Design Engineering Jobs
Find your next Design Engineering role at companies that value creative talent
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Principal UX Designer, Design Systems
🌍 Remote
Sophos 🌍 Remote
The Principal UX Designer will drive end-to-end experience design across critical product areas and manage the design system. They will collaborate with product managers, developers, and researchers to create intuitive and scalable solutions.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Redmond, Washington, United States
Microsoft 🇺🇸 Redmond, Washington, United States
Deliver world-class design solutions from initial concept through finished product while collaborating closely with product managers, engineers, and researchers. Advocate for design solutions by aligning them with business and user goals.
Principal Product Designer, Content
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States
Microsoft 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States
Define and design innovative product features leveraging generative AI to enhance media experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape product roadmaps and establish design principles.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States
Microsoft 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States
Lead the design of complex end-to-end experiences across multiple teams and products. Partner with various stakeholders to define vision and deliver cohesive solutions.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Ohio, United States
Independence Pet Group 🇺🇸 Ohio, United States
The Principal Product Designer will own product UX and UI end-to-end across the AI-powered claims automation platform. This role involves crafting design processes, mentoring designers, and establishing user research practices.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States
Microsoft 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States
Drive product experience strategy and interaction design for a v1 product while collaborating across teams. Lead design initiatives that influence product direction and ensure design coherence.
Principal Product Designer
🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Workhuman 🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
As a Principal Product Designer, you will shape employee experiences related to recognition, belonging, and engagement by aligning business goals with customer insights. You will guide design efforts across multiple initiatives and mentor other designers to elevate the quality of strategic thinking in Product Design.
Artificial Intelligence - Principal UX Designer
🌍 Remote
Converge Technology Solutions 🌍 Remote
The Principal Designer will design and develop high-quality AI-driven solutions while collaborating with stakeholders to define project requirements and timelines. This role ensures the successful delivery of innovative AI solutions.
Principal Product Designer, Content
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States
Microsoft 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States
Define and design innovative product features that leverage generative AI to transform user engagement with content. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape product roadmaps and establish design principles.
Principal UX Designer
🌍 Remote
Marcura 🌍 Remote
The Principal UX Designer will own design quality across Martrust and set a high bar for design across customer-facing and internal experiences. They will work closely with product and engineering teams to shape strategy and ensure research is integrated into the design process.
Senior/Principal AI Product Designer Senior/Principal AI Product Designer
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Bae 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Design intuitive AI-powered experiences and lead end-to-end design processes. Guide teams in creating user-centred design artifacts and represent the company in client engagements.
Principal Product UX Designer
🌍 Remote
Halcyon 🌍 Remote
Lead and evolve the end-to-end user experience of the Halcyon platform, ensuring high-quality and usable designs. Collaborate with various teams to translate complex security data into intuitive and actionable user experiences.
Principal Product Designer, Design Systems
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States
Zscaler 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States
Drive the evolution of the design ecosystem, ensuring consistency and scalability across all products. Refine core components and patterns to elevate the design system and empower teams.
Principal UX Designer, Amazon.com, North American Stores Design
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States
Amazon 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States
The Principal UX Designer will lead design on complex customer problems and strategic initiatives across the North American Stores portfolio. They will work closely with product teams and mentor less experienced designers.
Senior Principal AI Product Designer Senior Principal AI Product Designer
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Bae 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Design intuitive AI-powered experiences and lead end-to-end design processes. Guide teams in creating user-centred design artefacts and represent the company in senior client engagements.
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.