# Design Engineer

**Company:** [Granola](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/granola)
**Location:** London, United Kingdom
**Role:** Frontend Engineering
**Salary:** £100k – £130k/yr
**Skills:** React, TypeScript, Tailwind, Figma, Frontend Architecture, Design Systems, Component Libraries, UI Design, Interaction Design, AI Tools, macOS, Windows, iOS
**Posted:** 2026-04-22

> Designs and builds polished, production-ready interfaces and scalable design systems across desktop and mobile platforms. The role requires strong React, TypeScript, Tailwind, prototyping, visual design, and interaction design skills, plus a willingness to work primarily in person in London.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build and maintain a robust, scalable design system in Figma and code, including React and Tailwind.
- Prototype and ship high-quality, production-ready UI with careful attention to typography, color, motion, and microinteractions.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering from early concepts through polished implementation.
- Maintain consistency across Mac, Windows, and iOS platforms.
- Identify and fix gaps between design and engineering, raising the product quality bar.
- Invent new interaction patterns for AI-driven tools.

## Requirements
- Experience as a Design Engineer, frontend engineer with strong design skills, or designer with strong engineering skills.
- High proficiency with React, TypeScript, Tailwind, and modern frontend architecture.
- Strong visual and interaction design skills, with deep attention to detail and polish.
- Comfortable prototyping in Figma, code, or AI tools.
- Experience with or interest in design systems and component libraries.
- Willingness to work in person from the London office most of the time.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Salary: £100,000–£130,000.
- Above-market equity.
- Relocation assistance for candidates moving to London.

## Similar jobs

- [Frontend Engineer](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/a5496de1-1a94-452d-a0e1-b1407f4a0b3f) - Lightning AI - London, United Kingdom - $120k – $250k/yr
- [Design Engineer - Creative Studio](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/de420dad-8a9b-4873-8439-e2166524b32a) - ElevenLabs - Remote
- [Software Engineer - Frontend - Payments](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/21b6271f-6788-4f78-9f42-8ecaea08849a) - Kraken - Remote
- [Software Engineer - Front End - Studio](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/137f9b65-b6f2-450a-b575-80e5a53d003e) - Clear Street - London, United Kingdom
- [Senior Software Engineer - Front End - Studio](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/8a8a6f95-8962-41e4-9893-69f1bb35bab3) - Clear Street - London, United Kingdom

**Apply:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/dcf752ff-2ee0-4aa0-a587-28fbd7f218be
**Canonical:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/dcf752ff-2ee0-4aa0-a587-28fbd7f218be