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~metaEngineeringDesign Engineer

Design Engineer

Engineers who combine strong design sensibility with front-end engineering skills to build polished, pixel-perfect user interfaces.

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Design EngineerSenior Design EngineerPrincipal Design EngineerLead Design EngineerFrontend Platform Engineer, Design Systems
9open jobs
8companies hiring
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Skills

What companies are looking for in this role.

$ skills --core

Translating design mockups into production-ready frontend code with pixel-perfect fidelity

95%

Collaborating with product designers to ensure design intent is preserved in implementation

93%

Building and maintaining scalable, modular component libraries and design systems

92%

Writing clean, scalable, and maintainable frontend code with strong architectural patterns

91%

Designing and implementing animations, transitions, and micro-interactions

88%

Building rapid prototypes in code to validate product concepts and user flows

85%

Establishing and maintaining visual and interaction consistency across product surfaces

82%

Implementing accessibility standards and ensuring inclusive user experiences

78%

Optimizing frontend performance, bundling, and build processes

72%
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Leveraging AI-assisted development tools and LLMs as part of the design-to-code workflow

68%

Designing interaction patterns and user affordances that communicate AI and automation behavior

55%

Using self-serve research and customer validation to refine product experiences

45%
$ skills --soft

Owning product experiences end-to-end from concept through production

88%

Making strategic trade-offs between speed and polish based on product context

80%

Communicating technical feasibility and design possibilities across design and engineering teams

77%

Mentoring and raising the bar for frontend craft across engineering teams

65%

Translating marketing and brand strategy into compelling web experiences

58%
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Technology

The tools and technologies that define this role.

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TypeScriptvery high
CSShigh
HTMLhigh
$ tech --framework
Reactvery high
Framer Motionmoderate
Next.jsmoderate
D3low
Electronlow
LangChainlow
SolidJSlow
$ tech --platform
Figmahigh
Claudemoderate
Cursormoderate
$ tech --tool
Storybookmoderate
$ tech --concept
WebGLlow