Review PRs, answer questions, and make the system easy to use correctly. - Own the system layer, not just the components — You think about the infrastructure that makes components work at scale: token architecture, the Figma-to-code pipeline, how tokens flow across web and native surfaces.
Requirements
You'll co-own Storybook alongside your engineering counterpart — building net-new components, maintaining and evolving what exists, and making sure every implementation reflects the design intent in Figma with precision.
Then you're in Figma with the Design Systems Lead, pressure-testing a new pattern before it gets built.
When a component in Figma and in Storybook diverge, you're the one who notices and fixes it. - Write the documentation that engineers actually use — Clear usage guidelines, prop tables, do/don't examples, and accessibility notes.
Documentation is part of the component, not an afterthought. - Leverage AI as a force multiplier — You're not experimenting with AI for the first time.
You have a workflow, and you can show it. - Work closely with iOS and Android teams – You won’t be writing in Swift or Kotlin (unless you want to!) but it’s important you work closely with the respective teams to ensure the components are built to the highest standards - Advocate for accessibility — WCAG compliance isn't a checkbox.
We care less about your title than your ability to move fluidly between Figma and production code, and to build things that scale across a team. - React Native
You understand how React Native components behave differently on iOS and Android — layout quirks, gesture handling, platform conventions — and you design around those constraints rather than fighting them - Storybook fluency — you've owned or significantly contributed to a component library documented in Storybook - Demonstrated ability to maintain design-to-code fidelity — you can look at a component in Figma and in the browser or native app and immediately see the delta - Cross-platform thinking — you
That means you'll have access to paid AI tools with minimal restrictions, so you can build, experiment, and level up your craft.
BONUS POINTS - Ruby on Rails or backend exposure — understanding what engineers work with on the other side - You've been the first or founding design systems engineer at a company 🤝 The Homie Way - These principles guide everything we do—from how we work and make decisions to how we show up for each other. - 💡 Be Customer Obsessed – Solve problems with empathy and creativity. - ⚡ Move Fast, Learn Fast – Experiment, take action, and grow every day. - 🎯 Own
What We Offer (United States) - 💰 Ownership & Financial Security: Stock options + 401(k) with 4% match - 🏥 Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision coverage + FSA options - ⏰ Flexible Time: Unlimited PTO (salaried) + company holidays - 🤖 AI Access, For Real: We invest in builders and believe that curiosity shouldn't have a paywall.
- 👶 Family Support: Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave (after 6 months of service) - 🛡️ Protection Plans: Life insurance + short/long-term disability coverage - 🌟 Work Your Way: Work From Anywhere Month + meeting-free weeks yearly - 🍽️ Workspace Perks: Meals provided, commuter benefits, team offsites, and Customer Days - 💼 Our Hybrid Rhythm: We believe collaboration drives impact.
What We Offer (Canada) - 💰 Ownership & Savings: Stock options + TFSA/RRSP with 4% company match - 🏥 Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents - ⏰ Time Flexibility: Flex time off + company holidays + designated focus periods - 🤖 AI Access, For Real: We invest in builders and believe that curiosity shouldn't have a paywall.
- 👶 Family Support: Maternity/Parental Leave EI top-up support offered (after 6 months of service) - 🌟 Work Your Way: Work From Anywhere Month + meeting-free weeks yearly - 🛡️ Protection Plans: Life insurance + short/long-term disability coverage - 🍽️ Workspace Perks: Meals provided, team offsites, and Customer Days - 💼 Our Hybrid Rhythm: We believe collaboration drives impact.
Contact
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mavel-wayman-0ab35447/ - Meet the Hiring Manager, Christan F.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christanfergus/ - Participate in a Talent Showcase with Cross-functional Partners - Meet the Head of Product Design, Jan S.
https://linkedin.com/in/jan-sundar - Background Check + Offer Stage - Welcome to the team, Homie 🎉 💜 Belonging at Homebase - We're committed to fostering a welcoming space where every Homie can be their full self.
Additional details
HI, FUTURE HOMIE! At Homebase, you’ll join a team that’s bold, fast-moving, and obsessed with helping small businesses thrive.
We build with empathy, act with urgency, and take big swings that drive real-world impact.
Here, every Homie shows up to raise the bar, support one another, and celebrate wins as a team.
We’re not just building an app—we’re building unstoppable teams.
So what do you say, are you in? 📍Your Impact Starts Here Designbase is the foundation that every product team at Homebase builds on.
As a Design Engineer on the Designbase team, you'll join a tight-knit systems crew — pairing with our existing Design Engineer and Design Systems Lead Designer — to close the gap between what designers imagine and what engineers ship, at scale, across web and native app surfaces. You are a builder.
Your craft lives in the component library but isn’t always limited there.
You're comfortable thinking in both and know where they share logic and where they diverge.
One sprint you're shipping a new form component and writing its usage documentation.
The next, you're pairing with your fellow Design Engineer on a gnarly React Native state issue.