Design Engineer

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$80K — $120K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Canada
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in frontend development with strong skills in React, TypeScript, or Next.js.
  • Proficiency in using AI-powered development tools to enhance efficiency and output.
  • Solid understanding of backend technologies such as APIs and data flow.
  • Demonstrated ability to rapidly prototype using design tools like Figma.
  • Aesthetic judgment in assessing and improving interface designs.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement features from concept to production, ensuring high quality.
  • Utilize AI tools to accelerate feature development and drive efficiency.
  • Own the complete frontend experience, focusing on layout and user interaction.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to iterate quickly on designs.
  • Communicate directly and transparently, avoiding corporate jargon.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment that fosters creativity and innovation.
  • Opportunity to shape a product that will impact millions of users.
  • Room for personal ownership over projects and deliverables.
  • A culture that values creativity and the human aspect of development.
  • Access to cutting-edge AI tools to enhance your workflow.
Full Job Description
What you'll do:

You're a design engineer - someone who lives at the intersection of how things look and how they work. You don't just design screens; you build them. You don't just write code; you obsess over whether it feels right.
  • Design and implement features end-to-end - from concept to production.
  • Move fast. We mean it. You're fluent with AI-powered dev tools (Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) and use them to ship at a pace that would be impossible without them.
  • Own the frontend experience - layout, interaction, motion, polish.
  • Work directly with engineering and product, iterate in hours not weeks.
  • Communicate directly. No corporate padding.


Extra pluses
  • Experience with Figma or similar design tools for rapid prototyping.
  • You care about accessibility.
  • You read fiction, build worlds, or create things for fun.

Requirements

What we care about

Experience helps, but it's not a gate. If you've built and shipped real things - jobs, side projects, experiments - and can walk us through what you built, why you built it that way, what broke, and how you solved it, you're good for it.

Ownership matters more than pedigree.

Specifically
  • Strong frontend chops (React, TypeScript, Next.js or similar).
  • Taste. You can look at an interface and immediately feel what's working and what isn't - and you know how to fix it. Not pixel-counting, but genuine aesthetic judgment.
  • You can go from a rough idea to a polished, interactive implementation without waiting for a spec.
  • You use AI tools daily to accelerate your work - not as a crutch, but as a multiplier. You know how to prompt, iterate, and ship with them.
  • You understand enough about the backend to be dangerous - APIs, data flow, auth - so nothing blocks you.
  • You've built things with motion and interaction that felt good, not just functional.

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