Senior Design Engineer, Content Production Technology

NPR

Senior Design Engineer bridging design strategy and engineering execution within NPR’s Content Production Technology team. Collaborating closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and Editorial teams to optimize workflows.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeRemote • District of Columbia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $125,646 - $140,047 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Bridge the gap between product design and engineering execution by translating high-level product strategy into clean, component-based wireframes
Build functional, high-fidelity interactive code prototypes to validate design concepts with content creators and stakeholders
Write production-ready front-end code, establishing standard styling patterns
Embed deeply within the Nexus and Grove CMS ecosystems, engineering faster, highly efficient publishing workflows
Partner directly with Product Managers, UX Designers, and engineering teams to co-develop functional requirements
Actively participate in NPR's broader design cohort to scale design best practices
Champion intuitive usability for both internal content creators and external public media audiences

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience working in a hybrid UX Engineering, Design Technology, or Front-End Development role.
Demonstrated portfolio of designing user-centered digital systems and publishing products at scale.
Proven technical experience translating abstract design concepts into structured front-end development requirements.
Excellent cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.
Strong technical aptitude, including participation in systems architecture, development tradeoff discussions, and release planning.
Experience operating within digital media, journalism, or highly content-rich digital ecosystems.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Access to health and wellness
Paid time off
Financial well-being
Medical options
Dental options
Vision options
Life/ accidental death and dismemberment
Long-term disability
Short-term disability
Voluntary retirement savings

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Hard Skills & Tools

Front-End Code PrototypingComponent-Based WireframesProduction-Ready CodeStyling PatternsDesign Technology

Soft Skills

Cross-Functional CommunicationCollaboration