Design Engineering Jobs
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Design Engineering Manager
🌍 Remote
Cloudstaff 🌍 Remote
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing design engineering team while defining clear expectations and KPIs. Collaborate with Product Management to deliver customer-focused solutions and improve execution using AI-enabled tools.
Design Systems Engineer (Remote, Cancun)
🌍 Remote
Blacksmith Agency 🌍 Remote
You will build and maintain scalable design system architectures using Figma variables and semantic naming. Additionally, you will ship core component libraries and documentation to ensure consistent execution across multiple client brands.
Design Systems Engineer (Remote, Puebla)
🌍 Remote
Blacksmith Agency 🌍 Remote
You will own the architecture of client design systems by building token structures, semantic naming conventions, and core component libraries. Your role involves ensuring these systems are scalable and executable by automated pipelines across multiple client brands.
Software Engineer, Design Systems
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Whatnot Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Build and evolve design system components across iOS, Android, and web platforms to ensure consistent, accessible, and high-craft UI. Collaborate with product designers to manage design token architecture and develop tooling that keeps design and engineering in sync.
Web Design Systems Designer (Remote, Rosario)
Remote (🇺🇸 Arkansas, United States of America)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇺🇸 Arkansas, United States of America)
The designer will build and document scalable token architectures and core component libraries in Figma for multiple client brands. They are responsible for creating precise, system-first designs that can be executed by automated build pipelines without further clarification.
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Product Design Systems Designer (Remote, Cordoba)
Remote (🇺🇸 Arkansas, United States of America)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇺🇸 Arkansas, United States of America)
The role involves building and owning client design systems, focusing on token architecture, variables, and core component libraries. You will document these systems to ensure seamless execution by developers or automated pipelines across multiple client brands.
Design Systems Designer (Remote, Santa Fe)
Remote (🇺🇸 Arkansas, United States of America)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇺🇸 Arkansas, United States of America)
The role involves building and owning client design systems, focusing on token architecture, variables, and core component libraries. You will document these systems to ensure seamless execution by developers or automated pipelines across multiple client brands.
Design Systems Lead (Remote, Antofagasta)
Remote (🇨🇱 Chile)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇨🇱 Chile)
The Design Systems Lead is responsible for building and owning client design systems, including token architecture and core component libraries. They must document these systems to ensure seamless execution by developers or automated pipelines across multiple brands.
Design Systems Designer (Remote, La Serena)
Remote (🇨🇱 Chile)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇨🇱 Chile)
The role involves building and owning client design systems, focusing on token architecture, variables, and core component libraries. You will document these systems to ensure seamless execution by developers or automated pipelines across multiple client brands.
Web Design Systems Designer (Remote, Concepcion)
Remote (🇨🇱 Chile)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇨🇱 Chile)
The role involves building and owning client design systems, focusing on token architecture, variables, and core component libraries. You will document these systems to ensure seamless execution by developers or automated pipelines across multiple brands.
Product Design Systems Designer (Remote, Valparaiso)
Remote (🇨🇱 Chile)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇨🇱 Chile)
The designer will build and own client design systems, focusing on token architecture, variables, and core component libraries. They are responsible for documenting these systems to ensure seamless execution by developers and automated pipelines.
Design Systems Engineer (Remote, Aguascalientes)
Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
The role involves building and owning client design systems by extracting patterns into working systems of tokens, variables, and core components. You will document these systems to ensure seamless execution by developers or automated pipelines across multiple client brands.
Design Systems Designer (Remote, Huancayo)
Remote (🇵🇪 Peru)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇵🇪 Peru)
The role involves building scalable design system architectures using tokens, variables, and core components in Figma. You will document these systems to ensure seamless execution by developers and automated pipelines across multiple client brands.
Design Engineering Intern
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Talentpluto Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
The intern will design and build product interfaces end-to-end, moving from low-fidelity ideas to shipped code. They will own the visual and interaction details while extending shared components to ensure product consistency.
Senior Product Designer, Design Systems (Remote, Mendoza)
🌍 Remote
Blacksmith Agency 🌍 Remote
The role involves building and owning scalable design systems, including token architecture and core component libraries for multiple client brands. You will document these systems to ensure seamless execution by developers and automated pipelines.
About Design Engineering careers
Design Engineering is the ultimate role for the builders who live in the code. These professionals bridge the gap between vision and reality by shipping production-ready design systems and interactive components.
Specialized in React, Tailwind, and Framer Motion, design engineers ensure that the intended vibe translates perfectly into the final product.
Companies like Vercel, Linear, and Framer value this hybrid skill set for its ability to bypass traditional handovers and move straight from design concept to live code.
Design engineers bridge design and development, building design systems, component libraries, and interactive prototypes. Roles are particularly hot at AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Perplexity where rich interfaces matter, as well as tool companies like Vercel, Framer, Linear, and Supabase. These positions often require skills in React, TypeScript, and web design.
Absolutely. Remote design engineering roles are increasingly common, especially at modern companies like Vercel, Linear, Notion, and AI startups like Midjourney. Many positions offer flexible hybrid arrangements in tech hubs like San Francisco and Seattle.
Companies like Meta, Google, Airbnb, Netflix, Vercel, and AI leaders like OpenAI value candidates who combine design fundamentals with coding proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern frameworks (React, Next.js, Svelte). Experience with design tools (Figma, Framer) and animation libraries (Framer Motion, GSAP) is highly valued. View top design engineering portfolios for examples.
Design engineers typically earn more than traditional designers due to technical skills. Entry-level positions start at $85k–$110k, mid-level roles range $120k–$160k, and senior positions command $170k–$230k+ at major tech companies. AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI often pay at the top of market. Check our salary guide for comprehensive data.
Most top-tier companies, including Vercel, Linear, and Stripe, expect fluency in React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. However, the "plus" factor in 2026 is mastery of AI-assisted development tools like Cursor and GitHub Copilot. Being able to build and maintain Design Systems that scale across different frameworks is the most valuable skill in this category.
Design Engineering prioritizes the user experience and polish (the "vibe") over purely architectural backend concerns. A Design Engineer is responsible for the kinetic feel of a product, ensuring that Framer Motion transitions and accessibility standards are baked into the component library from day one. Browse Design Engineering roles to see this focus in action.