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Sr. Dir, Design Engineering

GitHub· Design
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA), Hybrid (Redmond, WA)$160.2k - $425kUNAVAILABLEPosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior Design Engineering leader responsible for defining the technical and organizational vision to integrate design, engineering, and AI-powered workflows, driving strategy across design systems, design-to-code ecosystem, and agent-enabled product development practices at GitHub.

Responsibilities

  • Defines a technical roadmap that sets the direction for GitHub-wide front-end architecture, innovating industry-leading user interface (UI) strategies.
  • Functions as GitHub’s thought leader on design engineering, shaping the global landscape of front-end architecture and design systems.
  • Represents GitHub’s point of view (POV) in external forums, advancing and redefining industry standards through proven technical leadership, shaping GitHub's design implement strategy.
  • Innovates scalable design-to-code frameworks that align engineering and design at the organizational level, establishing technical paradigms.
  • Pioneers cutting-edge approaches (e.g., artificial intelligence [AI]-assisted user experience [UX], motion/rendering systems), proactively identifying and mitigating risk through strategic prototype development methodologies.
  • Champions strategic discussions with design engineering leaders to address GitHub's most complex UI and customer experience challenges.
  • Develops and defines the long-term front-end roadmap, aligning Product Management, Design, and Engineering leadership teams on execution plans to meet overarching customer requirements.
  • Leads collaboration with Engineering, Product, and Design teams to advance GitHub’s core technical capabilities and elevate user experience.
  • Establishes organization-wide standards, crafting design and code review strategies that improve design consistency and system fidelity.
  • Champions industry-leading methodologies that define customer engagement strategies and establish a new benchmark for GitHub’s interface design.
  • Directs the development of organizational strategies in partnership with senior leadership, guiding GitHub's most advanced and innovative UI and experience advancements.
  • Anticipates future trends and opportunities, ensuring GitHub maintains its leadership position by innovating ahead of market demands.
  • Empowers high-performing engineers and designers, promoting a robust community of practice and setting high craft and innovation standards.
  • Champions innovative technical demonstrations and proof-of-concepts, positioning GitHub as a pioneer in developer experience and AI.
  • Fosters excellence across design and code intersections, mentoring design engineers to push the boundaries of UI and design craft at GitHub.

Qualifications

  • 12+ years experience in front-end engineering or development
  • - OR Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Art, Computer Science, Human Factors Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Information Architecture, or related field AND 10+ years experience in front-end engineering or development
  • - OR Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Art, Computer Science, Human Factors Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Information Architecture, or related field AND 8+ years experience in front-end engineering or development
  • - OR Doctorate in Industrial Design, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Art, Computer Science, Human Factors Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Information Architecture, or related field AND 6+ years experience in front-end engineering or development
  • - OR equivalent experience.

Skills

Required:Front-end engineering leadership
Nice to have:Design systemsAI-assisted/generative UI workflows

Benefits

  • This information is not explicitly listed in the provided job description.
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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