Designer Engineer

Daytona Platforms Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Daytona Platforms Inc. is searching for a Designer Engineer to create user-facing experiences that enhance the developer experience. This hybrid role requires proficiency in design and front-end engineering, allowing for the design and build of core product interfaces.

The successful candidate will prototype concepts swiftly while collaborating with engineers to ensure design quality. Additionally, experience with tools like React and Tailwind is a bonus, contributing to Daytona's innovative design system.

Qualifications

• Experience in both design and front-end engineering.
• Comfortable prototyping ideas into working demos.
• Care about usability, accessibility, and design polish.

Responsibilities

• Design and build user interfaces for core product experiences.
• Prototype new concepts quickly and iterate with the team.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure design quality in production.
• Define and maintain Daytona’s design system and component library.

Skills

User-centered design

Prototyping

Front-end engineering

Usability

Accessibility

Tools

React

Tailwind

Job description

We’re looking for a Designer Engineer —a hybrid role at the intersection of design and engineering. You’ll prototype, design, and implement user-facing experiences that make Daytona delightful and intuitive for developers.

What You'll Be Doing

Design and build user interfaces for core product experiences

Prototype new concepts quickly and iterate with the team

Collaborate with engineers to ensure design quality in production

Define and maintain Daytona’s design system and component library

Advocate for user-centered design across the product

You Might Be a Fit If You

Have experience in both design and front-end engineering

Are comfortable prototyping ideas into working demos

Care about usability, accessibility, and design polish

Thrive in cross-functional teams that move fast

Bonus Points

Experience with React, Tailwind, or design systems at scale

Contributions to open-source design or UI libraries

Strong visual design and UX research background

About Daytona

Daytona is building the agent-native runtime layer for modern software development. Our platform spins up secure, sandboxed environments in under 90ms, used by developers and AI agents alike. Daytona is open source, trusted by thousands, and backed by top-tier investors.

We’re not just making dev environments faster. We’re redefining how software gets built.