Design Engineer

What you’ll be doing

• Work daily in tight 1:1 pairing with a product designer, turning Figma concepts into live prototypes in real time
• Build prototypes in the same technologies as our production front-end (React/Next.js/TypeScript/Tailwind) using Cursor and Claude Code
• Translate multi-screen Figma flows into working code, collaborating directly with designers throughout iteration
• Iterate quickly through critique loops—prototypes are the primary artifact we use to communicate product ideas
• Leverage the design system as your foundation—building new components only when necessary
• Deploy to preview environments for async review, feedback, and stakeholder alignment
• Offer input on technical feasibility and complexity as flows are finalized
• Manage multiple workstreams, balancing major implementations with quick iteration or refinement needs
• Collaborate with the product design org while sitting operationally close to the Design Systems and front-end engineering team

What you’ll need to be successful

AI-First Development

• Hands-on experience using AI coding tools (Cursor and Claude Code) as your primary way of building front-end prototypes
• You embrace "vibe coding": using AI to generate fast starting points, then refining with precision and care
• Comfortable iterating quickly with AI assistance while maintaining high visual and functional quality standards

Technical Foundation

• 3+ years of experience building web interfaces with React, modern JavaScript, and component-based architecture
• Strong experience with React, TypeScript, Next.js, and Tailwind (or very similar modern front-end stack)
• Strong grasp of React fundamentals (functional components, hooks, props/state) and layout systems (Flexbox, Grid)
• Experience working with Tailwind CSS and libraries like Radix, Headless UI, or shadcn/ui
• Comfortable working in a real production-style codebase
• Familiarity with Git workflows and preview deployments (e.g. Vercel)

Design-Engineering Bridge

• Experience translating polished design specs into functional code
• Comfortable navigating complex Figma files—extracting assets, understanding auto-layout and component behavior
• High attention to detail when it comes to visual fidelity, interaction behavior, and polish
• You lean design-side for an engineer: you care about pixels, UX quality, and interaction polish

Working Style & Profile

• Exceptional communication skills—you write clearly, present your work confidently, and collaborate well across disciplines
• Comfortable working both asynchronously and in real-time—sharing progress, giving updates, and contributing to team discussions
• Collaborative and open—you balance design priorities with thoughtful technical input
• You might have started as a web designer or have a strong visual/design background and grew into modern front-end engineering
• You've been building small apps, tools, or experiments on your own using modern front-end stacks and AI coding tools
• You're constantly exploring new libraries, tools, and workflows to move faster and improve quality