Design / Frontend Engineer (AI Fintech)

Rise Technical

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Travel stipend

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

A leading fintech startup in New York is hiring a Design Engineer to shape their platform's visual and interactive direction. You will design user journeys and product interfaces, collaborating closely with product and engineering teams to create a scalable design system. Ideal candidates have strong product design and frontend engineering experience, are proficient with tools like Figma, and thrive in fast-paced environments. This full-time role offers a competitive salary range of $140,000 - $230,000, equity, and benefits.

Qualifications

Strong experience in product design and frontend engineering.
Proficiency with Figma and solid CSS fundamentals.
Experience with TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Tailwind.
Background in startup or digital agency environments.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain design systems across web and mobile products.
Create marketing assets, landing pages, and visuals that drive engagement and growth.
Develop component libraries, design tokens, and documentation that scale across teams.
Prototype new features using Figma and AI tools to validate concepts quickly.
Collaborate cross-functionally to translate product and business goals into clean design solutions.

Skills

Product design

Frontend engineering

Figma

CSS fundamentals

TypeScript

React

Next.js

Tailwind

Job description

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Base pay range

$140,000.00/yr - $230,000.00/yr

Supporting the growth of Startups across the US!

$140,000 - $230,000 + Equity + Benefits + Travel stipend

Looking for a role where you’ll have full creative control, genuine product ownership, and the chance to help shape a company’s design language from day one? This is an opportunity to join an early-stage fintech building category-defining products at the intersection of automation, design, and financial infrastructure.

The company has strong backing from top-tier investors and already supports a growing portfolio of high-velocity startups. With major expansion ahead, they’re hiring a Design Engineer to lead the visual and interactive direction of their platform, designing user journeys, product interfaces, and marketing assets that set the standard for simplicity and polish in financial technology.

You’ll sit at the intersection of design and engineering, transforming complex systems into intuitive, elegant experiences. The role combines hands-on product design with frontend development, giving you full visibility and impact across both how users experience the product and how it scales technically.

You’ll collaborate closely with product and engineering teams, building out design systems, component libraries, and prototypes that shape the long-term direction of the platform. It’s a high-ownership role ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced, early-stage environments.

This is a chance to design and ship work that defines the user experience of a company set to become one of the leading fintech players in the U.S.

The Role

Design, build, and maintain design systems across web and mobile products
Create marketing assets, landing pages, and visuals that drive engagement and growth
Develop component libraries, design tokens, and documentation that scale across teams
Prototype new features using Figma and AI tools to validate concepts quickly
Collaborate cross-functionally to translate product and business goals into clean design solutions

The Person