# Staff Designer

**Company:** [Permitflow](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/permitflow)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Product Design
**Salary:** $200k – $275k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Figma, Design Systems, design tokens, component architecture, Accessibility, Prototyping, frontend collaboration, Notion, Linear
**Posted:** 2026-07-24

> Build and lead the Cornerstone design system as PermitFlow's first Design Systems Designer and Architect. Own components, tokens, patterns, governance, and multi-year roadmap for AI-enabled construction workflows while collaborating closely with frontend engineering.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do
- Build and continually refine Cornerstone's core building blocks, components, patterns, and tokens designed for complex, workflow-heavy, AI-enabled experiences, with a strong eye for brand cohesion and polish.
- Set a multi-year direction for the design system and turn it into a roadmap that design, engineering, and product leadership can develop in concert.
- Design, prototype, and ship production-ready components hand in hand with frontend and platform engineering leadership.
- Define how contribution, governance, and deprecation work in an AI-native working environment; balance shipping speed against system integrity; and adjust the model as the org grows.
- Bake accessibility, responsiveness, and performance into every part of the system from day one.
- Create the documentation, onboarding materials, and reference resources that make Cornerstone the quickest route to shipping well.
- Advocate for the system & guild in planning, design reviews, and roadmap conversations, and hold firm when speed and integrity are in tension.
- Mentor others in design systems craft as the practice grows, shaping what that craft looks like at PermitFlow for years ahead.
- Build real expertise in construction permitting, licensing, and inspections, leading with curiosity even if pre-construction is new territory for you.

## What We'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.
- Mastery of Figma, Notion, and Linear; actively experimenting with the next best tool to add to our stack.

## What We Offer
- Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a high-growth company
- 100% company-paid base medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees + healthcare FSA
- 401(k) savings plan
- Unlimited PTO and paid family leave
- Home office & equipment stipend
- Daily in-office lunch and dinner provided
- Commuter benefits (pre-tax transit and parking)

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