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Design Engineer

Cohere· Design
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United States, San Francisco, Canada, New York, Toronto$180k - $220kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Design Engineer responsible for building and maintaining Waypoint, Cohere’s design system, across Figma and production code, with ownership of the Figma library and contribution to core component packages and token pipeline.

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve the Figma library for Waypoint: component structure, variants, properties, and documentation, so it stays a reliable source of truth for design teams.
  • Build and maintain core Waypoint components, contributing directly to our component packages alongside the design engineering team.
  • Work across our token pipeline, keeping design tokens in Figma and their code representations (CSS custom properties, Tailwind config) tightly synced.
  • Partner with product designers to translate new patterns into system components, and with product engineers to make sure those components are easy to adopt correctly.
  • Help define and refine the workflows and tooling that connect Figma and code (sync scripts, plugins, documentation sites) rather than relying on manual handoff.
  • Write clear documentation and usage guidance so the system scales without you being the bottleneck.
  • Weigh in on system architecture decisions: when to add a new component versus extend an existing one, how to version and package changes, how to keep the system consistent as it grows.
  • Help shape how Waypoint evolves to serve a third consumer beyond designers and engineers: the model itself. That means thinking about how components, tokens, and patterns get structured so they're legible to AI systems, not just to humans.

Qualifications

  • Own and evolve the Figma library for Waypoint: component structure, variants, properties, and documentation, so it stays a reliable source of truth for design teams.
  • Build and maintain core Waypoint components, contributing directly to our component packages alongside the design engineering team.
  • Work across our token pipeline, keeping design tokens in Figma and their code representations (CSS custom properties, Tailwind config) tightly synced.
  • Partner with product designers to translate new patterns into system components, and with product engineers to make sure those components are easy to adopt correctly.
  • Help define and refine the workflows and tooling that connect Figma and code (sync scripts, plugins, documentation sites) rather than relying on manual handoff.
  • Write clear documentation and usage guidance so the system scales without you being the bottleneck.
  • Weigh in on system architecture decisions: when to add a new component versus extend an existing one, how to version and package changes, how to keep the system consistent as it grows.
  • Help shape how Waypoint evolves to serve a third consumer beyond designers and engineers: the model itself. That means thinking about how components, tokens, and patterns get structured so they're legible to AI systems, not just to humans.

Skills

Required:Figma design system managementComponent development for design systemsToken pipeline and design-to-code sync

Benefits

  • A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in local currency.
  • Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.
  • RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.
  • 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent.
  • Annual enrichment benefits: arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, workspace improvement credit; education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
  • 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days).
  • Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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