Design Engineer, Platform (Americas)

TL;DR

Design Engineer, Platform (React/TypeScript): Own and elevate the user-facing experience of the open-source security platform with an accent on look, feel, usability, and frontend development (~30% backend). Focus on revamping navigation and workflows, building reusable component libraries, and taking features from concept to production.

Location: Based in North or South America

Salary: $100K – $200K

Company

Open source security infrastructure platform for secrets management, internal PKI, key management, and SSH workflow orchestration in the AI era. Raised $19M from Y Combinator, Google, and Elad Gil; customers include Hugging Face, Lucid, and LG.

What you will do

• Revamp and elevate the look, feel, and usability: rethink navigation, redesign workflows, improve every product surface.
• Own the design system: build and maintain a reusable component library for the team.
• Serve as the design voice: unblock engineers on UX, critique implementations, ensure intuitive UI.
• Build end-to-end features from concept to production across the stack with frontend focus.

Requirements

• Deep technical mastery of JavaScript ecosystem, particularly React and TypeScript (3+ years experience).
• Sharp eye for product design and intuitive UX.
• Exceptional attention to detail and willingness to iterate quickly with feedback.
• Based in North or South America.

Nice to have

• Prior experience with product design or tools like Figma.
• Prior experience building or maintaining design systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Primarily remote team with strong presence in San Francisco office.
• In-person off-sites, conferences, and team gatherings throughout the year.
• Competitive compensation including salary and equity options.
• Lunch stipend and work setup budget.