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Member of Technical Staff, Design Engineer

Profound· Design
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New York, New York, Buenos Aires, Argentina$120k - $250kFull-timePosted 9mo ago

About the role

Design engineer role bridging design and engineering to ship polished UI experiences across product and marketing surfaces, with focus on frontend craft, collaboration with designers and engineers, and maintaining high quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Build and ship polished, production-quality UI across our core product or marketing site
  • Partner with product designers, product managers, and engineers to translate intent into precise, high-fidelity implementations
  • Craft UI details including layouts, typography, responsiveness, motion, and micro-interactions using Tailwind CSS
  • Contribute occasionally to the marketing site and logged-out experiences while maintaining the same bar for quality and performance
  • Contribute to shared UI foundations including components, patterns, and design tokens
  • Work across the stack using React, Next.js, and TypeScript to deliver fast, reliable interfaces
  • Optimize for performance, accessibility, and maintainability without compromising on design
  • Raise the bar for frontend craft through code reviews, critiques, and shared standards

Qualifications

  • Strong experience with React, Next.js, Tailwind, and TypeScript in production environments
  • Exceptional CSS skills with a proven ability to build pixel-perfect, resilient user interfaces
  • Strong eye for design and interaction with taste you can both defend and implement
  • Comfortable owning work end to end from early exploration through shipped code
  • Experience working closely with designers and engineers in fast-moving product teams
  • Portfolio that demonstrates high-craft frontend or design engineering work
  • Thrive in a startup environment that values speed, iteration, and quality
  • Enjoy experimenting and working on side projects to stay current with leading edge technologies
  • Strong product thinking and builder mindset, comfortable working across design, product, and engineering to ship work
  • Can just do things

Skills

Nice to have:ReactNext.jsTailwind CSSTypeScriptCSSUI/UX collaborationFrontend engineering

Benefits

  • Base salary and equity as part of total compensation package
  • Full range of benefits and perks
  • Compensation negotiable based on location and experience
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Optimize Your Brand's Visibility in AI Search

Profound helps brands gain visibility in AI-generated answers, optimize their presence in LLM-based answer engines, and stay competitive in the zero-click world.

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