# Staff Designer - Design Systems at PermitFlow

- Company: PermitFlow
- What the company does: Backed by Accel, Kleiner Perkins and Y Combinator.
- Company website: http://www.permitflow.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: New York City, NY
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $200K to $275K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-24
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/permitflow/e721e1de-8276-4383-9867-080014961f48
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/permitflow-staff-designer-design-systems/

## About the role

We're hiring our first Design Systems Designer and Architect to build Cornerstone: the visual and interaction foundation that keeps design, engineering, and an increasingly AI-driven product moving as one. This isn't a maintenance role. You're establishing the standards PermitFlow's next stage of product complexity gets built on.

## What they're looking for

- A portfolio with real point of view, not just system diagrams: craft, quality, accessibility, and visual cohesion are all a must
- 10+ years in product design, with meaningful ownership of a design system across a multi-product environment, brand or visual design background is a plus
- Strong command of component architecture, design tokens, and what it takes for a system to total adoption across teams and surfaces
- A history of working shoulder to shoulder with frontend engineers to ship production-grade systems, not just handing off specs and moving on
- A track record of setting & reinforcing accessibility standards
- Clear communication about system tradeoffs, whether you're talking to designers, engineers, or executives

Tags: Design