Design Engineer

About the role

Your Impact
Own the appearance of our web-based surfaces, with high agency to proactively fix design and performance issues.
Design and implement UI features from scratch.
Work on last-mile polish, making sure every pixel counts.
Develop and maintain a React design system intended to multiply product engineering velocity.
Build a process that enables Cartesia to proactively identify gaps & opportunities in the design of its web surfaces.

What You Bring

• 2+ years of experience
• Exceptional at both design and engineering
• Able to spot pixel-level imperfections in digital interfaces; on the engineering side
• Proficient in TypeScript, with a focus on writing well-typed, maintainable code
• Portfolio (website or social profile) showcasing design engineering work
• Perfectionism in the fundamentals: last-mile polish, clear copy, accessibility, and web performance
• Experiencing developing and maintaining React-based design systems from scratch

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with shadcn/ui, Radix Primitives, or Base UI
• Experience optimizing React interfaces to minimize renders, possibly with profiling tools like React Scan