Design Engineer

Virio

$120K — $500K+*
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of design engineering experience
  • Strong portfolio showcasing innovative user interfaces
  • Proficient in frontend technologies and clean coding practices
  • Experience in product development lifecycle from concept to launch
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop user interfaces that are aesthetically pleasing and user-focused
  • Lead projects from initial design through to live launch
  • Engage with customers to gather feedback and enhance product design
  • Create scalable frontend components using best coding practices
  • Collaborate closely with engineers to ensure design and technical compatibility
  • Challenge and improve existing ideas with strong design judgment
  • Contribute to shaping the product roadmap and priorities

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation linked to employee impact and ownership
  • Significant equity potential as part of an early-stage team
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
  • Retirement savings plan with 401(k)
  • All meals covered during work hours
  • Relocation assistance provided for new hires to San Francisco
  • Annual company-wide off-site gatherings
  • Direct access to company founders and leadership team
  • Opportunities for rapid career advancement in a high-trust environment
  • Strong emphasis on in-office collaboration and culture of excellence
Full Job Description
Design Engineer

Location: San Francisco (in-person, in-office, full-time ONLY)

Compensation: $280K-$520K total annual compensation | $120k-$180k base

What You'll Do
  • Design and ship user interfaces that delight-clean, intentional, and thoughtfully detailed
  • Own features end-to-end: from design concept through implementation to launch
  • Work with product and customers to understand what matters most and iterate based on feedback
  • Build frontend components and systems that scale-write clean, maintainable code
  • Collaborate with engineers to make design and implementation work together seamlessly
  • Push back on bad ideas and propose better solutions-your taste and judgment matter
  • Own part of the core product roadmap and help define what gets built next
What Success Looks Like
  • You ship interfaces that users actually love and choose to use
  • You identify friction in the product experience and solve it with better design and implementation
  • You balance speed with quality-you ship fast but you don't compromise on details
  • Your code is clean and maintainable; your design is intentional and serves the user
  • You take full ownership-you don't wait for someone else to solve problems you see


Traits That Thrive at Virio
  • High agency & self-direction - Acts without waiting for requirements or detailed instructions
  • Small-team intensity comfort - Comfortable working intensely and closely with a small, high-output team
  • Unorthodox problem solving - Sees non-obvious paths forward and challenges conventional approaches
  • Quality-driven execution - Detail-oriented with high standards for correctness and quality
  • Low ego & accountability - Takes full ownership and accountability for outcomes


Benefits
  • Competitive total compensation aligned to impact and ownership
  • Meaningful equity upside as part of the founding team
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan
  • All working meals covered
  • Relocation support for San Francisco
  • Company-wide annual off-site
  • Direct access to founders and leadership
  • High ownership, high trust, and fast career progression alongside world-class client partners
  • In-person culture with deep commitment to excellence

This is a full-time, on-site role based in San Francisco. We do not offer hybrid or remote positions.

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