Senior Software Engineer - Design

Department : Information Technology, Type: Full Time

Role : Senior Software Engineer - Design

HRforGrowth® is engaged as the talent acquisition partner to conduct this search on behalf of a client organization that is hiring for this role. HRforGrowth is not the employer for this position. HRforGrowth identifies, evaluates, and presents top-tier candidates through its global talent acquisition practice; all employment decisions — including final selection, offer terms, compensation, and conditions of employment — are made solely by the hiring organization.

Our Client is seeking a highly skilled and design-oriented Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Design to join its engineering team. This role is ideal for an engineer who combines strong frontend development expertise with exceptional visual and interaction design skills and is passionate about creating polished, intuitive, and high-quality digital products.

The successful candidate will own the end-to-end design and implementation process, from wireframing and visual design in Figma through production-ready React and TypeScript development. The ideal candidate will bring a strong engineering background, deep attention to UI/UX details, and experience building scalable design systems and component libraries for sophisticated, data-rich products.

Location : Remote

Job Type : Full-Time

Compensation : $150,000 – $350,000 per year

Visa Sponsorship : Open to visa transfers, including H-1B transfers

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end design and implementation process, from initial wireframes and visual concepts in Figma through production-ready frontend implementation.
• Build polished, intuitive, and highly responsive user interfaces using React and TypeScript .
• Translate visual designs and interaction concepts into high-quality production code with exceptional attention to detail.
• Build and maintain a scalable design system and component library using technologies such as shadcn/ui .
• Develop accessible, production-quality React components with appropriate ARIA attributes, keyboard navigation, and focus management .
• Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams to translate complex mortgage workflows into intuitive, elegant, and user-friendly experiences.
• Define and maintain visual and interaction design standards across the product.
• Establish consistency across UI components, interaction patterns, typography, spacing, states, and other visual elements.
• Work across the full product lifecycle, from concept and design through implementation and production delivery.
• Continuously improve the quality, usability, accessibility, and visual polish of the product.
• Make thoughtful technical and design decisions that balance usability, performance, maintainability, and development velocity.
• Contribute to frontend architecture and engineering decisions while maintaining a high bar for visual and interaction quality.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to understand complex user and business requirements and translate them into effective product experiences.
• Help evolve the design system and reusable component architecture as the product and organization scale.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in a Design Engineer, Frontend Software Engineer, or Full Stack Software Engineer role.
• Minimum 5 years operating at a Senior Engineer level or equivalent level of ownership and technical responsibility.
• Strong background as a software engineer, ideally with a frontend-focused engineering profile.
• Proven production-level experience with React and TypeScript.
• Deep proficiency with Figma, including libraries, variants, auto-layout, and advanced design workflows.
• Experience building and maintaining a design system and component library on top of a genuine production frontend engineering background.
• Experience shipping production-quality software with strong visual and interaction design standards.
• Strong understanding of frontend engineering principles, UI architecture, accessibility, and responsive design.
• Ability to translate complex product requirements and workflows into intuitive user experiences.
• Strong attention to detail and genuine passion for high-quality visual and interaction design.
• Experience working in a high-growth enterprise B2B SaaS company with complex, data-dense interfaces or a high-growth consumer technology company known for strong visual design and animation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across Product, Design, and Engineering teams.
• Ability to independently own projects from initial concept through production implementation.
• Portfolio or personal website showcasing high-craft visual and interaction design is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing and building AI-native products.
• Experience as a founder or co-founder.
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Experience with Tailwind CSS and component libraries such as shadcn/ui.
• Experience working with complex financial, mortgage, SaaS, or other data-intensive product workflows.
• Experience developing sophisticated animations and polished interaction patterns.
• Strong understanding of modern frontend development tooling and architecture.

Technical Skills / Tech Stack

• React
• TypeScript
• Vite
• Tailwind CSS
• shadcn/ui
• GraphQL
• Apollo Client
• Turborepo
• Figma
• Design Systems
• Component Libraries
• Frontend Architecture
• Accessibility / ARIA
• Responsive UI Development

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is an engineer first who also has an exceptional eye for design and product quality. This person should be equally comfortable working in Figma and a codebase, taking a design from initial concept through a polished production implementation.

The candidate should have a genuine frontend engineering background rather than being primarily a designer who has learned to code. They should demonstrate experience shipping production software, building scalable component systems, and maintaining a high standard for visual and interaction quality.

Candidates should be comfortable working in high-growth environments and taking significant ownership over both technical implementation and product experience. A strong portfolio or personal website demonstrating high-quality visual and interaction design is an important part of the evaluation process.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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