ServiceNow
Principal Design Technologist, Design Systems & Applied AI
$221K–$387K
Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA, United States · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years preferred; no specific years stated as a basic requirement.
About the job
Develop design-system specifications, coded reference components, validation tools, and guidance, while advancing responsible AI-assisted design practices across the organization.
What you'll do
- Create and maintain design-owned coded UI references that demonstrate component states, interactions, responsive behavior, accessibility, and design-token use.
- Evaluate AI-assisted design-system tools and define methods to assess their accuracy, usefulness, and alignment with standards.
- Lead AI-tool adoption in Design through responsible practices, training, mentoring, and reusable guidance.
What they ask for
- Experience contributing throughout the product development process for web or software products.
- Experience in user experience design, product design, design systems, design technology, prototyping, or a related field.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams across Product, Design, Accessibility, and Engineering.
Nice to have
- 12+ years of experience in product design, design systems, design technology, prototyping, or a related discipline within complex, enterprise-scale products.
- Hands-on experience with modern UI frameworks such as Lit and Web Components.
Pay
$221,200 - $387,100 USD base salary
Tools
Lit, Web Components, Figma
AI focus
Evaluate and create AI-assisted tools for finding, applying, and checking design-system guidance; guide responsible AI-tool adoption and help designers prototype AI experiences.
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