Design Engineering Jobs
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Principal Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Unqork 🌍 Remote
Define the foundational Information Architecture for a new AI-enabled IDE and establish system structures for projects, modules, components, and services. Design workflows that leverage natural language as the primary interface while ensuring compliance and governance.
Principal UX Designer -- Unannounced Title
🌍 Remote
Scopely 🌍 Remote
The Principal UX Designer will own and deliver complete UX for new features and player experiences, leading the creation of gameplay interactions and feature flows. They will collaborate with various disciplines to turn raw ideas into fully developed designs.
Principal Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Appcues 🌍 Remote
The Principal Product Designer will translate product and company vision into a compelling design direction and lead complex design problems from start to finish. They will also partner with cross-functional teams to influence strategic decisions and raise the quality of design through mentorship.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States
Zscaler 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States
Lead end-to-end product designs across multiple products and create experiences that delight customers. Develop scalable design guidelines and drive innovation in experience design through user research and collaboration.
Principal Product Designer, Slack Messaging
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Slack 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
The Principal Product Designer will work cross-functionally with product and engineering partners to represent the design team and ensure design quality. They will lead design discussions, create prototypes, and mentor other designers while influencing the overall direction of the product area.
Product Designer, Principal Associate
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Capital One 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
As a Product Designer, you will combine your craft expertise with an understanding of customers and the business to co-create innovative solutions. You will leverage your design skills to create artifacts like journey maps, blueprints, and prototypes while championing the customer through the design process.
Product Designer, Principal Associate
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Capital One 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
As a Product Designer, you will combine your design expertise with an understanding of customer needs to create innovative solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to produce design artifacts and champion a human-centered approach throughout the design process.
Principal Product Designer, Design Systems (Hybrid)
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Homebase 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Principal Product Designer will drive end-to-end ownership of the design system, ensuring high standards for visual design and interaction patterns. They will also mentor designers and integrate AI design elements across products.
Principal Product Designer
Lead the design strategy for the Customer Experience area, ensuring customer-centric solutions. Drive a culture of problem-solving through ideation, prototyping, and iterative validation.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Sunnyvale, California, United States
Applied Intuition 🇺🇸 Sunnyvale, California, United States
Lead the end-to-end design process for multiple products and communicate directly with users to understand their pain points. Collaborate closely with PM and Engineering to create and validate UX solutions for complex engineering challenges.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
Rightworks Llc 🇺🇸 Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
The Principal UX Designer will define the long-term UX vision and manage key stakeholders across various teams. This role focuses on strategic direction, stakeholder alignment, and fostering collaboration to drive cohesive user experiences.
Principal Associate, Cyber UX Designer and Product Owner
🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States
Capital One 🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States
The Principal Associate will design cybersecurity solutions and drive product vision into development teams. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable features and improve cyber capabilities.
Principal Product Designer
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Superduper 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Lead design across a diverse Web3 product portfolio, ensuring each product maintains its unique identity while contributing to a cohesive ecosystem. Collaborate with engineering teams and specialized teams to ensure designs meet technical and regulatory requirements.
Product Designer, Principal Associate
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Capital One 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
As a Product Designer, you will combine your craft expertise with an understanding of customers and the business to co-create innovative solutions. You will leverage your design skills to create artifacts such as journey maps, blueprints, high-fidelity designs, and prototypes.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Liberty Lake, Washington, United States
Alarm.com 🇺🇸 Liberty Lake, Washington, United States
Define and lead design strategies for high-impact product initiatives while ensuring alignment with business goals. Oversee complex design projects from concept through launch, ensuring quality standards are met before development or release.
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.