Senior Design Engineer: AI Tooling & UI Craft

Yahoo; United States; Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Healthcare

401k

Backup childcare

Education stipends

Job summary

Yahoo is seeking an experienced UI/UX engineer to design and build the tool's core interactions, including selection systems, panel layouts, keyboard navigation, and AI generation states. You will contribute across design and engineering and collaborate with product teams daily.

The role requires 8+ years shipping interactive tools, strong React and TypeScript skills, and a keen eye for typography, motion, and accessibility. This is a hybrid role with strong collaboration across disciplines.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience shipping interactive tools.

Responsibilities

• Design & Engineering Execution: design and build core interactions for the tool.
• Visual & Interaction Design: shape visual language, hierarchy, motion, and states.
• Interactive & Motion Authoring: own how interactions and motion are authored and previewed.
• Production Delivery: ship production-quality code with React and TypeScript, using CI workflows.
• Customer-Centric Iteration: work with internal product teams to turn feedback into features.
• Quality & Standards: raise bar for interaction quality, accessibility, and performance.
• Collaboration & Communication: bridge between design and engineering, seek/receive feedback.

Skills

Collaboration

Tools

React

TypeScript

Job description

Yahoo is seeking an experienced UI/UX engineer to design and build the tool's core interactions, including selection systems, panel layouts, keyboard navigation, and AI generation states. You will contribute across design and engineering and collaborate with product teams daily.

The role requires 8+ years shipping interactive tools, strong React and TypeScript skills, and a keen eye for typography, motion, and accessibility. This is a hybrid role with strong collaboration across disciplines.