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Find your next Design Engineering role at companies that value creative talent

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Senior UI/UX Designer - St Louis, MO

🌍 Remote

The Senior UI/UX Designer will lead product and web experience design, collaborating with various teams to solve complex problems and elevate usability. Responsibilities include designing user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity interfaces, as well as maintaining the design system.

RemoteFull-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Telangana, India

The Senior Product Designer will collaborate with product teams to create high-quality design specifications and champion consumer-grade experiences. They will also mentor junior designers and maintain the Microsoft 365 mobile design system.

Onsite$100,000 - $140,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Brand + Web Designer - Chicago, IL

🌍 Remote

The Senior Brand + Web Designer will lead brand storytelling and visual identity development, creating cohesive design systems and end-to-end website experiences. They will also design marketing assets and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver creative solutions.

Remote$100,000 - $140,000Full-timeSenior
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Staff Product Designer, Visual Systems

🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States

Lead the visual design evolution of Datadog's design system, DRUIDS, and define new patterns and visual language. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to modernize design tooling and ensure high-quality implementation.

Hybrid$195,000 - $255,000Full-timeSenior
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Lead Winter and Urban Graphic Designer

🇨🇭 Givisiez, Fribourg, Switzerland

The Lead Graphic Designer will own and evolve the visual identity of the brand, translating innovation and performance into powerful design systems. They will lead creative direction across winter and urban products while collaborating with various teams.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Staff Product Designer

🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States

The Senior Staff Product Designer will lead the design vision across complex product initiatives, ensuring usability and strategic alignment. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape product vision and evolve the design system.

$223,500 - $302,500Full-timeSenior Staff
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Senior Staff Product Designer

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States

Lead the design direction across major product surfaces and partner with cross-functional teams to shape the product vision. Evolve the design system and conduct user research to inform design strategy and improve user experiences.

$223,500 - $302,500Full-timeSenior
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Staff Product Designer - Money Movement and Agentic Commerce

🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States

Design products that blend interaction design with brand identities and content design. Create clarity in undefined briefs and ensure the preservation of the broader product design system.

Full-time
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Staff Product Designer, Design Systems

🇫🇮 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

The Staff Product Designer will lead the definition and design of the design system, ensuring it empowers product teams to deliver high-quality experiences. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to align product designs with business objectives and user requirements.

HybridFull-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer (First Design Hire)

🌍 Remote

You will own projects end-to-end, including auditing UIs, building a design system, and redesigning onboarding flows. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with engineering and marketing to ensure design consistency across all platforms.

Remote$66,000 - $84,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer (First Design Hire)

🌍 Remote

You will own projects end-to-end, including auditing UIs, building a design system, and redesigning onboarding flows. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with engineering and marketing to ensure design consistency across all platforms.

Remote$66,000 - $84,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer (First Design Hire)

🌍 Remote

You will own projects end-to-end, including auditing UIs, building a design system, and redesigning onboarding flows. You will also collaborate closely with engineering and marketing to ensure design consistency across all platforms.

Remote$66,000 - $84,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer (First Design Hire)

🌍 Remote

You will own projects end-to-end, including auditing UIs, building a design system, and redesigning onboarding flows. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with engineering and marketing to ensure design consistency across all platforms.

Remote$66,000 - $84,000Full-timeSenior
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UX Designer

🇺🇸 Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

As a UX Designer, you will conduct market and customer research, create wireframes and prototypes, and collaborate with developers to deliver user-centered experiences for mobile and web applications. You will also conduct usability testing and maintain a design system for consistency across products.

OnsiteFull-timeMid-level
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UI/UX Designer

🌍 Remote

The designer will create scalable UI patterns and templates that are reusable across clients and translate complex processes into intuitive, step-by-step journeys. They will collaborate with Product and Platform teams to evolve a shared design system and partner with Delivery Leads and Engineers to customize and implement designs.

RemoteFull-timeMid-level
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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.