
Design Engineer
Firecrawl
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • United States
Visit company websiteExplore more
Salary
💰 $160,000 - $240,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- 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
- 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
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
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