
Founding Design Engineer
GovWell Technologies
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $190,000 - $210,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Own frontend architecture foundations, including shared component systems, state patterns, and UI primitives.
- Translate system-level design direction into composable, reusable React components.
- Establish and enforce accessibility standards across the platform, including WCAG compliance and inclusive interaction patterns.
- Improve performance across high-volume operational workflows.
- Design and implement safe, interpretable human-in-the-loop interaction primitives for AI-powered features.
- Embed early with product pods to shape implementation strategy and maintain frontend consistency.
- Continuously refactor and consolidate existing surfaces to reduce entropy and improve usability over time.
Requirements
- 5+ years building complex SaaS frontend systems in React and TypeScript.
- Experience designing, scaling, or maintaining a shared design system.
- Strong frontend systems thinker who builds primitives and reusable patterns rather than one-off pages.
- Deep familiarity with accessibility standards, inclusive design, and performance optimization.
- Comfortable translating design intent into durable technical abstractions.
- Experience collaborating closely with product designers in fast-moving environments.
- Able to guide frontend direction without becoming a bottleneck.
- Startup-oriented operator who moves quickly while preserving quality.
- Aligned with GovWell’s core values.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary.
- Equity / stock options.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) program.
- Flexible PTO.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
ReactTypeScriptfrontend architectureshared component systemsUI primitivesWCAG complianceperformance optimizationdesign systemhuman-in-the-loop interactioncomposable components
Soft Skills
frontend systems thinkingcollaborationguidanceadaptabilityquality preservationfast-paced environmentproblem-solvingcommunicationstrategic thinkinguser-centered design