Founding Design Engineer

Clark

$100K — $150K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years building modern web applications
  • Strong experience with React, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and modern frontend frameworks
  • Exceptional product taste with a strong eye for interaction design and visual detail
  • Ability to seamlessly transition between design and engineering
  • Experience translating product ideas into polished production software
  • High ownership and the ability to work independently
  • Strong attention to detail and pride in building user-friendly products

Responsibilities

  • Design and build polished, production-quality interfaces across Clark's core product
  • Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering to create high-quality user experiences
  • Develop intuitive workflows for AI-powered audit and accounting products
  • Contribute to the design system, component library, and frontend foundations
  • Create exceptional user experiences focusing on interaction design and visual polish
  • Utilize modern frontend technologies including React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS
  • Optimize for performance, accessibility, and maintainability without sacrificing user experience
  • Elevate product craftsmanship standards within the engineering team

Benefits

  • Collaborative work culture across Product, Design, and Engineering
  • Opportunity to work on AI-powered products
  • Involvement in shaping the design system and frontend technologies
  • Chance to raise quality standards in product craftsmanship
  • Role in a growing team with a focus on innovation
Full Job Description
The Role

We are hiring a Design Engineer to build the product experiences that define how customers interact with Clark.

This role sits at the intersection of product design and frontend engineering. You'll partner closely with Product, Design, and Engineering to prototype new ideas, build polished interfaces, and ship production-ready experiences.

You should be equally comfortable thinking through user workflows in Figma, building components in React, and refining the details that make software feel intuitive.

What You'll Do
  • Design and build polished, production-quality interfaces across Clark's core product
  • Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to turn ideas into thoughtful, high-quality user experiences
  • Build intuitive workflows for AI-powered audit and accounting products
  • Contribute to Clark's design system, component library, and frontend foundations
  • Craft exceptional user experiences through strong interaction design, motion, responsiveness, and visual polish
  • Build with modern frontend technologies including React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS
  • Optimize for performance, accessibility, and maintainability without compromising user experience
  • Raise the quality bar for product craftsmanship across the engineering organization


Who You Are
  • 3+ years building modern web applications
  • Strong experience with React, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and modern frontend frameworks
  • Exceptional product taste with a strong eye for interaction design and visual detail
  • Comfortable moving seamlessly between design and engineering
  • Experience translating product concepts into polished production software
  • High ownership with the ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments
  • Strong attention to detail and pride in building products users love


Bonus
  • Experience building AI-native or agentic products
  • Experience with design systems and reusable component libraries
  • Experience at an early-stage startup
  • Strong motion design or frontend animation experience
  • Experience building enterprise workflow software or productivity tools

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