Product Design Engineer | Series A | NY

TDA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

TDA in New York City is seeking a Product Design Engineer who sits at the crossroads of product design, engineering and AI. You will own ideas from customer discovery through prototypes and into production, shaping AI-powered experiences.

You will prototype in Figma and code, contribute to the production frontend, and help evolve design systems across design tools and code. The role suits designers who code and engineers with a strong product sense, eager to work closely with customers and

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in product design or frontend engineering.
• Ability to translate insights into prototypes and production.
• Strong design judgment across product UX and visuals.

Responsibilities

• Design intuitive AI and agentic product experiences.
• Run customer discovery and translate insights into strategy.
• Prototype in Figma and code.
• Contribute to production frontend.
• Improve design systems in Figma and code.
• Collaborate with customers, product and engineering.

Skills

Product design

UX design

Visual design

Customer discovery

Prototype-to-production

Tools

React

TypeScript

HTML

CSS

Job description

We're partnering with a profitable, fast-growing AI-native technology company that is transforming how businesses manage complex professional workflows.

They're looking for a Product Design Engineer to sit at the intersection of product design, engineering and AI, owning ideas from customer discovery and early concepts through prototypes and into production.

What you'll be doing

• Designing intuitive AI and agentic product experiences
• Running customer discovery and translating insights into product direction
• Prototyping in Figma and code
• Contributing directly to the production frontend
• Improving design systems across Figma and code
• Using modern AI tools such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex
• Working closely with customers, product and engineering

What we're looking for

We'll love to speak with people with around 3-7 years of experience across Product Design, Design Engineering or frontend-focused engineering.

You'll ideally have:

• Strong product, UX and visual design judgment
• The ability to go from idea → prototype → production
• Hands-on experience with React, TypeScript, HTML and CSS
• Experience in high-ownership startup environments
• A genuine interest in AI-native products
• Confidence working directly with customers

This could be a great fit for a Product Designer who loves to code, a Design Engineer, or a frontend engineer with exceptional product instincts.

Location: New York City