Design Engineering Jobs

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

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Product Designer

🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America

As a senior-level Product Designer, you will lead the design of new products and features from concept to completion. You will collaborate with PMs and Engineering Leads to build innovative solutions while shaping design systems and processes.

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Lead Product Designer

🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America

The Lead Product Designer will own the design of product features from discovery to shipping, collaborating closely with product managers and engineers. They will also contribute to the design system and run user research to enhance the product experience.

$170,000 - $195,000Full-timeLead
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Principal Product Designer

🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany

Own the design quality and coherence of the product ecosystem, establishing standards and governing the internal design system. Lead the experience design for complex enterprise AI workflows and ensure consistency across a distributed product organization.

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UI/UX Designer - Business Applications

🇦🇹 Salzburg, Austria

Design and maintain scalable enterprise design systems and translate complex business logic into structured UX flows for ERP and CRM environments. Collaborate with technical teams to ensure data-heavy interfaces are technically feasible and meet accessibility standards.

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Product Designer, MENA

🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Lead end-to-end design efforts for complex, AI-driven enterprise and governmental software products. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish design systems and translate user requirements into intuitive solutions.

Full-timeSenior
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Lead Product Designer

🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States of America

Own and evolve Pebl’s design system while applying it to solve meaningful product challenges. Collaborate with product, engineering, and design teams to ensure the system is scalable and aligned with real product use cases.

$180,000 - $235,000Full-timeLead
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Lead Product Designer

🇺🇸 United States of America

As a Lead Product Designer, you will lead design efforts across product areas, creating experiences that connect educators and students with data and insights. You will also define AI-powered features and contribute to the design system while championing accessibility and inclusive design.

$152,200 - $202,900Full-timeLead
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Lead Product Designer

🇺🇸 United States of America

Lead the design of core product experiences and AI-powered features for educators and students in the K-12 space. You will evolve the design system, mentor other designers, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to turn complex data into actionable insights.

$152,200 - $202,900Full-timeLead
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Principal Product Designer

🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany

You will own the overall design quality and coherence of NiCE-Cognigy’s product ecosystem, defining and driving the design vision and experience standards. You will lead the completion and governance of the internal design system while ensuring consistency across multiple product areas.

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Product Designer: Design Systems (12 month FTC)

🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom

Design and evolve reusable components, patterns, and libraries for the Origami design system across web and mobile platforms. Collaborate with engineers and product teams to ensure consistency, accessibility, and the integration of AI-assisted workflows.

ContractMid-level
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UI Designer - Global Design System

🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

The role involves building and scaling an accessible UI design system. The designer will lead the Global Design System efforts.

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Senior Visual Designer

🇮🇳 Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban District, India

Own and maintain a synchronized brand identity across all digital and physical channels for Rolling Arrays. Develop a signature illustration style and utilize AI-accelerated workflows to create scalable visual assets and design systems.

Full-timeSenior
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Product / UI Designer

🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom

Establish and maintain a unified, scalable design system across marketing sites and the Defaqto Unity product platform. Create seamless end-to-end user journeys and structured components that support AI-driven assembly and multi-brand scalability.

Full-timeSenior
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Lead Product Designer

🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America

Lead the end-to-end design of product features from discovery and research to shipping for renters and property managers. Co-own the Figma design system and integrate AI-assisted tools into the standard design workflow.

$170,000 - $195,000Full-time
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Staff Product Designer, Design Systems & Foundations

🇨🇦 Canada

The Staff Product Designer will own and evolve Zipline's design system, ensuring it supports product development and creates consistent user experiences. They will partner with engineering and product teams to establish shared design principles and drive the adoption of the design system across the organization.

$157,616 - $192,665Full-timeStaff
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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.