Design Engineer

What You’ll Do

• Design and build high-craft product experiences: Own key surfaces end to end, from concept through production. Use layout, interaction, and motion to make complex behavior feel simple and safe.
• Work AI first with Cursor and Claude Code: Use LLMs, Cursor, and Claude Code as your starting point. Draft intent, explore implementations, scaffold components, and refactor with AI in the loop. Apply your own judgment to refine quality.
• Prototype in code and validate with customers: Build interactive prototypes in React and TypeScript and test them with real users using self-serve research tools. Use what you learn to refine flows before full systemization.
• Bridge design systems, product, and brand: Translate Ramp’s design principles into reusable components and patterns. Extend the design system so expressive, brand-aligned moments are easy to build and scale.
• Reveal what our agents are doing without noise: Design patterns that show what AI and automation are doing on behalf of customers. Use hierarchy, copy, and motion to earn trust while keeping the default experience simple.
• Champion performance and accessibility: Ship work that is fast, accessible, and robust. Pay attention to semantics, focus states, reduced motion, and Core Web Vitals. Partner with engineers to debug and optimize over time.
• Share AI-native workflows: Document prompts, patterns, and workflows you use in Cursor and Claude Code. Share them with designers and engineers to raise the bar across the team.

What You Need

• Strong experience across both design and front-end engineering, with ownership from idea to shipped interface
• Fluency in React, TypeScript or JavaScript, semantic HTML, and modern CSS
• Active use of tools like Cursor and Claude Code, with clear opinions on how to get high-quality output
• A portfolio that shows high visual and interaction craft in live experiences or working prototypes
• A systems mindset and interest in building reusable components and patterns
• Care for performance, accessibility, and reliability as part of craft
• Clear written and verbal communication, and comfort pairing with designers, engineers, and marketers
• Based in NYC or open to relocated to NYC

Nice to Haves

• Experience contributing to a design system or front-end component library
• Familiarity with experimentation or analytics tools
• Experience with headless CMS, design tokens, or theming systems
• Background in fintech, B2B SaaS, or other trust-heavy domains
• Interest in mentoring others on AI-native workflows