• Role Description

As a Design Systems Product Designer focused on iOS , you’ll help architect and evolve DIG (Dropbox Interface Guidelines) through our native mobile experiences. Your role will be threefold ; Influence the strategic direction of our mobile design language, ensuring our products feel consistent, elegant, and native to iOS and the Dropbox brand vision. Partner closely with engineers, product managers, and brand designers to deliver design-to-code systems that improve velocity without compromising craft. Champion consistency, accessibility, usability, and performance standards across the ecosystem.

You’ll bring a spirit of innovation and continuous improvement to design systems practices while closely partnering with product managers, engineers, and brand teams. In this role, you’ll gain senior leadership exposure through highly visible system initiatives, and you’ll directly influence how millions of people experience Dropbox on mobile.

• Lead the definition, design, and documentation of reusable iOS-focused design system components, patterns, and guidelines.
• Collaborate with product designers to ensure consistency across features and platforms while meeting platform-specific needs.
• Partner with engineering to build, test, and deliver robust design system components.
• Drive adoption of the design system through education, governance, and advocacy across cross-functional teams.
• Ensure accessibility and inclusivity standards are embedded within system components and workflows.
• Contribute to the design system roadmap, identifying opportunities for scalability, efficiency, and innovation.
• Participate in design reviews, audits, and QA to ensure consistency and fidelity in implementation.

• 6+ years of experience in product design with a strong focus on mobile-first consumer applications.
• Deep expertise in iOS design language (Human Interface Guidelines, UIKit, SwiftUI patterns) and familiarity with Android conventions.
• Proven experience designing, scaling, and maintaining design systems or component libraries.
• Proficiency in modern design tools (Figma, tokens-based workflows, documentation platforms like Storybook/Zeroheight).
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with cross-functional partners (engineering, product, brand).
• Demonstrated ability to balance user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility in system-level decisions.
• Strong portfolio showcasing iOS product design and design system work.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working on high-scale mobile products with large user bases.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design practices.
• Knowledge of design-to-code handoff pipelines and design tokens.
• Experience mentoring designers or contributing to design culture.
• Interest or background in visual asset systems (iconography, motion, or illustration).
• Compensation

US Zone 1

This role is not available in Zone 1 US Zone 2 $182,500 — $246,900 USD US Zone 3 $162,200 — $219,400 USD