Horizon: Design Engineer (Mid-level)
Core
Build production-ready prototypes, modular frontend components, and core user-facing features while refining visual direction and UX flows.
Role type
Mid-level Design Engineer (Frontend)
Builds
Production-ready prototypes, modular frontend components, and core user-facing features
Domain
Consumer technology / Frontend engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, modern CSS (container queries, cascade layers, OKLCH, view transitions), WCAG 2.2 accessibility, Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse, design workflows, hardware constraints (via careerplan.io/jobs/22081-horizon-design-engineer-mid-level-at-spear-ai)
Preferred skills
LLM output auditing, animation, loading states, typography optimization
Technologies
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
Responsibilities
Build production-ready prototypes and modular frontend components; Redesign and refine key features and flows by identifying visual issues and UX friction; Propose visual direction based on product and audience understanding; Champion performance, accessibility, maintainability, responsiveness, animation, loading states, and typography quality; Audit LLM-generated output and apply independent engineering judgment to produce elegant solutions
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
