Design Engineering Jobs
Find your next Design Engineering role at companies that value creative talent
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Product Designer (Mid-Level)
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Airtasker 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Own problem spaces end-to-end by coordinating with cross-functional teams to deliver shipped solutions. Focus on building, shipping, and learning through rapid prototyping and the integration of AI into the product and design process.
Data Product Designer (Mid-level)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Shgh Group 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The role involves creating custom-coded interactive dashboards, data stories, and tools to translate complex research and models into intuitive digital interfaces. You will develop reusable components and templates while utilizing AI-assisted workflows to accelerate development and maintain consistency.
Principal Product Designer, Customer Design Lead
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Thumbtack 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead the end-to-end customer experience across native and web platforms to ensure product coherence and consistency. Drive strategic product direction by identifying systemic gaps and mentoring senior and mid-level designers.
Principal Product Designer, Customer Design Lead
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Thumbtack 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end customer experience across native and web platforms to ensure product coherence and consistency. Drive strategic product direction by identifying systemic gaps and mentoring senior and mid-level designers.
UI Designer
🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
Vml 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
Create distinctive visual languages and translate brand strategies into differentiated digital experiences across multiple channels. Lead art direction for various projects and mentor junior to mid-level designers to guide their professional growth.
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Lead Product Designer (Contract to Hire)
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Lob Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
The Lead Product Designer will scale the product by designing systems and UX philosophies for the AI era. Responsibilities include driving roadmap prioritization, refining design processes with AI, and mentoring junior and mid-level designers.
UX Designer
🇸🇬 Singapore
Thermo Fisher Scientific 🇸🇬 Singapore
The role involves exploring and implementing UX designs for new digital user experiences while collaborating with cross-functional teams. The designer will lead mid-level digital initiatives and deliver consistent UX assets and documentation.
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.