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Founding Design Engineer

Founding Design Engineer building polished, production-quality UIs for a high-growth marketplace platform. Works across design, product, and engineering using React, Next.js, Tailwind, and TypeScript.

New York, NYProduct DesignRemote4+ YOE

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Build and ship polished, production-quality UI across our core products (including a mobile app).
  • Craft UI details including layouts, typography, responsiveness, motion, and micro-interactions using Tailwind CSS.
  • Contribute to shared UI foundations including components, patterns, and design tokens.
  • Work across the stack using React, Next.js, and TypeScript to deliver fast, reliable interfaces.
  • Optimize for performance, accessibility, and maintainability without compromising on design.
  • Raise the bar for frontend craft through code reviews, critiques, and shared standards.

Requirements

  • Strong experience with React, Next.js, Tailwind, and TypeScript in production environments.
  • Exceptional CSS skills with a proven ability to build pixel-perfect, resilient user interfaces.
  • Portfolio that demonstrates high-craft frontend or design engineering work.
  • Strong eye for design and interaction with taste you can both defend and implement.
  • Comfort working across design, product, and engineering to ship work.
  • Customer-facing mindset and willingness to engage directly with users.

Nice to Have

  • Startup experience as a technical co-founder or early engineer at a Series A/B/C startup.
  • 4+ years of experience.

Skills

ReactNext.jsTailwindTypeScriptCSSJavaScriptUI/UX DesignAccessibilityPerformance OptimizationDesign Systems

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