

Carlos Borghes Design Systems Designer London, UK (+44) 7857 936453 carlosborghes@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/carlosborghes carlosborghes.com Profile Design Systems Designer. 12+ years in UI and product design, the last five in design systems. Today I work directly in code: I build tokens and components in CSS, React and Vue with AI coding tools, and I review and ship what they produce. At Centri I built a design system end to end, from a token architecture designed to grow to multiple brands, to the pipeline that turns Figma into production components. Before that, I led the Netbet design system at GIMO. Experience Design Systems Architect at Centri - London, UK January 2026 - Present Built an end-to-end design system for web and mobile products, with a token architecture structured in Figma variable modes so it could grow to multiple brands and themes. Built the token pipeline from Figma to code: variables exported by a Figma plugin are compiled by GitHub Actions and Style Dictionary into CSS custom properties for Tailwind, cutting token updates from days to near-instant. Set up a Figma-to-code workflow that turns Figma component data into React and Vue components with AI, with a Supabase registry and parity checks between Figma and code. Built DesignOps tooling with AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor): a Figma plugin for linting and versioning, a TypeScript MCP server for AI agents and a custom Storybook-style component showcase in React on Vercel. Ran governance and adoption across design, engineering and product: version tracking, token usage audits, visual regression testing, and documentation that lets each team use the system on its own. Designed and maintained a production-grade library of 87 accessible components (WCAG 2.2), with full documentation, versioning and automated releases. Senior Designer at GIMO - London, UK April 2021 - August 2025 Led the Netbet design system across web, mobile apps and marketing in multiple markets, as the design authority for visual consistency across platforms. Built and maintained a Figma library of 50 components on design tokens, used by a team of 5 designers and the marketing team. Partnered with front-end engineers to implement UI components, with shared specs for pixel-accurate delivery. Built a reusable template system that cut asset production time by 70%, and brought generative image tools (Midjourney, Stable Diffusion) into campaign production for major UK digital publishers. Senior UI Designer at Digital Smart Web - London, UK September 2020 - January 2021 Designed end-to-end UI for B2B web applications in Figma, from user flows and wireframes to prototypes and high-fidelity specs. Created a shared Figma component library for the team's B2B products. Mentored junior designers and set up regular design critiques to raise the quality of the team's work. Designer at 942estudio - Santander, Spain January 2019 - September 2020 Redesigned the Culturacamper website, increasing conversion by more than 40% through UX and performance improvements. Freelance Designer at Freelance - Santander, Spain April 2014 - December 2018 Delivered brand identity, UI and web design for B2B clients in education, real estate and healthcare. Skills Design Systems Design Systems Architecture, Figma Variables & Modes, Design Tokens, Component Libraries, Accessibility (WCAG 2.2), Documentation & Governance. AI & Tooling Figma Plugins/APIs, Claude Code, Cursor, AI-assisted development, MCP servers, Design automation, Visual regression testing, Supabase, Vercel. Design Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Prototyping, Product Design, UI Design, Framer. Engineering HTML, CSS, Tailwind, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue, Style Dictionary, GitHub Actions, Git. Languages English, Spanish Certifications DesignOps: Scaling Design Teams & Systems - DesignOps Foundation Design Systems Pro - Shift+R Product Design Mastery - Designary Design Systems Specialist - Figma.camp Figma Mastery: UI & Prototyping - Figma Academy Education HND equivalent in Web Development & Design - I.E.S. Augusto Linares 2010 - 2012 HND equivalent in Graphic Design & Communication - I.E.S. Albericia 2008 - 2010

Carlos Borghes

Design Systems Designer

Profile

Design Systems Designer. 12+ years in UI and product design, the last five in design systems. Today I work directly in code: I build tokens and components in CSS, React and Vue with AI coding tools, and I review and ship what they produce. At Centri I built a design system end to end, from a token architecture designed to grow to multiple brands, to the pipeline that turns Figma into production components. Before that, I led the Netbet design system at GIMO.

Experience

Design Systems Architect at Centri - London, UK

January 2026 - Present

Built an end-to-end design system for web and mobile products, with a token architecture structured in Figma variable modes so it could grow to multiple brands and themes.
Built the token pipeline from Figma to code: variables exported by a Figma plugin are compiled by GitHub Actions and Style Dictionary into CSS custom properties for Tailwind, cutting token updates from days to near-instant.
Set up a Figma-to-code workflow that turns Figma component data into React and Vue components with AI, with a Supabase registry and parity checks between Figma and code.
Built DesignOps tooling with AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor): a Figma plugin for linting and versioning, a TypeScript MCP server for AI agents and a custom Storybook-style component showcase in React on Vercel.
Ran governance and adoption across design, engineering and product: version tracking, token usage audits, visual regression testing, and documentation that lets each team use the system on its own.
Designed and maintained a production-grade library of 87 accessible components (WCAG 2.2), with full documentation, versioning and automated releases.

Senior Designer at GIMO - London, UK

April 2021 - August 2025

Led the Netbet design system across web, mobile apps and marketing in multiple markets, as the design authority for visual consistency across platforms.
Built and maintained a Figma library of 50 components on design tokens, used by a team of 5 designers and the marketing team.
Partnered with front-end engineers to implement UI components, with shared specs for pixel-accurate delivery.
Built a reusable template system that cut asset production time by 70%, and brought generative image tools (Midjourney, Stable Diffusion) into campaign production for major UK digital publishers.

Senior UI Designer at Digital Smart Web - London, UK

September 2020 - January 2021

Designed end-to-end UI for B2B web applications in Figma, from user flows and wireframes to prototypes and high-fidelity specs.
Created a shared Figma component library for the team's B2B products.
Mentored junior designers and set up regular design critiques to raise the quality of the team's work.

Designer at 942estudio - Santander, Spain

January 2019 - September 2020

Redesigned the Culturacamper website, increasing conversion by more than 40% through UX and performance improvements.

Freelance Designer at Freelance - Santander, Spain

April 2014 - December 2018

Delivered brand identity, UI and web design for B2B clients in education, real estate and healthcare.

Skills

Design Systems

Design Systems Architecture, Figma Variables & Modes, Design Tokens, Component Libraries, Accessibility (WCAG 2.2), Documentation & Governance.

AI & Tooling

Figma Plugins/APIs, Claude Code, Cursor, AI-assisted development, MCP servers, Design automation, Visual regression testing, Supabase, Vercel.

Design

Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Prototyping, Product Design, UI Design, Framer.

Engineering

HTML, CSS, Tailwind, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue, Style Dictionary, GitHub Actions, Git.

Languages

English, Spanish

Certifications

DesignOps: Scaling Design Teams & Systems - DesignOps Foundation

Design Systems Pro - Shift+R

Product Design Mastery - Designary

Design Systems Specialist - Figma.camp

Figma Mastery: UI & Prototyping - Figma Academy

Education

HND equivalent in Web Development & Design - I.E.S. Augusto Linares

2010 - 2012

HND equivalent in Graphic Design & Communication - I.E.S. Albericia

2008 - 2010