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Design Engineer

Design Engineer builds and owns UIs, playgrounds, docs, and marketing pages using Next.js, Tailwind, and Framer Motion. Ships fast from sketches to production, focusing on motion, performance, and developer experience. Requires 3+ years experience coding design in fast-paced dev tools environments.

160k – 240kSan Francisco, CAProduct DesignRemote3+ YOE

About the role

What You'll Do

  • Build beautiful, fast UIs using Next.js, Tailwind, and Framer Motion
  • Create and optimize product pages and interactive playgrounds
  • Maintain and scale our internal design system across all surfaces
  • Own UX and polish across marketing, docs, and app interfaces
  • Collaborate directly with founders to ship high-impact features
  • Lead proof-of-concept work for new ideas and experiences

What We're Looking For

  • A builder with a sharp eye and obsessive attention to motion, interaction, and polish
  • Strong with Next.js, Tailwind, and Framer Motion (dangerous in at least two)
  • Obsessed with developer experience (clarity, speed, zero friction)
  • Ship live projects with real users
  • Backgrounds: Design engineers at dev tools companies, frontend engineers with design instincts, designers who code

What We're NOT Looking For

  • Pure designers who don't code
  • Pixel-perfect mockups over shipped product
  • Need for heavy structure or process

Compensation

Salary: $160,000–$240,000/year (U.S.-based, SF-adjusted) Equity: Up to 0.15% Benefits: Generous PTO, parental leave, wellness stipend, learning budget, medical/dental/vision (US), 401(k), etc.

Skills

Next.jsTailwindFramer MotionReactTypeScriptUI/UX DesignDesign SystemsFrontend Development

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