Principal Designer

Mews

. Build and maintain the design foundation across the division, including the design system, cross-tribe agents and skills, research and discovery engines, design architecture, guidelines, and standards .

Posted 10/31/2026full-timeRemote • Spain, Czechia, Ireland, United Kingdom, United StatesLead💰 €79,000 - €121,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and maintaining design systems, with a strong focus on AI-powered products and systems. Capable of defining and implementing multi-year design visions while collaborating effectively across multiple tribes.

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AI Fluency Level 4Experience Building AI-Powered ProductsDesign System Maintenance at ScaleCross-Tribe CollaborationArchitectural Decision-Making for AI Components

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Hard Skills

Design System DevelopmentAI-Powered ToolingDesign ArchitectureResearch and Discovery EnginesMulti-Year Design Vision Implementation

Soft Skills

Cross-Tribe CollaborationFeedback and Calibration ContributionAbility to Operate as a Multiplier

Tools & Technologies

Agentic Design ToolingAI Skills Development

Industry Keywords

High-Quality Design WorkDesign GuidelinesDesign StandardsDesign Judgment Encoding

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain the design foundation across the division, including the design system, cross-tribe agents and skills, research and discovery engines, design architecture, guidelines, and standards
Define the multi-year design vision and drive its implementation
Build AI-powered agents, skills, and tooling that encode design judgment into reusable systems
Work with Staff Designers so tribe-level design substrates form a coherent whole
Partner with the VP on complex cross-tribe design problems
Contribute craft feedback and calibration input to Director and Staff Designer performance reviews

Requirements

What you’ll need

A body of shipped, high-quality design work and demonstrable taste
Senior-level credibility across multiple tribes
Multi-year thinking and ability to encode it into systems and agents
Genuine satisfaction in cross-tribe substrate work
AI Fluency Level 4 or equivalent
Experience building AI-powered products or systems
Understanding of AI components sufficient to make architectural decisions
Shipped something where AI is a core part of its functionality
Ability to operate as a multiplier for a VP without formal authority
Experience maintaining a design system used across multiple product teams at significant scale (nice to have)
Familiarity with agentic design tooling or building AI skills and research engines (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Unlimited paid holiday
Participation in the company share program
Paid parental leave: 6 months fully paid for primary caregivers and 2 months for secondary caregivers, available after one year of service
Annual Learning budget of €300, with more for high performers
Monthly "EDGE" time to Explore, Develop, Grow, and Elevate yourself
Work from anywhere policy with flexibility to work abroad for a few weeks each year
Relocation options available after one year
Flexible, hybrid working options
Home office setup budget
Monthly work-from-home allowance
Claude tokens
Location-dependent healthcare and retirement plans
Team events and socials
Other location-dependent perks