Design Engineer
Designs and builds product design systems, prototypes, and frontend experiences for web/mobile fintech apps. Creates marketing assets and collaborates cross-functionally to deliver intuitive financial workflows. Requires 2+ years design/engineering experience, Figma/CSS expertise.
About the job
Key Responsibilities
- Core Product Design and Development: Design, build, and maintain core product design systems across web and mobile applications, ensuring consistent user experiences that scale with our rapid growth
- Growth and Marketing Asset Design: Design social media assets, landing pages, event posters, and team merchandise that drive attention and growth while maintaining brand consistency across all touchpoints
- Design System Evolution: Establish and maintain component libraries, design tokens, and documentation that enable consistent, efficient product development across the entire platform
- Prototyping and Validation: Use design software and AI to rapidly prototype new features and interface concepts to validate design decisions before full implementation
- Process and Tooling: Build internal design and development workflows that improve team velocity, from design handoff processes to automated testing for visual consistency
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with product, engineering, and sales teams to translate business requirements into elegant design solutions that balance user needs with technical constraints
- Strategic Design Thinking: Contribute to long-term product vision by identifying opportunities to simplify complex financial workflows and reduce operational overhead for our users
Qualifications
- 2+ years of product design and engineering experience
- Strong expertise in product design software (pref. Figma)
- Experience writing CSS
- Startup or digital agency experience as a founder, early engineer, or design roles
- An understanding of fintech product user experience
- Excellent communication skills
- High agency and the ability to figure things out
Compensation
On Target Earnings (OTE): $140,000–$230,000 plus equity
Skills
Figma, CSS, Design Systems, Prototyping, Component Libraries, Design Tokens, Web Design, Mobile Design, Fintech Ux, AI Tools
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