Design Engineer | London based
Our client is seeking a Design Engineer to join a fast-growing technology company that has recently secured significant seed funding from leading European venture capital firms. This is an opportunity to be part of the team at an early stage, helping shape both the product experience and the way design and engineering come together, with equity available for the right candidate.
This is a fast-moving, early-stage environment tackling a huge market opportunity.
The Role
The Design Engineer will work closely with the founders and product team to turn wireframes, mock-ups, and creative concepts into polished, production-ready user experiences.
This role blends strong design sensibility with hands-on coding, making it ideal for someone passionate about creating beautiful, intuitive, and highly interactive web experiences.
We're looking for
a designer who can code, or a front-end engineer with a strong eye for design.
Work could involve:
* Bringing wireframes, mock-ups, and ideas to life in code
* Designing and implementing elegant, interactive interfaces that delight end users
* Making customer-facing tools and flows intuitive and easy to use
* Working across design and engineering to ensure consistent, polished experiences
* Iterating rapidly to explore new interaction patterns and design possibilities
This is a collaborative, in-person role based in London, reporting directly to the CPTO.
Tech Stack
* Front-end:
TypeScript, React, Tailwind, Motion, and other modern libraries/tools
* Tooling:
GitHub, Linear, Notion, Figma, Slack
The Ideal Candidate
You will be passionate about crafting seamless experiences that balance design and engineering. You'll have an eye for detail, care deeply about fluid interactions, and take pride in writing maintainable, elegant code. You'll enjoy moving between design and implementation, helping define not just how the product looks, but also how it works and feels.
Bonus points for experience with:
* Advanced animation libraries such as Motion or GSAP
* 3D/web graphics with or WebGL
* Complex design systems supporting multiple brands
* Highly interactive and animated web experiences
* Generative AI technologies