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UX Principal, Design Systems - TCGplayerSkip to main content#UX Principal, Design Systems - TCGplayer page is loaded## UX Principal, Design Systems - TCGplayerApplyremote type: Remotelocations: Remote Illinois: Remote Texas: Remote Georgia: Remote Oregon: Remote Virginiatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 3 Days Agojob requisition id: R0076095At eBay, we're more than a global ecommerce 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.****About the team and the role:****An eBay subsidiary, TCGplayer is on a quest to be the most trusted trading card game (TCG) platform — connecting and empowering the hobby community. Trading card games are a $25B global market that creates community connection through in-person games (Pokemon; Magic: The Gathering; YuGiOh; etc.). Founded by TCG enthusiasts, we operate a global marketplace, and create tools, technologies and solutions that help small businesses profitably sell TCGs at scale.As a Principal Product Designer, Design Systems, you will shape the future of TCGplayer's product experience by evolving the shared design system that powers our end-to-end commerce ecosystem—from marketplace experiences and seller tools to fulfillment and robotic inventory digitization systems. You will establish and continuously elevate the visual language, interaction patterns, and experience standards that define our products, helping transform them into cohesive, intuitive, and professional-grade experiences that reflect the quality of an eBay company. Working at the intersection of design, engineering, and technology, you will create the shared foundation that enables teams to deliver exceptional user experiences with greater speed, consistency, and quality while advancing AI-assisted design and development through modern design systems, design tokens, and code-connected workflows.Our User Experience Design team prides itself on creating a culture that fosters camaraderie, embraces diversity, and exudes passion. We value curiosity, craft, and a desire to directly interact with the real world. You don’t have to be a hobbyist or gamer to love working in TCGplayer’s UX Design organization, but you should be eager to amplify our steadfast commitment to making hobbies and games accessible, fun, and rewarding for everyone. If you’re equal parts “empathy” and “ambition,” this is an opportunity to take risks and stretch yourself, surrounded by teammates who will support you along the way.****What you will accomplish:***** Own and evolve TCGplayer's design system across our commerce ecosystem, establishing the visual language, interaction patterns, and reusable components that power consistent, high-quality products.* Partner closely with Design and Engineering to ensure the design system is implemented consistently across both Figma and code, improving quality, maintainability, and development efficiency.* Define and maintain design standards, governance, documentation, and contribution models that enable the system to scale as the organization grows.* Advance our design tooling by developing and maintaining component libraries, design tokens, variables, and workflows that improve designer productivity and implementation fidelity.* Raise the quality bar across the organization by evolving our visual language, accessibility standards, and UX patterns based on a deep understanding of our customers’ unique needs.* Partner with UX Design and Product teams on strategic roadmap initiatives, design sprints, and vision work to define new interaction patterns and experience frameworks that solve emerging customer needs and evolve the design system through practical application in shipped products.* Champion modern design and development workflows, including AI-assisted design and design-to-code capabilities, ensuring our design system is prepared for the future of product development.****What you will bring:***** 8+ years of experience in Product, UX, Visual, or Experience Design, including significant experience designing and evolving enterprise-scale design systems for complex digital products.* Demonstrated expertise in design systems architecture, including component libraries, design tokens, variables, interaction patterns, documentation, governance, and scalable contribution models.* Exceptional visual and interaction design skills with a portfolio that demonstrates the ability to create elegant, intuitive, and highly polished product experiences while translating them into reusable system assets.* Familiarity with emerging AI-assisted design and design-to-code workflows, and a strong interest in shaping how design systems enable the future of product development.* Experience designing for desktop, responsive web, and native mobile experiences, with the ability to create scalable patterns that work cohesively across platforms.* Deep understanding of how design systems are implemented in code, with experience partnering closely with Engineering to ensure consistency between design and production through shared components, tokens, and front-end technologies.* Ability to define and evolve design languages, interaction models, and UX standards that improve product quality, consistency, accessibility, and efficiency across multiple products and teams.* Experience establishing new interaction patterns and translating innovations from product work into scalable design system capabilities that can be adopted across an organization.* Strong systems thinking and the ability to balance immediate product needs with long-term platform health, maintainability, and scalability.* Experience with modern design tooling including Figma component libraries, variables, design tokens, and prototyping, with a passion for improving how designers and engineers work together.* Outstanding communication and facilitation skills, with a proven track record of building alignment across Design, Product, and Engineering.****Preferred Qualifications***** Experience in eCommerce, marketplaces, seller tools, SaaS, fintech, or other complex product ecosystems* Demonstrated experience implementing AI-assisted design and development workflows, including integrating design systems with AI-powered prototyping, design generation, and design-to-code pipelines* Familiarity with the gaming, hobby, or collectibles community — particularly trading card games**Additional Details**The base pay range for this position is expected in the range below:$127,600 - $214,700Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.Remote roles are not eligible for U.S. visa sponsorship.eBay is an equal opportunity employer. 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