Design Engineering Jobs in San Francisco, United States of America
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Senior Technology Design Manager - White Space Fit Out
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Coreweave 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Senior Technology Design Manager will lead and manage the design process for Data Center Fit Outs, ensuring designs meet CoreWeave project requirements. This role involves coordinating with internal teams and external consultants to ensure high-quality execution of designs.
Director, Store Design Engineering
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Gap Inc. 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Director, Design Engineering is responsible for translating creative vision into scalable store design solutions across Gap Inc.’s brands. This role includes overseeing design engineering delivery, optimizing performance, and ensuring compliance with technical standards.
Director, Store Design Engineering
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Gap Inc. 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead the enterprise strategy for store design engineering, translating creative visions into scalable and commercially optimized retail solutions. Oversee technical standards, vendor ecosystems, and financial stewardship to ensure high-quality delivery across all brands.
Senior Product Designer, AI
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Sigma 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
You will use AI to clarify scope, draft specs, and build working interfaces while partnering with engineering to bring designs to production. Additionally, you will design new AI interaction paradigms and shape model behavior to improve AI performance.
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Technical Program Manager, Data Center Construction and Design Engineering
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead complex, multi-disciplinary data center infrastructure projects from initial design through end-of-life management. Drive strategic capacity initiatives and manage vendor relationships to scale production infrastructure safely and efficiently.
Senior Product Designer, AI
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Sigma Computing 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Design and implement novel AI-native interaction paradigms and conversational interfaces for data contexts. Build evaluation frameworks and use AI coding tools to prototype and ship production-ready features.
Mechanical Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Meta 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead and assist in the design of new data center products, focusing on mechanical systems strategies from concept through construction. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs are optimized for cost, efficiency, and sustainability.
Physical Security Engineering Manager, Data Center Design Engineering, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead a team of Physical Security Engineers to deliver secure and resilient data center designs across the Americas region. Manage the full project lifecycle from pre-design due diligence through construction and operational handoff.
Product Design Technologist
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Ōura 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Translate visionary concepts into physical reality by building diverse prototypes ranging from volumetric studies to high-fidelity functional models. Act as the studio's subject matter expert in making, utilizing CAD/CAM software and various fabrication machinery.
Human-Computer Interaction Designer - San Francisco
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Plaud 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Develop embedded firmware for AI wearable prototypes and manage communication between MCUs, sensors, and wireless modules. Collaborate with electrical and mechanical engineers to bring up new hardware platforms and optimize for low-power operation.
Acoustic Design Engineer, DC Design Engineering
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Influence all aspects of acoustics and sound mitigation for the design, construction, and operation of global data centers. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with local ordinances and improve acoustical design standards.
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.