Junior Design Engineer — AI UI Prototyper

Manifest OS; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Manifest OS is seeking a Junior Design Engineer in New York, NY. The role blends design and frontend engineering, requiring hands-on coding in the browser to deliver polished, accessible interfaces. You will help shape our visual identity while shipping features that users actually use.

The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of experience, a strong portfolio, and fluency in React and TypeScript with Tailwind, capable of bridging design and implementation in ambiguous environments.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience spanning design and development.
• Portfolio shows visual taste and prototypes with production code.
• Fluent in React/TypeScript; comfortable with Tailwind.
• Thrives in ambiguity, turning rough concepts into prototypes.
• Justify design improvements with design and technical reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Design in the browser and think in components and user flows.
• Prototype new concepts in code and ship polished interfaces.
• Own end-to-end experience from idea to production code.
• Help establish visual identity and interaction patterns as the product scales.

Skills

Frontend development

React

TypeScript

Typography

Tools

React

TypeScript

Tailwind CSS

CSS

Job description

Manifest OS is seeking a Junior Design Engineer in New York, NY. The role blends design and frontend engineering, requiring hands-on coding in the browser to deliver polished, accessible interfaces. You will help shape our visual identity while shipping features that users actually use.

The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of experience, a strong portfolio, and fluency in React and TypeScript with Tailwind, capable of bridging design and implementation in ambiguous environments.