

Carlos Borghes Design Engineer London, UK (+44) 7857 936453 carlosborghes@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/carlosborghes carlosborghes.com Profile Design Engineer. 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 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. 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 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. Designed and maintained a production-grade library of 87 accessible components (WCAG 2.2), with full documentation, versioning and automated releases. 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. Senior Designer at GIMO - London, UK April 2021 - August 2025 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. Led the Netbet design system across web, mobile apps and marketing in multiple markets, as the design authority for visual consistency across platforms. 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. 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 Tokens, Figma Variables & Modes, Accessibility (WCAG 2.2), Design Systems Architecture, Documentation & Governance, Component Libraries. Design Figma, Prototyping, UI Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Product Design, Framer. Engineering React, CSS, TypeScript, HTML, Tailwind, JavaScript, Vue, Style Dictionary, GitHub Actions, Git. AI & Tooling Figma Plugins/APIs, Claude Code, Cursor, AI-assisted development, MCP servers, Design automation, Visual regression testing, Supabase, Vercel. 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 Engineer

Profile

Design Engineer. 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 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.
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 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.
Designed and maintained a production-grade library of 87 accessible components (WCAG 2.2), with full documentation, versioning and automated releases.
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.

Senior Designer at GIMO - London, UK

April 2021 - August 2025

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.
Led the Netbet design system across web, mobile apps and marketing in multiple markets, as the design authority for visual consistency across platforms.
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.

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

Design

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

Engineering

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

AI & Tooling

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

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