Design Engineering Jobs in New York, United States of America
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Design Engineer, Design Systems
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Confido 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
As a Design Engineer, you will build an AI-ready design system from scratch, including tokens, components, styles, and documentation. You will work closely with product and engineering teams to ensure design intent aligns with the final product experience.
Senior Front-End Developer, Design Systems
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Bny 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the development and evolution of the design system, focusing on reusability, scalability, and maintainability. Collaborate closely with design, product, and engineering teams to translate design principles into technical solutions.
Design Systems Lead
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Imprint 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Design Systems Lead will own the strategy, evolution, and execution of Imprint's design system to enable scalable product development. This includes mentoring a design systems team and integrating AI-native workflows into the design-to-code lifecycle.
Senior Engineer, Gas Planning and Design Engineering
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
National Grid 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Senior Engineer will ensure the completion of corrosion control programs within regulated timeframes and budgets while promoting safety procedures. The role involves developing and maintaining engineering programs for gas facilities to achieve compliance with federal and state regulations.
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Senior Engineer, Gas Planning and Design Engineering
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Natgridprod 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Senior Engineer will ensure the completion of corrosion control programs within regulated timeframes and budgets while promoting safety procedures. The role involves developing engineering plans and maintaining compliance with federal and state regulations.
Manager, Brand Design Engineering
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Gemini 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Design and build the pre-login experience for Gemini's GTM launch initiatives, ensuring a cohesive and polished user experience. Collaborate with design and engineering teams to accelerate the design-to-engineering-to-deploy workflow.
Design Engineering Manager - Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Kiewit 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Support management and coordination of multi-disciplinary design teams during project development and execution. Assist in monitoring design progress and ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, and quality objectives.
Senior Front-End Developer, Design Systems
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Bank Of New York Mellon 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the development and evolution of a scalable design system, focusing on reusable web components and advanced theming solutions. Collaborate with designers and engineers to translate design principles into technical guidelines and maintain comprehensive documentation.
Director of Design Engineering
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Willdan 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the planning, design, and technical execution of complex mechanical infrastructure and energy systems for commercial and institutional facilities. Oversee multidisciplinary engineering teams, ensure technical excellence through QA/QC, and support strategic business growth and client development.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Mutiny 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The role involves owning the end-to-end product design for an AI-native GTM platform, from creative agent interactions to final assets. You will build the design system, curate quality standards for AI output, and shape overall product strategy.
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.