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    Design Engineer

    Circle
    Remote
    Remote
    Senior
    Full Time
    about 1 month ago
    💰$90,000 - $100,000
    remoteAI coding toolsReactTypeScriptNext.jsTailwinddesign engineeringfront-end prototyping

    Requirements

    • 5+ years of experience working as a Front-end engineer on complex web applications
    • Hands-on experience using AI coding tools (Cursor and Claude Code) as your primary way of building front-end prototypes
    • Comfortable iterating quickly with AI assistance while maintaining high visual and functional quality standards
    • 3+ years of experience building web interfaces with React, modern JavaScript, and component-based architecture
    • Strong experience with React, TypeScript, Next.js, and Tailwind (or very similar modern front-end stack)
    • Strong grasp of React fundamentals (functional components, hooks, props/state) and layout systems (Flexbox, Grid)
    • Experience working with Tailwind CSS and libraries like Radix, Headless UI, or shadcn/ui
    • Comfortable working in a real production-style codebase
    • Familiarity with Git workflows and preview deployments (e.g. Vercel)
    • Experience translating polished design specs into functional code
    • Comfortable navigating complex Figma files—extracting assets, understanding auto-layout and component behavior
    • High attention to detail when it comes to visual fidelity, interaction behavior, and polish
    • Exceptional communication skills—you write clearly, present your work confidently, and collaborate well across disciplines
    • Comfortable working both asynchronously and in real-time—sharing progress, giving updates, and contributing to team discussions
    • Collaborative and open—you balance design priorities with thoughtful technical input

    What You'll Do

    • Work daily in tight 1:1 pairing with a product designer, turning Figma concepts into live prototypes in real time
    • Build prototypes in the same technologies as our production front-end (React/Next.js/TypeScript/Tailwind) using Cursor and Claude Code
    • Translate multi-screen Figma flows into working code, collaborating directly with designers throughout iteration
    • Iterate quickly through critique loops—prototypes are the primary artifact we use to communicate product ideas
    • Leverage the design system as your foundation—building new components only when necessary
    • Deploy to preview environments for async review, feedback, and stakeholder alignment
    • Offer input on technical feasibility and complexity as flows are finalized
    • Manage multiple workstreams, balancing major implementations with quick iteration or refinement needs
    • Collaborate with the product design org while sitting operationally close to the Design Systems and front-end engineering team

    Nice to Have

    • Experience with animation libraries (Framer Motion, CSS transitions)
    • Understanding of accessibility fundamentals (semantic HTML, ARIA, keyboard navigation)
    • Familiarity with other AI-assisted development workflows and tools

    Benefits

    • Fully remote: work from anywhere in the world
    • Autonomy and trust to do your job: we care about outcomes over everything else
    • Paid time away: all employees are given 35 days of PTO annually
    • Paid sabbatical after 5 years
    • Generous U.S. benchmarked compensation and startup equity no matter where you are in the world
    • Awesome medical coverage with 100% coverage for you and your family, or medical reimbursement options where applicable
    • Parental leave for parents expanding their family, or just starting one
    • Home office stipend to help you get up and running
    • Learning & development stipend to help you level up your professional skills
    • Annual bonus potential for roles that don't already receive variable income or commission
    • Company retreats: Twice a year, the Circle team gets together for a fully paid company retreat in incredible places around the world

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