Clear Street Active is a new retail trading platform. We're building the design team from scratch, and this is a critical early hire to help set the foundation as we build fast. The role is rooted in design systems but won't stay there. You'll be involved in product decisions alongside PMs and engineers from day one.
What you'll do
- Own the design system: token architecture, Figma Variables, component library, Code Connect mappings, documentation
- Be the connection between design and engineering. When things drift, you catch it and work with engineering to fix it before it becomes a problem.
- Set accessibility and quality standards and hold to them
- Work with PMs and product designers when a systems decision has product implications
- Use AI tooling as part of how you work. Claude Code, Cursor, whatever closes gaps and moves things faster.
What we're looking for
- Has built or substantially rebuilt a design system, not just contributed to one. Those are different jobs.
- Fluent in Figma Variables, design tokens, and the Figma-to-code bridge, whether that's Code Connect, Token Studio, or something equivalent
- Has opinions about token naming, semantic structure, and governance, and can explain them clearly to an engineer or a PM
- Uses AI tooling to actually close gaps, not just as an experiment
- Some familiarity with investing or trading, from work or personal use
- Comfortable in the product layer. Understands the users at the end of the decisions being made.
- Can work without much oversight
Nice to have
- Experience with Token Studio or Style Dictionary
- Fintech or financial services background
- Exposure to React component architecture
- Deep trading domain expertise
Skills Required
- Has built or substantially rebuilt a design system
- Fluent in Figma Variables, design tokens, and the Figma-to-code bridge, such as Code Connect or equivalent
- Can define and explain token naming, semantic structure, and governance
- Uses AI tooling to close workflow and implementation gaps
- Has familiarity with investing or trading through work or personal use
- Comfortable working at the product layer and understanding end users
- Can work independently with limited oversight
- Experience with Token Studio or Style Dictionary
- Fintech or financial services experience
- Exposure to React component architecture
- Deep trading domain expertise
What the Team is Saying
Clear Street Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, mental-health support, and HSA/FSA options, plus life and disability insurance. Multiple listings characterize these offerings as a strong part of the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with employer match is consistently mentioned, along with Roth options and a generally competitive retirement setup. Retirement benefits are frequently highlighted among the program’s core strengths for a fintech/financial services employer.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Daily office perks such as lunch stipends or free meals, stocked kitchens, commuter benefits, social events, and wellness programming (e.g., yoga, Wellness Week) are widely featured. These perks materially enhance the on-site experience in major hubs.
Clear Street Insights
What We Do
Clear Street’s mission is to give every sophisticated investor access to every asset, in every market, through a unified platform built for speed, transparency and scale. We give our clients the technology, tools, and service once reserved for the largest institutions, rebuilt with modern infrastructure. Our single, cloud-native, end-to-end capital markets platform powers investor growth today and is transforming how they can interact with markets tomorrow. For more information, visit https://clearstreet.io.
Why Work With Us
Clear Street has thoughtfully cultivated a team that combines problem-solving engineers with financial industry experts across clearing platforms, compliance, and more. The company is focused on building a team that is motivated to tackle fintech innovation and create a collaborative work culture for everyone.
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Clear Street Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We are requiring employees to be in the office 4 days per week. In-office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, a great location, and amazing views.
