Associate Design Engineer (AI)

Location: New York, United States. Hybrid schedule requiring work from the office a minimum of four days per week; in-office requirements may change.

Salary: $120,000–$165,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a media and entertainment company creating and distributing film, television, streaming, news, sports, theme park, consumer product, and experiential content, including Peacock.

What you will do

• Partner with designers, product managers, engineers, and user researchers to build prototypes for design exploration, usability testing, experimentation, and stakeholder alignment.
• Translate early concepts into interactive, high-fidelity prototypes for features and components across web, mobile, and TV platforms.
• Design and build internal tools, utilities, Figma plugins, and shared frameworks that improve design quality, consistency, speed, and scalability.
• Explore AI-driven approaches to design, prototyping, automation, content exploration, and workflow optimization.
• Integrate live or simulated data by building or consuming APIs, and improve concepts through iterative prototyping and feedback.
• Present and demo work, contribute technical and creative ideas, track emerging technologies, and identify improvements to prototyping and collaboration workflows.

Requirements

• 1+ years of relevant professional experience in design engineering, front-end engineering, or a related hybrid role.
• Degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Design, or equivalent practical experience.
• Portfolio and code samples demonstrating interaction design sensibility, technical execution, and polished outcomes.
• Working proficiency in HTML, CSS, modern JavaScript, and React.
• Experience using generative AI tools such as Claude Code, Codex, Augment, or Cursor for coding and design-related tasks.
• Working knowledge of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, plus a strong eye for visual detail and foundational knowledge of interaction design, UX best practices, and modern design workflows.
• Experience contributing to team software projects, including peer code reviews, version control, shared coding standards, APIs, and live or structured data.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to explain ideas to technical and non-technical audiences and demo work to peers and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to collaborate with designers, engineers, product managers, and user researchers; complete assignments independently and on time; ask questions; and flag issues early. Practical curiosity and technical fluency around AI models, APIs, and limitations are required.

Nice to have

• Internship, co-op, or academic project experience in design engineering, front-end development, or a related field.
• Experience integrating AI capabilities into prototypes, internal tools, or workflows; developing Progressive Web Apps; or developing Figma plugins with the Figma API.
• Familiarity with TypeScript, Next.js, LightningJS, Node, GraphQL, GitHub, cloud platforms, web and cloud infrastructure, and deployment workflows.
• Experience with mobile or cross-platform applications, including React Native, Swift, or SwiftUI.
• Experience with video content, media-rich interfaces, TV-based platforms, large-scale consumer applications, international audiences, or experimentation-heavy and prototyping-centered teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a small Design Engineering team in Peacock’s Viewing Experience, Product and Design organization.
• Collaborate across design, product, engineering, and research disciplines with guidance and support from senior team members.
• Hybrid work with a minimum of four office days per week; the company may change in-office requirements.
• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview at an hirify.global location before a hiring decision.
• Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the application and recruitment process for qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans.

Hiring process

• External candidates may need to complete an in-person interview with an hirify.global employee at one of the company’s locations.
• Applications should include a relevant portfolio and code samples demonstrating interaction design, technical execution, and final outcomes.