatic) and package publishing About OxiWorks OxiWorks is an independent experience design studio for digital products across sport and sports media, betting and gaming, eCommerce, tech and healthcare & fitness. We design for moments where users are distracted, emotional or on the move - live sport and betting, media and streaming, eCommerce, health and fitness apps, kiosks and large-scale systems - often inside the realities of regulation, legacy tech and commercial pressure. We work side-by-side with start-ups, scale-ups and enterprise teams as an extension of their product and innovation functions, from sprints and early concepts through to production design systems and long-term delivery. We’ve partnered with brands including Nuffield Health, Flutter Entertainment (Paddy Power, Skybet & Betfair), SABC, South Africa Rugby, Caesars Sportsbook, William Hill US, Planet Sport Group and Pitchero. Our work has won six industry awards for our clients. We have offices in the West Midlands & North Yorkshire, UK but work globally and have a hybrid approach to working. What We Offer Salary: Competitive & BenefitsHybrid working from our Stourbridge studio - typically 2-3 days a weekHoliday Allowance (25 Days), Pension, Private Health Cover (BUPA), L&D Budget, Wellbeing Benefits - Unplugged Digital DetoxWork with well-known brands across sport, media, betting, tech and health in the UK and internationally