Sr. Staff Design Technologist

Kong California, United States of America
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  • 8+ years of experience in Design Engineering, Product Design, Design Systems, or similar hybrid roles — rooted in design
  • Strong product and visual design instincts, especially for technical or developer-focused products
  • Technical fluency with modern frontend systems — enough to collaborate deeply with engineers, contribute meaningfully to shared systems, and build internal tooling
  • Hands-on experience with AI tooling, prototyping workflows, or building design-adjacent scripts and automations
  • Familiarity with Figma ↔ code workflows — CodeConnect, design tokens, component APIs, Storybook, or similar
  • Experience working closely with both designers and frontend engineers as a collaborative partner
  • Genuine excitement about where AI is taking product development — and the initiative to help your team get there
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to build trust across disciplines
  • Strong systems thinking and ability to balance short-term pragmatism with long-term scalability