Design Engineer

Runway Labs, the company's research and exploration team, is hiring a design engineer to prototype interfaces for AI video, world models and agentic systems - exploratory work, not core consumer product. $250,000 – $310,000 / yr Location Remote (US) Remote Seniority — Compared with 49 other Engineering roles: Common across similar roles Unique to this role What you'll do Responsibilities Prototype and implement novel user experiences at the intersection of AI video, world models, and emerging generative media Design and build agentic tools and interfaces that allow researchers and creatives to interact with and direct AI systems in real time Common Explore new application areas for AI video and general world models - from simulation and interactive media to research tooling Stretch the limits of front-end engineering to broaden what's possible in research and experimentation contexts Create internal tools and frameworks used across design and engineering teams at Runway Labs Work alongside researchers, engineers, and product designers to shape how we think about the future of AI-driven creativity What you'll need Experience Genuine curiosity about AI video, world models, agentic engineering and generative media and an intuition for how to design meaningful interactions with these systems Common Experience designing flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity UIs for web and agentic products Experience building agentic tools or interfaces - i.e., systems where AI takes actions, reasons over state, or drives multi-step workflows Common Strong understanding of visual and interaction design, as well as usability testing Unique Comfort working in ambiguous, research oriented environments where the problem space is still being defined Strong understanding of visual and interaction design, as well as usability testing. Unique #J-18808-Ljbffr