Design engineer (US)

present of AI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Writer is seeking a frontend engineer to own and evolve a shared design system, delivering production UI in TypeScript and React from sketches to shipped surfaces.

The role emphasizes end-to-end system ownership, strong craft in animation and accessibility, and the ability to drive adoption across the engineering org while solving ambiguous cross-team problems.

Qualifications

• Several years of hands-on frontend work.
• Owned a design system or platform end-to-end rather than a single feature.
• Craft in animation, accessibility, and Figma fluency.

Responsibilities

• Own a shared design system and build production UI in TypeScript/React from early sketches to shipped surfaces.
• Drive adoption of the design system across the engineering organization and navigate cross-team challenges.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Design system ownership

Animation craft

Figma fluency

Tools

Designer libraries

Job description

The role centers on owning a shared design system and building production UI in TypeScript and React, from early sketches through to shipped surfaces. A strong candidate has several years of hands on front end work, has owned a system or platform end to end rather than single features, and shows real craft in animation, accessibility, and Figma fluency. It also asks for someone who can drive adoption across an engineering org and work through ambiguous cross team problems.

How it fits the AI era

AI coding agents now write more of the production code, and they build against whatever design system they find, so gaps get copied at scale. This role keeps the core UI library complete and trustworthy so both people and agents can build on it. The judgment about quality, motion feel, and what counts as good craft stays human.

How it builds AI experience

The work involves making the design system usable by AI agents and shaping how design turns into code with newer tools. A candidate can build this by learning how agents consume component libraries and documentation, and by getting hands on with AI product surfaces like streaming responses and agent state. Practicing with tool assisted design to code workflows would also help.

Worth showing

• TypeScript and React
• Design system ownership
• Animation and motion craft
• Expert Figma fluency

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About Writer

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