Design Engineer: AI UX Lead & Frontend

Loci AI, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Loci AI, Inc. is seeking a Design Engineer to own the end-to-end design and implementation of our apps and website. You will lead user research, shape UX and visual design, and contribute hands-on engineering across Loci.

You’ll collaborate with founders and engineers to turn complex AI capabilities into simple, polished products, and iterate after release. You will build cohesive design systems in Figma and code, create accessible interfaces, and ensure performance across mobile and desktop.

Qualifications

• Portfolio of digital products you have both designed and helped build with strong visual craft and UX.
• Hands-on user research experience with interviewing and usability testing.
• Ability to independently build and ship production interfaces, debug, and work with APIs and app state.
• Fluency in Figma; solid layout, typography, interaction, motion, responsive design, accessibility.
• Clear communication, sound product judgment, ownership in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Lead user research: plan and conduct interviews and usability tests and translate findings into product priorities.
• Own UX, interaction design and visual direction from discovery to onboarding to conversations and settings.
• Move from sketches/Figma to working software; design complete flows including loading, empty, error and recovery states.
• Write, review, test and ship production code for the website and app; build interfaces connected to product behavior.
• Build and maintain a cohesive design system in Figma and code with reusable components and accessible controls.
• Collaborate with founders and engineers to decide what to build and carry projects from research to release.
• Test the shipped experience on real devices and use evidence to improve usability and performance.

Tools

Figma

Rust

Dioxus

Astro

Job description

Loci AI, Inc. is seeking a Design Engineer to own the end-to-end design and implementation of our apps and website. You will lead user research, shape UX and visual design, and contribute hands-on engineering across Loci.

You’ll collaborate with founders and engineers to turn complex AI capabilities into simple, polished products, and iterate after release. You will build cohesive design systems in Figma and code, create accessible interfaces, and ensure performance across mobile and desktop.