Design Engineering Jobs
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Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Via 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
The Principal Product Designer will own end-to-end UX/UI design for complex AI-native platforms and secure data-sharing environments. They will collaborate with engineering and product teams to translate sophisticated technical architectures into intuitive, human-centered experiences.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Somerville, Massachusetts, United States of America
Via 🇺🇸 Somerville, Massachusetts, United States of America
The Principal Product Designer will own end-to-end UX/UI design for complex AI-native platforms and secure data environments. They will collaborate with engineering and product teams to translate sophisticated technical architectures into intuitive, human-centered experiences.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
Relias 🇺🇸 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
The Principal UX Designer will optimize and scale product operations by standardizing UX processes and driving cross-functional alignment across product and engineering teams. This role also involves managing design systems, implementing strategic initiatives, and utilizing data-driven methodologies to improve user experience outcomes.
Principal Product Designer – UI Platform
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Okta 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
You will serve as a foundational design lead for Okta's global user experience infrastructure, shaping design patterns, architecture, and accessibility standards. You will partner with cross-functional leads to drive platform-level initiatives and mentor designers to promote craft excellence.
Principal UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Athenahealth 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The Principal UX Researcher will lead discovery research and experience measurement initiatives to inform product strategy for clinician-facing mobile applications. This role involves conducting onsite customer shadowing, synthesizing research into actionable insights, and partnering with cross-functional teams to drive evidence-based design decisions.
Principal Design Manager (Data Centres) - London, Bicester or Newcastle upon Tyne
🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom
Red Engineering Design 🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom
The Principal Design Manager will lead project teams and manage client relationships to ensure high-quality, profitable delivery of complex engineering projects. They are responsible for overseeing design procedures, sub-consultant contracts, and ensuring compliance with technical and safety standards throughout the project lifecycle.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
Bertelsmann 🇺🇸 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
The Principal UX Designer will own and standardize UX processes, templates, and operating models to enable efficient execution at scale. They will also lead process innovation and drive cross-functional alignment across UX, Product, and Engineering teams.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
Bertelsmann-jobs 🇺🇸 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
The Principal UX Designer will own and standardize UX processes, templates, and operating models to enable efficient execution at scale across the product portfolio. They will also drive cross-functional alignment and lead the adoption of product tools and design systems to ensure operational excellence.
Principal Product Designer, Mid-Market Design Studio
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Intuit 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
The Principal Product Designer will act as a connective force across vision setting, AI incubation, and product quality to drive momentum in ambiguous projects. They will facilitate collaboration between design, product, and engineering teams while mentoring designers and maintaining high craft standards.
Principal Product Designer, Mid-Market Design Studio
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Intuit 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Principal Product Designer will act as a connective force across vision setting, AI incubation, and product quality to drive ambiguous projects from concept to execution. They will facilitate cross-functional collaboration between design, product, and engineering teams to maintain high craft standards and momentum.
Principal Product Designer, Mid-Market Design Studio
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Intuit 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The role involves acting as a connective force across vision setting, AI incubation, and product quality to drive momentum in an AI-native design studio. You will facilitate cross-functional collaboration and mentor designers while independently taking ambiguous problems to concrete product solutions.
Principal Engineer – Mechanical Design Engineering
🇮🇳 Bangalore South, India
Nopo Nanotechnologies India Private Limited 🇮🇳 Bangalore South, India
The Principal Engineer leads the mechanical design, development, and optimization of Tubular Reactors and Plug Flow Reactor systems across the equipment lifecycle. This role provides technical leadership, performs stress analysis, and ensures compliance with international engineering standards for high-pressure and high-temperature environments.
Principal Product Designer, AI Experiences
🇺🇸 Itasca, Addison Township, IL 60143, United States of America
Ifs 🇺🇸 Itasca, Addison Township, IL 60143, United States of America
Lead the design of AI-driven enterprise software solutions to enhance customer productivity and experience. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to innovate and deliver cutting-edge products that solve complex societal challenges.
Principal Product Designer - 24 Month FTC (we have office locations in Cambridge, Leeds and London)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Genomics England 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Principal Product Designer will lead design strategy and delivery across a group of products for the Adult Population Genomics Programme. They will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to solve complex design problems while ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks and government service standards.
Principal Product Designer, Yahoo News
🇺🇸 United States of America
Yahoo 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the design vision and interactive prototyping architecture across Yahoo's consumer surfaces while leveraging generative AI to accelerate workflows. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex user needs into high-fidelity, user-centered product experiences.
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.