Product Design Engineer: Build polished UI & Design Systems

SideShift; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SideShift is seeking a Design Engineer to move seamlessly between design and code in New York City. You’ll turn ideas into polished, production-ready experiences—prototyping in code, shaping interactions, building reusable components, and sweating the details that make great products feel great.

You’ll work closely with product, design, engineering, and the founders, with significant ownership over how SideShift looks, feels, and functions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in design engineering, product design, frontend engineering, or a combination.
• Have built and implemented design systems from the ground up.
• Strong proficiency with React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Strong visual and interaction design skills.
• Proficiency with Figma or similar design tools.
• Excellent product sense and attention to detail.
• Ability to prototype quickly and turn ideas into production-quality work.
• A portfolio demonstrating exceptional product craft.

Responsibilities

• Design and build polished product experiences from concept to production
• Prototype interactions and ideas directly in code
• Turn ambiguous problems into simple, intuitive experiences
• Build and evolve our design system and component library
• Sweat the details: typography, spacing, animation, transitions, and states
• Collaborate closely with product and engineering to iterate quickly
• Raise the bar for visual and interaction quality across the product

Skills

Design engineering

Frontend engineering

Product design

Tools

React

TypeScript

HTML

CSS

Figma

Job description

SideShift is seeking a Design Engineer to move seamlessly between design and code in New York City. You’ll turn ideas into polished, production-ready experiences—prototyping in code, shaping interactions, building reusable components, and sweating the details that make great products feel great.

You’ll work closely with product, design, engineering, and the founders, with significant ownership over how SideShift looks, feels, and functions.