Senior Staff Design Engineer — Remote UI & Design Systems

Motion Recruitment; New York (NY); Remote; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Work

Competitive Equity Package

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC is recruiting for a Senior/Staff Design Engineer to lead end-to-end design from concept to production. You will craft production-ready React/TypeScript interfaces, build and scale a design system with shadcn/ui, and ensure accessibility and visual consistency across a data-dense fintech SaaS product.

The role emphasizes ownership of both software engineering and product design quality, collaboration with Product and Engineering, and remote work within the US.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in a Design Engineer or Frontend/Full Stack Software Engineer role shipping production code.
• At least 5 years of experience operating at a Senior Engineer level.
• Strong production-level experience with React and TypeScript.
• Genuine software engineering background with a frontend focus.
• Deep proficiency with Figma, including libraries, variants, and Auto Layout.
• Experience building and maintaining design systems and component libraries.
• Strong understanding of frontend engineering and production software development.
• Strong design instincts and exceptional attention to UI and interaction details.
• Experience translating complex workflows into intuitive user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end design process from wireframing and prototyping in Figma through production implementation.
• Build production-quality user interfaces using React and TypeScript.
• Build and maintain a scalable design system and component library using shadcn/ui.
• Develop accessible React components with appropriate ARIA, keyboard, and focus management.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to transform complex mortgage workflows into intuitive and elegant experiences.
• Define and enforce visual and interaction design standards across the product.
• Partner with engineers to ensure designs maintain a high level of quality from initial concept through production.
• Continuously improve the consistency, usability, and visual quality of the product.
• Bring strong attention to detail across everything from individual components to broader product experiences.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Figma

Design systems

Accessibility (ARIA)

UI/UX instincts

Frontend engineering

shadcn/ui

Component libraries

Tools

shadcn/ui

Job description

Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC is recruiting for a Senior/Staff Design Engineer to lead end-to-end design from concept to production. You will craft production-ready React/TypeScript interfaces, build and scale a design system with shadcn/ui, and ensure accessibility and visual consistency across a data-dense fintech SaaS product.

The role emphasizes ownership of both software engineering and product design quality, collaboration with Product and Engineering, and remote work within the US.