Design Engineer

Firecrawl

Design Engineer creating fast, beautiful UIs for Firecrawl’s web data extraction platform. Collaborating with founders and shipping impactful features in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $160,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptNext.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build beautiful, fast UIs using Next.js, Tailwind, and Framer Motion
Create and optimize product pages and interactive playgrounds
Maintain and scale our internal design system across all surfaces
Own UX and polish across marketing, docs, and app interfaces
Collaborate directly with founders to ship high-impact features
Lead proof-of-concept work for new ideas and experiences

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years
Strong with Next.js, Tailwind, and Framer Motion
Obsessed with developer experience
You ship live projects with real users
Backgrounds that often do well: Design engineers at developer tools companies, frontend engineers with strong design instincts, designers who code and ship their own work, or indie builders who've launched products end-to-end
US Citizenship/Visa required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Salary that makes sense — $150,000–$200,000/year (SF, U.S.-based), based on impact, not tenure
Own a piece — Up to 0.1% equity in what you're helping build
Generous PTO — 15 days mandatory, anything after 24 days, just ask (holidays excluded); take the time you need to recharge
Parental leave — 12 weeks fully paid, for moms and dads
Wellness stipend — $100/month for the gym, therapy, massages, or whatever keeps you human
Learning & Development — Expense up to $1,000/year toward anything that helps you grow professionally
Team offsites — A change of scenery, minus the trust falls
Sabbatical — 3 paid months off after 4 years, do something fun and new
Full coverage, no red tape — Medical, dental, and vision (100% for employees, 50% for spouse/kids) — no weird loopholes, just care that works
Life & Disability insurance — Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance — coverage for life's curveballs
Supplemental options — Optional accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and voluntary life insurance for extra peace of mind
Doctegrity telehealth — Talk to a doctor from your couch
401(k) plan — Retirement might be a ways off, but future-you will thank you
Pre-tax benefits — Access to FSAs and commuter benefits (US-only) to help your wallet out a bit
Pet insurance — Because fur babies are family too
SF HQ perks — Snacks, drinks, team lunches, intense ping pong, and peak startup energy
E-Bike transportation — A loaner electric bike to get you around the city, on us

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Hard Skills & Tools

Next.jsTailwindFramer MotionUX designUI developmentproduct optimizationinteractive designproof-of-concept developmentfrontend engineeringdesign systems

Soft Skills

collaborationleadershipdeveloper experience focuscreativityproblem-solvingattention to detailcommunicationinitiativeuser-centric thinkingadaptability