Founding Design Engineer

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Founding Design Engineer in USA

Clera
Full time
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USA
09/11/2026
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San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the design system, including design tokens, the shadcn/ui component library, and Tailwind conventions.
Define consistent frontend patterns using React Query, React Hook Form, and Zod.
Enforce WCAG accessibility standards and integrate brand guidelines into the codebase.
Audit and maintain frontend tooling and quality, including Biome configuration, Playwright end-to-end coverage, and frontend performance.
Translate design intent into component abstractions and lint rules that preserve UI coherence.
Serve as the company-wide bar-raiser for frontend UX quality.
Integrate AI coding tools into frontend workflows and ensure their output follows established standards.

Requirements

Five or more years of experience building polished, production-grade product interfaces.
A portfolio of shipped features demonstrating high craft.
Demonstrated ownership of a production design system or component library, verifiable through a public repository, portfolio, or detailed walkthrough.
Deep expertise in React, strict TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, and Radix UI.
Hands-on production experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code or Cursor.
Experience operating as a hands-on Design/UX Engineer rather than a product designer.
Nice-to-have experience with streaming responses, generative views, conversational or chatbot interfaces for B2B users, constrained UI environments, or animation libraries such as Framer Motion.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Benefits

Salary range is $180,000 to $220,000 USD annually.
On-site five days per week in San Francisco, California.
Candidates must be based in San Francisco or willing and able to relocate.
Visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: $180k - $220k/yr

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