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Founding Design Engineer in USA

  • San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve design tokens, a shadcn/ui-based component library, and Tailwind conventions across the full product suite.
  • Define and enforce frontend patterns using React Query, React Hook Form, and Zod.
  • Enforce WCAG accessibility standards and integrate brand guidelines into the codebase.
  • Own frontend tooling quality, including Biome configuration, Playwright end-to-end coverage, and frontend performance.
  • Set and review frontend UX standards for all company interfaces.
  • Integrate AI coding tools into frontend workflows and ensure agent-generated code meets design and quality standards.

Requirements

  • 5 or more years of experience building polished product interfaces with a portfolio of shipped features demonstrating high craft.
  • Primary production ownership of a design system or component library, demonstrated through a portfolio, public repository, or detailed walkthrough.
  • Deep expertise in React, strict TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, and Radix UI.
  • Experience translating design intent into tokens, component abstractions, and lint rules.
  • Hands-on production experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code or Cursor.
  • Hands-on design and UX engineering experience rather than a pure product design or backend background.
  • Preferred experience includes AI interfaces, streaming responses, generative views, conversational or chatbot UIs, Slack Block Kit, Teams Adaptive Cards, or Framer Motion.

Benefits

  • Salary range is $180,000 to $220,000 USD annually.
  • Equity is available due to the founding-team nature of the role.
  • The role is fully on-site in San Francisco, California, five days per week.
  • Candidates must be based in San Francisco or willing and able to relocate.
  • Visa sponsorship is not available; candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

Salary: $180k - $220k/yr

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