Jan Kryšpín

Design System Architect

I help teams build consistent, accessible, scalable UI systems and frontend architecture.

Strongest in CSS, component APIs, theming, and bridging Figma workflows to production code—and in adopting AI in that development work.

Jan Kryšpín

What I do

  • Design systems

    • Component APIs and composition
    • Theming, tokens, and documentation
    • Accessibility and consistency at scale
  • Frontend leadership

    • Architecture and code quality
    • Mentoring and alignment across teams
    • Pragmatic delivery without cutting corners
  • Figma → code

    • Code Connect and design-to-code workflows
    • AI-assisted implementation with guardrails
    • Closing the gap between design files and shipped UI

Selected work

  • Alma CareerContract

    Alma Career Czechia

    Design System Architect · Spirit · contractor

    Spirit is the foundation for Alma Career products—from job portals to internal tools. Tokens, (S)CSS, HTML, and React; consistency across Jobs.cz, Prace.cz, Seduo, and more.

  • NetvorContract

    Netvor

    Advisor · contractor

    As a former Frontend Team Lead, I now support Netvor across a range of development challenges, with a growing focus on AI adoption.

  • Alma CareerDesign system

    Spirit Design System

    Open design system for Alma products: components, tokens, and multi-stack implementations (same engagement as Jobs.cz / Prace.cz below).

  • Alma CareerProduct

    Jobs.cz — frontend modernisation

    Large-scale UI refresh with Spirit: refactored search, new components site-wide, and a much faster developer workflow.

  • Alma CareerProduct

    Prace.cz — platform rebuild

    Major career portal rebuilt with Spirit React components and Next.js, plus support for feature teams.

  • NetvorProduct

    Fondee.cz

    Czech investing platform delivered with Netvor: React and a custom SCSS system, later a Flutter app.

  • NetvorProduct

    Respekt.cz

    Weekly magazine site built at Netvor with Next.js, Contember CMS, and GraphQL; later a redesign and a Flutter app.

  • NetvorProduct

    FDb.cz

    Large film-database revamp at Netvor—Next.js, Tailwind 4, React Aria; leading a four-person frontend team.

  • NetvorProduct

    Parti.cz

    Connects clients with verified architecture studios. Netvor product—I built the whole thing solo (frontend and backend), vibe-coding end to end.

  • PersonalProduct

    North Up Daily

    Daily map puzzle: each day a new map is split into rotated tiles, and you spin them until north points up.

  • PersonalProduct

    Klenoty.cz

    Czech catalog for comparing jewelry from partner shops by type, material, stone, occasion, and price. It compares offers; it does not sell the pieces.

  • PersonalProduct

    Šutka

    Vibe-coded project that tracks Aquacentrum Šutka occupancy and recommends the best times to visit based on historical data and predictions.

  • CommunityTalk

    Talk: AI-powered Design System Development

    FrontKon 2026: how we use AI to improve the Spirit design system—custom rules and skills for agents, design review in Figma, and skills for the people who use the system.

  • CommunityTalk

    Talk: Figma Code Connect + AI

    From Figma to quality code—Code Connect and AI with the Spirit design system (Frontendisti).

  • CommunityTalk

    Talk: Unit tests in SCSS

    Complex functions and mixins are not the only SCSS worth testing. How to wire the `sass-true` library into Jest and assert preprocessor output.

  • PersonalPlugin

    Camera to Design

    Figma Community plugin to capture a photo from your phone or browser and add it to the canvas—my own side project, published on the Figma Community.

  • PersonalPlugin

    FontScanner

    Figma Community plugin to scan and inspect font usage in a file—my own side project, published on the Figma Community.

  • Open source

    GitHub

    Open-source and public work—Stylelint configs, Supernova exporters, and more.

Speaking

  • AI-powered Design System Development

    FrontKon ·

    How we use AI to improve the Spirit design system: custom rules and skills for agents, AI-powered design review in Figma, and skills for the people who use the system.

  • From Figma to quality code: Code Connect + AI

    Frontendisti ·

    How we connect the Spirit design system to Figma Code Connect and use AI to speed up turning designs into solid production code.

  • Unit tests in SCSS

    Frontendisti ·

    Complex functions and mixins are not the only SCSS worth testing. How to wire the `sass-true` library into Jest and assert preprocessor output.

More activity on LinkedIn.

About

Based in Prague, Czechia. I work as a contractor: with Alma Career on Spirit, Jobs.cz, and Prace.cz; with Netvor as an advisor on products such as Parti, Fondee, Respekt, and FDb, with a growing focus on AI adoption. I like problems where design and engineering meet—clear component contracts, maintainable CSS, and systems that teams actually enjoy using.

Contact

Email is best for a direct conversation; LinkedIn for context and updates.

Address
Křižíkova 556/48a186 00 Praha 8 – KarlínCzechia
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