Staff Design Engineer Mobile (517)

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Ubiminds is a GPTW-certified, people-first company that partners with American software product companies to scale their development footprint. Ubi custom-curates Brazilian top 5% talent for their LATAM strategy, offering a unique combo of staff augmentation and employer-of-record services.

Ubiminds is assisting a fast-growing product company that is modernizing its digital ecosystem across web and mobile platforms. As part of this transformation, the company is investing heavily in scalable design systems, front-end architecture, and AI-assisted product development workflows to create highly cohesive, high-quality user experiences at scale.

We’re looking for a Staff Design Engineer, Design Systems to lead the evolution and modernization of a multi-platform design system used across web and mobile applications.

This role sits at the intersection of Design, Engineering, and AI-assisted development, combining deep systems thinking with exceptional product craft and front-end expertise. You will help define how design systems scale across the organization while ensuring consistency, usability, accessibility, and alignment between design artifacts and production code.

You will collaborate closely with Product Design, Creative, and Engineering teams to build scalable component systems, modernize tooling and workflows, and enable faster, more consistent product development. This is a highly strategic and hands-on role for someone who thrives in complex environments and enjoys driving both technical and design innovation.

• Define and evolve the company’s multi-platform design system across web and mobile applications.
• Establish scalable system architecture, governance models, and adoption strategies.
• Design and implement reusable, accessible, and scalable UI components using modern front-end technologies.
• Partner with Design and Creative teams to ensure high standards for visual craft, motion, interaction quality, and usability.
• Collaborate with Engineering on architectural decisions involving CI/CD, design tokens, tooling, and distribution infrastructure.
• Lead migration efforts from legacy UI patterns toward shared system components.
• Build and optimize design-to-code workflows, integrating tools such as Figma and AI-assisted development platforms.
• Implement automated quality systems including visual regression testing and system auditing.
• Improve developer experience and ensure alignment between design artifacts and production implementation.
• Introduce and standardize AI-assisted workflows that accelerate design and engineering consistency.
• Mentor designers and engineers on design system best practices and scalable implementation patterns.
• Prototype and codify new interaction models, motion systems, and innovative UI patterns into the design system.

• 7+ years of experience in front-end engineering, design engineering, or creative engineering.
• Strong experience building and scaling design systems and component libraries across multiple teams or products.
• Deep knowledge of React (Web) and React Native ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of modern front-end architecture and component-driven development.
• Expertise in design systems, typography, motion, interaction design, and visual systems.
• Experience implementing design-to-code pipelines, including design tokens and Figma integrations.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows and tools.
• Strong collaboration skills across Design, Engineering, and Creative stakeholders.
• Experience driving adoption and governance of shared UI systems.
• Strong systems-thinking mindset with attention to scalability, consistency, and usability.

• Experience working on consumer platforms, marketplaces, or e-commerce products.
• Familiarity with Storybook, visual regression testing tools, and token management systems.
• Experience translating brand systems into scalable product experiences.
• Exposure to AI-native development environments and workflows.
• Experience with accessibility frameworks such as React Aria.
• Passion for balancing craft, scalability, and engineering efficiency.

• Highly collaborative environment connecting Design, Engineering, and Creative teams.
• Opportunity to shape the future of AI-assisted product development workflows.
• Modern engineering ecosystem focused on scalability and consistency.
• Fast-paced product organization with strong emphasis on innovation and craftsmanship.
• Work on systems that support large-scale user experiences across web and mobile platforms.
• Culture that values experimentation, collaboration, and continuous evolution.

People First. We are all about people!
Challenge Yourself. Continuous improvement is in our essence.
Make it Happen. We value attitude, ownership, and commitment.
We’re in This Together. We work, grow, and evolve as a team.
Averaging on Awesome. We deliver high-quality services and exceed expectations.
Keep it Real. Honesty, transparency, and openness — always.

As a Staff Design Engineer, Design Systems @Ubiminds, you:

• Are placed in a product-based company and treated like a full-time team member.
• Count on our full back-office support: career guidance, HR, and concierge services.
• Enjoy our remote-first policy.
• Get your own MacBook (no BYOD here!).
• Access tech talks, chapter meetings, and a strong community of top engineers.
• Improve your English through free lessons with a native English speaker.
• Earn a referral bonus when recommending new Ubiminders.
• Want office vibes sometimes? Our Florianópolis HQ is open — snacks, massages, drinks, and games included.