
Design Engineer
Circle
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Anywhere in the World
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Salary
💰 $90,000 - $100,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Work daily in tight 1:1 pairing with a product designer, turning Figma concepts into live prototypes in real time.
- Build prototypes in the same technologies as our production front-end (React/Next.js/TypeScript/Tailwind) using Cursor and Claude Code.
- Translate multi-screen Figma flows into working code, collaborating directly with designers throughout iteration.
- Iterate quickly through critique loops—prototypes are the primary artifact we use to communicate product ideas.
- Leverage the design system as your foundation—building new components only when necessary.
- Deploy to preview environments for async review, feedback, and stakeholder alignment.
- Offer input on technical feasibility and complexity as flows are finalized.
- Manage multiple workstreams, balancing major implementations with quick iteration or refinement needs.
- Collaborate with the product design org while sitting operationally close to the Design Systems and front-end engineering team.
Requirements
- Strong alignment with our values, find our values on our career page if you haven’t read up on them yet.
- You are proficient in English (spoken, written, and reading) at a CEFR Level C2 / ILR Level 5.
- Hands-on experience using AI coding tools (Cursor and Claude Code) as your primary way of building front-end prototypes.
- You embrace "vibe coding": using AI to generate fast starting points, then refining with precision and care.
- Comfortable iterating quickly with AI assistance while maintaining high visual and functional quality standards.
- 3+ years of experience building web interfaces with React, modern JavaScript, and component-based architecture.
- Strong experience with React, TypeScript, Next.js, and Tailwind (or very similar modern front-end stack).
- Strong grasp of React fundamentals (functional components, hooks, props/state) and layout systems (Flexbox, Grid).
- Experience working with Tailwind CSS and libraries like Radix, Headless UI, or shadcn/ui.
- Comfortable working in a real production-style codebase.
- Familiarity with Git workflows and preview deployments (e.g. Vercel).
Benefits
- Fully remote: work from anywhere in the world!
- Autonomy and trust to do your job: we care about outcomes over everything else.
- Paid time away: all employees are given 35 days of PTO annually. We also offer a paid sabbatical after 5 years.
- Generous U.S. benchmarked compensation and startup equity no matter where you are in the world.*
- Awesome medical coverage with 100% coverage for you and your family, or medical reimbursement options where applicable!*
- Parental leave for parents expanding their family, or just starting one.
- Home office stipend to help you get up and running.
- Learning & development stipend to help you level up your professional skills.
- Annual bonus potential for roles that don't already receive variable income or commission.
- Company retreats: Twice a year, the Circle team gets together for a fully paid company retreat in incredible places around the world! We’ve had past retreats in Colombia, Portugal, and Mexico, with more planned on the horizon.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwindJavaScriptAI coding toolsFigmacomponent-based architectureFlexboxGrid
Soft Skills
collaborationiterationcommunicationtechnical feasibility assessmentbalancing workstreamsattention to detailadaptabilityproblem-solvingfeedback incorporationdesign critique