Design Engineer

The role

A Design Engineer will bridge the gap between design and engineering to craft user experiences. You will build design systems in Figma and code and prototype high-quality UI.

What you will do

• Build and maintain a robust, scalable design system in both Figma and code
• Prototype and ship high-quality, production-ready UI
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering
• Maintain consistency across Mac, Windows, and iOS
• Identify and fix gaps between design and engineering
• Help invent new interaction patterns for AI-driven tools

Required qualifications

• Experience working as a Design Engineer, frontend engineer with strong design skills, or designer with strong engineering skills
• Highly proficient with React, TypeScript, Tailwind
• Solid grasp of modern frontend architecture
• Strong visual and interaction design skills
• Natural prototyper comfortable exploring in Figma, code, or AI tools
• Worked on or are drawn to design systems and component libraries

Nice to have

• Experience working in a startup
• Drawn to the zero-to-one phase

Benefits

• Salary slightly above market
• Equity above market
• Relocation assistance

About the company

Granola is building AI-powered workflows. The team works in person in a London office.