Founding Design Engineer — Frontend Craft & Systems

Garage; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and stock options

Health, dental and vision insurance (100% covered)

Unlimited paid time off every year

Daily lunch and dinner

$100 monthly wellness stipend

401(k) with employer match

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Bi-annual team offsite

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Garage is seeking a Frontend Engineer in New York to build and ship production-quality UI across our core products. You will have the opportunity to craft UI details and work directly with the Co-founder and CTO in a high-performance startup environment.

We are looking for someone with strong experience in React, Next.js, and Tailwind, as well as a strong eye for design. Benefits include competitive salary, health insurance, and unlimited paid time off.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with React, Next.js, Tailwind, and TypeScript in production environments.
• Exceptional CSS skills with a proven ability to build pixel-perfect, resilient user interfaces.
• Portfolio that demonstrates high-craft frontend or design engineering work.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship polished, production-quality UI across core products.
• Craft UI details including layouts, typography, responsiveness, motion, and micro-interactions.
• Contribute to shared UI foundations including components, patterns, and design tokens.
• Work across the stack using React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
• Optimize for performance, accessibility, and maintainability without compromising on design.
• Raise the bar for frontend craft through code reviews and critiques.

Skills

React

Next.js

Tailwind CSS

TypeScript

CSS

UI Design

Job description

Garage is seeking a Frontend Engineer in New York to build and ship production-quality UI across our core products. You will have the opportunity to craft UI details and work directly with the Co-founder and CTO in a high-performance startup environment.

We are looking for someone with strong experience in React, Next.js, and Tailwind, as well as a strong eye for design. Benefits include competitive salary, health insurance, and unlimited paid time off.