Design Systems Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $80/hr

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

• Position: Design Expert
• Type: Contract
• Compensation: $70–$80/hour
• Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

Construct scenarios spanning rapid prototyping, design system development, and cross-functional product-design-engineering collaboration.

Build tasks across AI-assisted application development , natural-language-to-code workflows, and rapid prototyping ( Vibecoding ); and UX/UI design , design systems, and component libraries.

Develop scenarios involving tools such as AI coding assistants (Cursor, Claude Code, v0, Replit) for the Vibecoding subdomain, and Figma , prototyping tools ( Framer ), and design systems tooling for the Design subdomain.

Apply subdomain-specific methodologies (iterative prompt-driven development for Vibecoding; human-centered design principles and heuristic evaluation for Design).

Author rubrics that distinguish authentic senior-level product judgment from generic tutorial-level or template-driven work.

Qualifications Must-Have 5+ years working as a product designer, design lead, or AI-native engineer/vibecoder at a major product- or design-forward company.

Direct ownership of product design systems or AI-assisted development workflows shipped to production.

Fluency in vibecoding or design tooling, plus understanding of user-centered design principles and rapid prototyping practices.

Preferred A portfolio of shipped work is strongly preferred in place of a formal credential.

Prior rubric, training, or design critique authorship is a plus.

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