Staff / Principal Design Engineer, Web

Lovable

$150K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in web and landing page development
  • Strong portfolio showcasing advanced web interactions
  • Ability to balance speed and quality in project delivery
  • Solid understanding of React architecture and performance
  • Experience in turning exploratory concepts into production-ready designs
  • Strong visual design skills with a focus on usability
  • Experience with technologies like WebGL is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Own and enhance landing pages and web experiences for Lovable
  • Create engaging landing pages and develop interactions with designers
  • Implement web interactions in React/TypeScript with a focus on performance
  • Lead front-end development by introducing innovative interaction patterns
  • Work closely with marketing to present Lovable effectively
  • Iterate on visual designs and deliver scalable implementations
  • Develop reusable components to maintain design consistency across platforms

Benefits

  • Work with a modern tech stack using React and Tailwind
  • Opportunity to push creative boundaries with WebGL
  • Collaborative environment with design and marketing teams
  • Potential for remote work, depending on candidate location
  • Flexible working hours and a focus on work-life balance
Full Job Description
TL;DR - We're seeking an exceptional Design Engineer who combines strong frontend engineering fundamentals with a sharp eye for craft to execute on our website. You'll work closely with design and marketing to build world-class web content helping empower the next generation of creators and builders.

What we're looking for
  • 10+ years of years experience, shipping websites and landing pages users genuinely love
  • Portfolio demonstrating landing pages and advanced web interactions (if you don't have a portfolio of landing pages - check out our other roles)
  • Ability to make smart trade-offs between speed and polish, knowing when to ship and when to refine
  • Strong fundamental understanding of modern frontend systems - React architecture, state management, performance, accessibility, and scalable UI patterns
  • Experience translating scrappy explorations into production-ready experiences
  • Strong design sense with an eye for detail, accessibility, and usability
  • Ideally - you push the boundaries of the web with technologies like WebGL
What you'll do

In one sentence: Own and elevate landing pages and web experiences that help share Lovable with the world.

  • Build landing pages that delight, also designing interactions or pairing closely with designers
  • Implement web interactions in React/TypeScript with obsessive attention to performance, responsiveness, and cross-browser consistency
  • Drive front-end execution - pioneering new interaction patterns, micro-animations, and delightful details that elevate the entire experience
  • Collaborate with marketing, helping share Lovable with the world
  • Explore and iterate on visual designs with designers, translating explorations into scalable, web-native implementations
  • Build and maintain reusable components that enhance consistency while enabling creativity across both product and marketing
  • Reinvent how teams build for the web
Our tech stack

We're building with tools that both humans and AI love:
  • Frontend: React, Tailwind
  • Backend: Golang and Rust
  • Cloud: Cloudflare, GCP, AWS, Many LLM providers
  • DevOps & Tooling: Github Actions, Grafana, OTEL, , infra-as-code (Terraform)

And always on the lookout for what's next!

How we hire
  1. Fill in a short form then jump on an intro call with recruiter.
  2. Show us some of your work you're really proud of.
  3. Show us how you approach problems during several technical interviews, including a technical screening where we evaluate frontend engineering fundamentals at the same level we expect from Product Engineers.
  4. In some cases, we may opt to do paid, trial work.

About your application
  • Please submit your application in English - it's our company language so you'll be speaking lots of it if you join
  • We treat all candidates equally - if you're interested please apply through our careers portal
  • For this role, we're prioritising candidates based in New York

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