Job Description: Staff Systems Designer

Employment Type: Full time

Position Overview

At eBay, we are a global e-commerce leader dedicated to changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers worldwide, and we are committed to pushing boundaries and reinventing the future of e-commerce for enthusiasts. Our core values include customer focus, authenticity, bold ideas, and inclusivity. We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Systems Designer to join our Design Systems team within the OneExperience team in eBay’s Core Product Design organization. This role is crucial for creating cohesive and innovative design solutions, evolving our product and brand experience for consistency and innovation.

About the Team and Role

The OneExperience team is a comprehensive, cross-functional design team specializing in taste-making, strategy, design systems, visual design, experience design, content creation, and motion design. As a Staff Systems Designer, you will form strategic partnerships with feature domain teams and maximize the design system to elevate the quality and consistency of the eBay experience. Your expertise in user experience design, interaction design, and systems design will ensure a functionally superior and aesthetically exceptional experience for buyers and sellers. You will ensure effective implementation of design systems, creating new components and patterns that set the standard for experience design.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional domain teams to assess needs, define business goals, and audit product flows.
• Ensure consistent application of the design system across product features, incorporating feedback and research for user experience iteration.
• Develop and refine eBay's design system in innovative ways and contribute to framework evolution.
• Build solutions that set discipline standards, enhance team efficiencies, product quality, and aesthetic appeal.
• Prototype and deliver high-fidelity visuals demonstrating design system capabilities, ensuring components and templates are adaptable and maintain design excellence.
• Mentor fellow designers on the strategic use of the design system.
• Stay updated with industry trends to continuously evolve the system, meeting customer needs and aligning with the latest design innovations.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience in User Experience Design, Visual Design, Interaction Design, or a related field, with a focus on design systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to drive alignment and influence decision-making.
• Self-motivated with the ability to navigate large projects independently and as part of a team.
• Familiarity with front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to inform design decisions and collaborate effectively with engineering teams.
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Figma.
• Experience with advanced prototyping.

Company Information

At eBay, we're more than a global e-commerce leader — we’re changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world. We’re committed to pushing boundaries and leaving our mark as we reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts. Our customers are our compass, authenticity thrives, bold ideas are welcome, and everyone can bring their unique selves to work — every day. We're in this together, sustaining the future of our customers, our company, and our planet. Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.

Reporting Structure: This role reports to the Head of Design Systems in the Core Product Organization.