Josh Cusick

Co-Founder

Seattle, Washington, United States3 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expert in design systems and mobile design.
Led multiple design teams at top tech companies.
Founder of design-focused initiatives and platforms.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Product Designer specializing in Design Systems and User Experience in the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Design SystemsUser Experience (ux)

Other Skills

SwiftUIReact NativeFigmaLLMsInformation DesignDesign LeadershipUser ResearchFigma Plugin DevelopmentDesign System Best PracticesJavaScriptTypeScriptReactHTML/CSSMarkdownWeb Products

About

Seasoned Lead Product Designer with experience in design systems and mobile design.

Experience

3 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

11 mos

Average Tenure

11 mos

Current Experience

Amazon

Sr. Product Designer, Systems & AI

Jun 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States · On-site

Enhancing iOS and Android experiences for Amazon employees
Tech stack: SwiftUI, React Native, Figma, LLMs, etc.

SwiftUIReact NativeFigmaLLMsDesign SystemsUser Experience (UX)

Braze

Senior Product Designer

Sep 2024 – Feb 2025 · 5 mos · St. Petersburg, Florida, United States · Remote

(Impacted by layoff)
Conducted user research to enhance key components in Braze's workflow.
Developed a Figma plugin for a seamless transition to a new UI kit, saving thousands in design hours.
Evangalized design system best practices.

User ResearchFigma Plugin DevelopmentDesign System Best PracticesDesign SystemsUser Experience (UX)

Beyond the pixel

Founder and Writer

Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States · Remote

Writing about systems, collaboration, design, and coding for 2,500 creatives and engineers. Subscribe for free now!
https://joshcusick.substack.com/

Albertsons companies

Staff Product Designer, Design Systems

Oct 2022 – Jul 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos · St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

(Impacted by layoff) - I led the Pantry Design System team, overseeing the creation and maintenance of components, libraries, and patterns while developing and implementing a strategic roadmap aligned with organizational goals.
Additionally, I coached engineers and designers on best practices, presented to stakeholders, standardized a component design process, established a design token naming convention, and utilized Figma's REST API to build an automated icon and token pipeline, resulting in substantial cost savings and reduced engineering and design hours annually.
Tech stack: Figma, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, HTML/CSS

FigmaJavaScriptTypeScriptReactHTML/CSSDesign Systems

Gusto

Senior Product Designer, Design Systems

Jan 2022 – Oct 2022 · 9 mos · St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

I led component design for the Workbench Design System. I worked closely with my engineering partners to design and build semantic, flexible, and durable components and their APIs.
Technology stack: Typescript, React, HTML/CSS, & Figma

MarkdownInformation DesignWeb ProductsTypeScriptDesign Systems

Design systems for figma

Founder

Aug 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 9 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States · Remote

Design Systems For Figma is a free collection of design system UI kits paired with code.

Microsoft

Product Designer II, Design Systems

Mar 2020 – Dec 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Redmond, Washington, United States

Worked on the Teams Component Library and Fluent Design System.
Technology stack: Figma, HTML/CSS, React, & TypeScript

MarkdownInformation DesignWeb ProductsTypeScriptDesign Systems

Eagleview

Product Designer, Design Systems

Sep 2019 – Mar 2020 · 6 mos · Bellevue, Washington, United States

I led and facilitated collaboration between Research, Visual Design, Interaction Design, Engineering, and Product to build a company-wide design system.
Technology stack: Figma, Protopie, HTML/CSS, & React

Information DesignWeb ProductsDesign Systems