Design Engineer

SwiftCruit; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dedalus Labs, an AI research neolab, is seeking a design engineer to build the UI for its platform powering AI agents. You will obsess over user experience, typography, motion, and performance, delivering polished UI using React, TypeScript, Next.js, and Tailwind CSS.

The role emphasizes high agency, independence, and a strong portfolio. In-person in San Francisco with visa sponsorship; remote considered case by case for exceptional applicants. Submit via the linked careers page.

Qualifications

• Fluency with AI coding tools.
• Deep expertise in React and TypeScript.
• Experience with Next.js, Vite or Remix.
• Wizardry with styling libraries like Tailwind CSS.
• Strong instincts in responsive design and motioning patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement UI for the platform powering AI agents.
• Collaborate with teams to optimize performance and UX across the web app.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Next.js

Vite

Remix

Tailwind CSS

Responsive design

Web performance

Accessibility

Tools

Next.js

Vite

Remix

Tailwind CSS

Job description

**Please submit your application at: [https://www.dedaluslabs.ai/careers](https://www.dedaluslabs.ai/careers)** _Only candidates who filled out our form above will be considered._ ## Mission Dedalus Labs is an AI research neolab building infrastructure for AI agents. We are looking for a design engineer who wants to build the UI for the platform that will power the AI agents of the future. ## You might be a fit if you * Are obsessive about user experience. * Measure thrice, cut once. * Sweat the small details. * Believe great products are built from millions of tiny perfected parts. * Live at the bleeding edge of web and browser technology. * Have strong opinions about frameworks, languages, rendering models, and where the web is going. * Think the internet should be faster. * Have shipped amazing work. * Understand why a spring beats a tween. * Care about optimal bundling strategies. * View software engineering as simply moving typed data around. * Believe actions speak louder than words. * Are high agency and fiercely independent. * Say how things ought to be built, then build them. * Are a competitive teammate with a heart of gold. * Are hungry to learn, improve, and reflect deeply on feedback. * Go above and beyond in everything you do. ## What we look for * Fluency with AI coding tools. * Deep expertise in React and TypeScript. * Experience with web frameworks like Next.js, Vite, or Remix. * Wizardry with styling libraries like Tailwind CSS. * Strong instincts in responsive design and motioning patterns. * Performance-pilled engineers with exceptional core web vitals instincts. * Good judgment around RSC, streaming, and loading states. * Responsive, accessible work. * Modern CSS you are a little smug about. ## Nice-to-have * Experience with Motion, GSAP, View Transitions, WebGL, Three.js, React Three Fiber, or similar tools. * High-performance tooling, e.g. Vite+, the `oxc` stack, etc. * Canvas, shaders, GLSL, or WebGPU. * Open-source contributions we can look at. * Tools or techniques we have not heard of yet. * Experience writing APIs. * Comfort with Supabase or a similar database. * Strong knowledge of types. * Interest in category theory. ## Taste You know what good looks like. ## Logistics * In person in San Francisco. * Remote considered case by case for exceptional applicants. * We sponsor visas. ## Tips The first thing we look at is your GitHub and your personal website. Show us the best version of yourself! Visa sponsorship is offered for this role.