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# Design Systems Designer (Contract) at Cambly

- **Company:** Cambly
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cambly/c1a6134c-5a63-411b-9127-6fd03cf837fb

## Job description

## DESIGN SYSTEMS DESIGNER (CONTRACT)

About Cambly: Our mission is to bring high quality English education to every English learner in the world by building a learning platform that optimally combines human tutors and artificial intelligence. By accomplishing our mission, we strive to become the world's largest English language learning marketplace.

We're looking for a talented, hands-on design systems designer who is passionate about building the infrastructure great products are made of and wants to change the way people learn languages. You will design and build Cambly's design system as a project: a structured, variable-based token architecture (color, spacing, type, and more) and a documented component library that builds on top of it, with structural support for theming. You'll modernize our existing design system into one that includes clear rules for when and how to use each component, and write specs and documentation precise enough that our designers, our engineers, and our AI coding agents can all implement correctly with minimal ambiguity. You will also be part of a small, fast-moving design team where your work frees up our product designers to focus on the high-craft areas of Lexicon that need it most.

Come join us in building the best place to learn and teach English!

## JOB REQUIREMENTS

- Mid-to-senior-level, hands-on design systems expert, with a track record of building and maintaining design systems with tokens, theming, and component libraries in Figma using a variable-based token architecture and provide continuous recommendations that enhance overall velocity and quality
- A systems and codification mindset: able to translate design intent into precise, unambiguous rules and documentation that designers, engineers, and AI coding agents can all use.
- A strong, well-rounded digital product designer at core — someone whose anchor is design systems work, but who is also a qualified product designer able to contribute beyond systems alone.
- Experience (and deep curiosity) working with AI as part of the core development flow.
- Self-directed and comfortable operating without a fully perfected process or handoff; this is a fast-moving, still-forming team.
- Proven ability to communicate clearly and collaborate with both design and engineering stakeholders.

## PREFERRED

- iOS design experience.
- Genuine interest in Cambly's team and mission — there's a real possibility of this expanding into a bigger or longer-term role.

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## ENGAGEMENT DETAILS

- Type: Contract-to-hire. We're hiring for the design system project first; if the contractor proves capable of more than design-system work and is a strong team fit, we'd consider a longer-term or full-time role (not a promise going in).
- Length: Roughly 3–5 months, full-time (approximately 40 hrs/week).
- Rate: $130–160/hr, depending on experience.

## About Cambly

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Cambly is an online platform that connects English learners worldwide with native English-speaking tutors for 1-on-1 video chat lessons.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, $124.3M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Sameer Shariff (Co-Founder & CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: E-Learning / EdTech
- **Target customers**: B2C (English learners globally) and B2B (enterprise and small business English training)
- **Mission statement**: "Bring high quality English education to every English learner in the world."

## Products & Services
- **Cambly (Core Platform)**: On-demand 1-on-1 video chat tutoring with native English speakers. Students can practice English conversation 24/7. SaaS-based marketplace.
- **Cambly Kids**: A dedicated service for young learners (ages 4-15) with age-appropriate curriculum and tutors.
- **Cambly Group Lessons**: Small group classes for collaborative learning.
- **Cambly Business (B2B)**: Corporate English training solutions for companies, offering structured courses and progress tracking for employees.
- **Cambly Courses**: Structured, self-guided and tutor-led courses within the platform for specific learning goals (e.g., business English, test prep).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of **$19.0M** (LinkedIn estimate); Total Funding of **$124.3M**.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Bessemer Venture Partners (led Series A), Benchmark (led seed round). Investors include a consortium of 9+ institutional and angel investors.
- **Growth Signals**: Operates in 96 countries; employs 1,807 people (with 749 in the US); 52,634 LinkedIn followers with monthly growth of +0.4%; active job postings (13 open roles); serves millions of students globally.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Massive Tutor Network**: A large, on-demand supply of native English-speaking tutors available 24/7, creating a strong network effect.
- **Low Barrier for Tutors**: No teaching certificate, bachelor's degree, or prior teaching experience required to become a tutor, allowing for rapid scaling of supply.
- **Global Reach**: Students from over 100 countries, with a presence in 15 offices across 9 countries (US, India, Germany, Vietnam, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Mexico, Turkey, Brazil, China).
- **Brand Recognition**: 11+ years in market, established as a leading platform in the online English tutoring space.

## Strategic Focus
- **B2B Expansion**: Actively hiring for B2B sales roles (Account Executive, Japan; Small Business Account Executive), indicating a push into the corporate English training market.
- **International Market Penetration**: Hiring marketing specialists for Korea and Japan, suggesting targeted growth in key Asian markets.
- **Product Development**: Continued investment in platform features, courses, and group lessons to enhance the learning experience and retention.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven**: Employees are motivated by the company's mission to provide economic opportunity through English education, with a strong focus on global impact.
- **Global & Diverse Team**: 80+ team members (from their careers page) in 15 countries, speaking 20+ languages, offering a highly international and inclusive work environment.
- **Flexible Work**: Remote roles available (e.g., "Remote" in job postings for Marketing and Sales positions). The company has a distributed workforce with offices in multiple countries.
- **Engineering Culture**: The team is described as "smart, kind people" who enjoy "puzzling out challenges together." The company celebrates team building and has a positive, collaborative culture.
- **Notable Perks**: Equity is mentioned in the context of new hires. The company has a "healthy, happy, and safe work environment" and celebrates milestones (e.g., 11th anniversary).
- **Growth Opportunities**: With 13 active job postings and a focus on B2B and international expansion, there are opportunities for career growth, especially in sales, marketing, and engineering.
- **Compensation Context**: While LinkedIn reviews show a 3.2/5.0 overall rating, with work-life balance rated highly (4.1), compensation is rated lower (1.9). Salary data from LinkedIn shows: English Tutor ($41,599/yr), Marketing ($105,554/yr), Senior Software Engineer ($155,630/yr).

## Sources
1. [Cambly Careers Page](https://jobs.cambly.com/)
2. [LinkedIn - Cambly Inc.](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cambly)
3. [Cambly - Tutor Page](https://www.cambly.com/english/tutors)
4. [Cambly - Homepage](https://www.cambly.com/english?lang=en)
5. [Cambly - Team Page](https://jobs.cambly.com/team)

## Other roles at Cambly

- [Sales Development Representative](https://feeny.ai/job/sales-development-representative-cambly-istanbul-tn1c4a0m0q8b) — Istanbul, Turkey
- [Staff Software Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/staff-software-engineer-cambly-san-francisco-yx3nb4z7acxf) — San Francisco, CA