Design Engineer, Frontend and Full-Stack (Early-Stage Startup)
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New York, NY · Posted November 1, 2026
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About the job
An early-stage startup in New York is hiring the first person who works at the junction of design and code. The role takes an interface from rough idea to something real customers use.
The work
Own product interfaces across their life, from initial concept to release
Make design calls and then build them yourself as production code
Work every day with AI-powered tools for designing and for writing software
Define how design and engineering cooperate, as the inaugural person in this seat
Reach into backend work when it helps land a feature
Who thrives here
Genuine frontend engineering skill in a current framework, beyond prototypes or machine-produced screens
A portfolio of interface and product design you created yourself, including flows, interactions and visual craft
Designed and shipped a consumer-facing web or mobile product used by real people, at a startup or high-growth tech firm
At least a year of production UI delivery, with no upper limit on seniority
Broader backend experience, an art or visual background, and conversational or agent-style interface design are all pluses
On-site in New York, NY. No visa support is offered, so candidates must already hold US work authorization.