Design engineer
Core
Own, maintain, and improve the Writer Design System for human developers and AI coding agents, delivering production-quality UI components, features, and design-led polish.
Role type
Senior Design Engineer (Design Systems & Frontend)
Builds
Production-quality UI components, design-system primitives, and frontend features for WRITER's product surfaces.
Domain
SaaS / AI Coding Agents / Design Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
TypeScript, React, Figma (auto-layout, variants, variables, Code Connect), Framer Motion, GSAP, Lottie, animation principles, design system architecture, accessibility, frontend craft.
Preferred skills
Experience with AI product surfaces (tool-call UIs, streaming responses, agent state), systems-level design-engineering work.
Technologies
TypeScript, React, Figma, Framer Motion, GSAP, Lottie, Storybook
Responsibilities
Design and build production-quality UI components and features from concept through delivery; Architect new design-system primitives and keep documentation aligned; Research and improve design-to-code tools and workflows; Partner with cross-functional teams to measure adoption and uphold standards.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC