Design Engineer

Alion; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Alion in San Francisco is seeking a Design Engineer who can bridge design and engineering. You’ll prototype ideas, write production code, and ship interfaces with a focus on polish and speed. You’ll collaborate across product and engineering to move from concept to launch, shaping interactions and motion.

This role emphasizes craft, strong product taste, and hands-on contribution from ideas to working experiences while building and evolving a scalable design system.

Responsibilities

• Design and build production-ready interfaces
• Prototype new product ideas quickly
• Own interactions, motion, and visual polish
• Work directly with product and engineering from concept to launch
• Build and evolve our design system
• Push the quality bar for everything customers interact with

Job description

We’re looking for a Design Engineer who can own the gap between design and engineering.

You’ll work across our product to design and build interfaces that feel simple, fast, and exceptionally polished. This isn’t a traditional design role where you hand off Figma files. You’ll prototype ideas, sweat the details, write production code, and work directly with the team to ship.

We care deeply about craft. You should have strong product taste, obsess over interactions and details, and be comfortable moving from an idea to a working experience quickly.

What You’ll Do

• Design and build production-ready interfaces
• Prototype new product ideas quickly
• Own interactions, motion, and visual polish
• Work directly with product and engineering from concept to launch
• Build and evolve our design system
• Push the quality bar for everything customers interact with

We’re looking for someone who thinks like a designer, builds like an engineer, and cares deeply about making software feel great.