Design Engineering Jobs
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Senior UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Tustin, California, United States of America
Vesync 🇺🇸 Tustin, California, United States of America
Lead end-to-end research to shape product strategy and inform design decisions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate user insights into product development and enhance research operations.
Sound Insulation Design Manager
🇺🇸 El Segundo, CA 90245, United States of America
Boutique Recruiting 🇺🇸 El Segundo, CA 90245, United States of America
The Sound Insulation Design Manager will lead a team of designers and oversee production efforts while managing client relationships. Responsibilities include conducting field visits, coordinating with subconsultants, and ensuring quality control of drawings.
SR UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Jobgether 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead end-to-end UX and UI design activities, including user research, personas, journey mapping, prototyping, wireframing, and usability testing. Collaborate closely with product managers, developers, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure seamless alignment between user needs and technical execution.
SR UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Jobgether 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead end-to-end UX/UI design activities from discovery and research to final interface specifications for complex software systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create scalable design systems and ensure accessibility compliance.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Jobgether 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design of AI-powered decision-making products for fraud prevention, compliance, and risk management. Influence product strategy and long-term vision while evolving design systems and AI-native user experiences.
Engineer 3 - Design Engineering -Bengaluru,India
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Diversified 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead the design and development of complex electronic security systems, including access control and video surveillance, across the full project lifecycle. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to produce detailed design documentation and ensure alignment with client objectives.
Senior UX Designer
🇦🇺 Australia
Suncorp 🇦🇺 Australia
Lead the design of customer journeys across native mobile apps and online service portals for a large organization. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate strategy into scalable, user-centered UX solutions using established design systems.
Staff Product Designer, Contractors
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Gusto 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
As a staff product designer, you will drive the design strategy and execution for contractor products, leading the entire product development process. You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that meet customer and business needs.
Head of Design and Research
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Upside 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Own the quality, consistency, and polish bar across the consumer and payments experience. Lead a small team of designers and researchers to enhance the product's design and research practices.
Head of Design and Research
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Upside 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Own the quality, consistency, and polish bar across the consumer and payments experience. Lead a small team of designers and researchers to enhance the product's design and research practices.
Head of Design and Research
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Upside 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Own the quality, consistency, and polish bar across the consumer and payments experience. Lead a small team of designers and researchers to enhance the product's design and research practices.
Senior UX Designer
🇯🇵 Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Elsevier 🇯🇵 Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Lead UX activities for Japan initiatives, including discovery, problem framing, research, UI design, usability testing, and implementation support. Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to create implementation-ready product experiences.
Lead UX Designer (Mobile & Self-Service)
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mcmillan Shakespeare (mmsg) 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Lead UX Designer will redefine and streamline the mobile and self-service customer experience, leading the transformation of critical digital journeys. This role involves simplifying complex financial processes and creating intuitive experiences for customers.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Santa Monica, California, United States of America
Kixie 🇺🇸 Santa Monica, California, United States of America
Lead end-to-end product design across key initiatives, from concept to launch. Translate complex product problems into simple, intuitive user experiences.
UI Visual and UX Designer
🇦🇺 Australia
Suncorp Group 🇦🇺 Australia
The UI Visual Designer will create high-quality, customer-focused digital experiences by designing UI assets for web and mobile platforms. They will collaborate with UX leads and cross-functional teams to ensure designs align with brand and accessibility guidelines.
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.