Pilot.com · 12 hours ago
Design Systems Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$185K/yr - $313K/yrPilot is a successful startup that aims to provide customers with advanced financial capabilities through powerful software. They are seeking a Design Systems Engineer who will bridge design and engineering, ensuring high-quality UI components and expanding the design system across various platforms.
AccountingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Bookkeeping and PayrollFinancial ServicesFinTechProfessional ServicesSoftware
Responsibilities
Ownership of our design system across Figma, Storybook, production code & AI vibecoded prototypes
Stewardship of Storybook as the source of truth for UI components and usage
Tight alignment between design intent and shipped UI
Component quality, consistency, and scalability across the product
Expand the design system to support product, marketing, and AI-ready experiences from a single, shared foundation
Partner daily with product designers to shape components early, not after the fact
Partner with frontend engineers to ensure components are easy to adopt and extend
Build and maintain reusable, accessible UI components in Vue
Translate design system decisions into clean, documented, production-ready components
Keep Figma, Storybook, and code in sync and actively close gaps
Leverage MCP when necessary to help connect intent, components, and UI
Evolve the design system to be AI-ready, enabling vibecoding prototypes by mapping intent to constrained, brand-safe components
Qualification
Required
Strong frontend skills modern CSS
Deep experience working with or owning a design system
Hands-on experience with Storybook in a production environment
Strong design sensibility and ability to read and challenge design decisions
Comfort acting as the bridge between design and engineering
Experience with vibecoding tools or AI-assisted development workflows
Familiarity with MCP or intent-driven UI concepts is a big plus
Clear communication and a bias toward practical solutions
Benefits
Flexible vacation/time-off policy
All federal holidays are observed
Competitive benefits package including additional wellness benefits
Parental leave for birthing or non-birthing parents – 100% pay for 12 weeks
401(k) plan
Company
Pilot.com
Pilot provides the most reliable accounting, CFO, and tax services for startups and small businesses.
Founded in 2016
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$172.1MKey Investors
Akkadian VenturesIndex Ventures
2022-01-01Series Unknown
2021-06-01Secondary Market
2021-01-26Series C· $110.5M
Leadership Team
Jessica McKellar
Founder and CEO
Recent News
2025-12-18
SV Angel
2025-12-01
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