
User Interface Developer – Hybrid UX Engineer, Interactive Systems Developer
Jenn Nguyen and Friends
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $150,000 - $250,000 per year
About the role
- Design and implement intuitive UI/UX for robotic control systems on touchscreen devices (iPads and similar)
- Build interactive 2D/3D visualizations and simulations using frameworks such as Three.js, Unity, Unreal, or Babylon.js
- Gather user requirements directly from surgeons and clinical stakeholders
- Conduct hands-on user research and translate findings into product decisions
- Prototype rapidly and iterate on interfaces blending gaming, robotics, and real-time systems
- Develop performant web applications in TypeScript using modern frontend frameworks
- Integrate real-time data streams, sensor input, and control systems into interactive interfaces
- Travel up to once per month to observe product use in surgical settings
Requirements
- Hybrid profile: designer who can code OR engineer with strong UX instincts
- Strong user research and requirements gathering experience
- Hands-on experience shipping interactive products (internal tools acceptable; research prototypes alone are not sufficient)
- Experience with game development or interactive 3D systems (Unity, Unreal, or similar)
- Strong TypeScript and modern frontend experience (React, Vue, Lit, Web Components, HTML/CSS)
- Familiarity with 2D/3D rendering libraries or engines (Three.js, Babylon.js, Godot, Pixi.js)
- Motion/animation experience
- Comfort viewing live surgical procedures during site visits
- Strongly Preferred Human Machine Interface (HMI) or Human Robot Interface (HRI) experience
- Robotics/device control interface design
- Understanding of real-time systems, WebSockets, or streaming data
- Experience with physics engines (PhysX, Bullet, Box2D)
- 3D modeling experience
- Mobile platform experience (React Native, SwiftUI, Flutter)
- Startup experience
- CS degree
Benefits
- Competitive base salary plus meaningful equity
- Relocation assistance ($5K–$10K)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
TypeScriptReactVueLitWeb ComponentsHTMLCSSUnityUnrealThree.js
Soft Skills
user researchrequirements gatheringprototypingiterationcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilitycreativityattention to detail
Certifications
CS degree