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Design Engineering Jobs

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

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Engineering Manager, Frontend Platform & Design Systems

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

Lead and manage a high-performing team of frontend engineers focused on design systems and accessible component libraries. Own the strategy and roadmap for Zocdoc's design system and ensure it is the preferred foundation for feature development across all product teams.

$210,000 - $270,000Full-timeManager
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Principal Design Systems Designer

🇺🇸 United States of America

The Principal Design Systems Designer will build the foundations for a design system that enables designers, PMs, and engineers to produce high-quality UI. This role involves auditing current UI, defining information architecture, and creating a scalable token strategy.

$165,000 - $292,000Full-timePrincipal
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Senior UX Designer (Fixed-term)

🇷🇸 Belgrade, City of Belgrade, Serbia

Design intuitive user experiences and high-fidelity interfaces for IP Management Systems from concept to delivery. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conduct usability testing and evolve design systems to ensure product consistency.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Design Technologist, Amazon Payment Products

🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Drive the intersection of design systems, GenAI-powered marketing automation, and creative tooling for Amazon Payment Products. Build scalable infrastructure and Figma-to-code pipelines to automate the production of on-brand creative assets across various customer touchpoints.

$154,200 - $208,600Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer, Internal Tools

🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America

Own the design and evolution of internal tools and design systems to improve operational workflows across the company. Collaborate with Engineering and Operations to prototype and ship production-ready UI using AI coding tools.

Full-time
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Principal Design Systems Designer

🇺🇸 United States of America

Build and lead the first AI-native design system at Ethos, creating a seamless pipeline from Figma to production. Establish scalable token strategies, component libraries, and documentation to ensure UI consistency and accessibility across the platform.

$165,000 - $292,000Full-timeSenior
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[8AI] Product Designer

🇨🇷 San José, San Jose Province, Costa Rica

Design end-to-end product experiences for complex data-rich interfaces across web and mobile platforms. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to build scalable design systems and validate solutions through iterative testing.

Full-timeSenior
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Product Designer

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

Own the end-to-end design of consumer-facing experiences for gaming and creator communities across desktop and mobile. Build and maintain a scalable design system while collaborating closely with engineers to ensure accurate production implementation.

$180,000 - $220,000Full-time
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Senior Product Designer (Legal)

🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Lead end-to-end design initiatives from discovery to delivery, creating scalable solutions that align with business objectives and user needs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evolve the design system and ensure cohesive, accessible experiences across platforms.

$135,000 - $140,000ContractSenior
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Product Designer

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

The Product Designer will own the end-to-end design process for the Fizz app across all features, platforms, and markets. This includes creating design directions, building a scalable design system, and partnering with engineering to ship high-fidelity, Gen Z-focused experiences.

$150,000 - $180,000Full-time
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Visual Designer

🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

The Visual Designer will craft and maintain Stravito's visual language across the website, brand communications, and marketing campaigns. This includes creating high-quality assets for social media, sales materials, and contributing to the overall design system.

Full-timeMid-level
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Sr. UI/UX Designer (m/f/d)

🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany

Lead the design and governance of the HOLY Shop's design system and customer journey across four markets. Bridge the gap between creative vision and market performance by designing high-converting experiences and providing precise technical specs for developers.

Full-timeSenior
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Product Designer UX/UI (all genders)

🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany

As a Product Designer UX/UI, you will be part of a cross-functional product squad focused on delivering value to customers. You will conduct user research, develop product concepts, and create high-fidelity designs using the ToolTime Design System.

$45,000 - $54,000Full-time
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UI/UX Designer

🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt

Develop and optimize a multibrand design system using Figma variables and extended collections. Design user flows and provide UX/UI guidance to product teams while ensuring brand alignment.

Full-time
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Lead Product Designer

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America

Own end-to-end product design, from discovery through high-fidelity UI, across embedded accounting and bookkeeping experiences. Act as the founding designer, owning the entire design function including product UX, design systems, and select brand/website work.

$160,000 - $210,000Full-timeLead
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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.