Product Engineer

Crossing Hurdles; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is partnering with a fast-growing AI-native fintech startup to build an AI-driven mortgage workflow SaaS. This role owns the product experience from design to code in React/TypeScript, delivering accessible interfaces for complex financial tasks.

You will shape a scalable design system, collaborate with product and engineering, and ship end-to-end features with high ownership in a fast-moving environment. Remote in the US hours.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Design Engineering or Frontend Engineering.
• Strong experience with React and TypeScript.
• Proficiency in Figma (components, variants, auto-layout).
• Experience building design systems and reusable UI components.
• Strong knowledge of Tailwind CSS and modern frontend tooling.
• Solid understanding of UX, accessibility, and interaction design.
• Experience with complex B2B SaaS or data-heavy products.
• Strong portfolio showing both design and frontend execution.
• Ability to collaborate closely with product and engineering teams.
• Strong product sense and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Own product experience from Figma design to React/TypeScript implementation.
• Build clean, accessible interfaces for complex financial workflows.
• Translate dense requirements into simple UX flows and polished UI.
• Build and evolve a scalable design system and component library.
• Develop production-ready React components with strong accessibility standards.
• Partner closely with product and engineering to design and ship features end-to-end.
• Maintain consistency across visual design, interaction patterns, and UI behavior.
• Operate as a high-ownership IC in a fast-moving, product-driven environment.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Design thinking

Figma

Design systems

Tailwind CSS

UX

Accessibility

B2B SaaS

Portfolio

Collaboration

Product sense

Startup experience

AI-native product experience

Tools

Figma

React

TypeScript

Tailwind CSS

Job description

Crossing Hurdles is a global recruitment firm partnering with a fast-growing, AI-native fintech startup transforming mortgage lending through automation and intelligent workflows.

The company is building a next-generation loan origination platform that uses AI to streamline mortgage processing, automate documentation, and improve speed, accuracy, and efficiency. It serves as a modern operating system for lenders, combining configurable workflows, automation, and data-rich interfaces.

Backed by strong funding and meaningful loan volume, the company is scaling quickly. As frontend and product experience become increasingly critical, they are looking for a design-focused engineer to elevate the quality, usability, and craft of the platform.

Compensation: $150K-$350K base + equity

Location: Remote (U.S. hours)

Experience: 5+ years in Design Engineering / Frontend Engineering

Platform: AI-native mortgage workflow SaaS

About The Role

• Own product experience from Figma design to React/TypeScript implementation
• Build clean, accessible interfaces for complex financial workflows
• Translate dense requirements into simple UX flows and polished UI
• Build and evolve a scalable design system and component library (e.g., shadcn/ui)
• Develop production-ready React components with strong accessibility standards
• Partner closely with product and engineering to design and ship features end-to-end
• Maintain consistency across visual design, interaction patterns, and UI behavior
• Operate as a high-ownership IC in a fast-moving, product-driven environment

Requirements

• 5+ years in Design Engineering or Frontend Engineering
• Strong experience with React and TypeScript
• Proficiency in Figma (components, variants, auto-layout)
• Experience building design systems and reusable UI components
• Strong knowledge of Tailwind CSS and modern frontend tooling
• Solid understanding of UX, accessibility, and interaction design
• Experience with complex B2B SaaS or data-heavy products
• Strong portfolio showing both design and frontend execution
• Ability to collaborate closely with product and engineering teams
• Strong product sense and attention to detail
• Startup experience is a plus
• AI-native product experience is a plus

Why This Role

• Full ownership of product experience and frontend architecture
• Work on an AI-native platform transforming mortgage workflows
• Solve complex UX and interaction problems in a high-impact domain
• High autonomy, fast execution, and strong ownership culture
• Work at the intersection of design systems, AI, fintech, and frontend engineering
• Opportunity to define the visual and interaction standards of a core financial product