Product Design Engineer – Tax Product Development

BDO USA; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO USA is seeking a Product Design Engineer for Tax Product Development in Boston, MA and beyond. The role blends 70% engineering with 30% design, moving from concept to production and partnering with Product, Engineering, and Design teams across time zones.

You will contribute to the design system, build high-performance interfaces, and accelerate delivery using AI-assisted workflows while championing accessibility and usability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in product design engineering/front-end UX engineering or a related field.
• Alternative: HS diploma with 6+ years in product design engineering/front-end development or UX engineering.

Responsibilities

• Translate product concepts and Figma designs into production-ready interfaces.
• Build responsive, accessible front-end applications.
• Contribute to design systems and reusable components.
• Collaborate with globally distributed teams in a follow-the-sun model.
• Prototype ideas quickly to validate concepts.

Skills

Product design

Front-end development

UX engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Team mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in design/CS/HCI

5+ years UX or front-end experience

Tools

React

Angular

TypeScript

Next.js

TailwindCSS

Figma

Visual Studio

Cursor

Job description

Product Design Engineer – Tax Product Development

Boston, MA, United States and 16 more

Job Description

The Tax Digital Transformation & Innovation practice at BDO USA drives the success of our business through intuitive and human-first digital experiences that our employees and clients engage with. We're elevating the way tax professionals deliver services to our clients and the way we help them manage their taxes and tax strategies.

The Tax Digital Transformation & Innovation practice at BDO USA delivers human-centered digital experiences for tax professionals and clients. The Senior Product Design Engineer bridges product design and front-end engineering, transforming complex, data-heavy tax workflows into intuitive, scalable, and accessible experiences.

This role is approximately 70% engineering and 30% design. The ideal candidate can move seamlessly from concept and prototype to production-quality implementation, partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and Design teams across global time zones. You will contribute to our design system, build high-performance user interfaces, and help accelerate product delivery through modern AI-assisted workflows.

Job Duties:

• Translates product concepts and Figma designs into production-ready user experiences
• Builds responsive, accessible, and performant front-end applications
• Contributes to the evolution of shared design systems and reusable component libraries
• Collaborates asynchronously with globally distributed teams in a follow-the-sun model
• Prototypes concepts rapidly to validate ideas and improve decision-making
• Leverages AI-assisted tools and workflows to accelerate design, development, testing, and documentation
• Uses qualitative and quantitative insights to improve user experiences
• Champions accessibility, usability, and consistency across products
• Mentors peers and contribute to design and engineering best practices
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Acts as a career advisor and mentor as assigned

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree and five (5) or more years of experience in product design engineering, front-end development or UX engineering required; OR High School Diploma/GED and six (6) or more years of experience in product design engineering, front-end development or UX engineering required
• Bachelor’s Degree in focus in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, preferred

Experience:

• Experience translating design concepts into production-quality interfaces, preferred
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional product teams, preferred
• Strong portfolio demonstrating product thinking, interaction design, and front-end implementation, preferred

Software:

• Fluency in modern IDEs (e.g. Visual Studio, Cursor, etc.), required
• React, Angular, TypeScript, Next.js, TailwindCSS, and Figma, preferred
• Design systems and component-based architecture, preferred
• Accessibility standards and responsive design, preferred
• REST APIs and modern web application architecture, preferred
• Familiarity with AI tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude, and v0, preferred

Language:

• N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Knowledge of leading practices in frontend execution with a data-driven approach to informing decisions
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous and fast-moving environments
• Strong problem‑solving and organizational abilities

About Us

At BDO, how we show up matters. We build strong relationships by supporting one another, our clients, and our communities with care, curiosity, and a commitment to helping one another grow and succeed. Here, you’ll find meaningful work, leaders invested in your success and opportunities to build a career around what matters most to you.

Our purpose is to be the people our clients count on to grow with confidence and achieve what matters most. Our values guide how we bring that purpose to life each day. Together, they shape how we work with one another, serve our clients, and create meaningful impact.