Replit

Design Engineer

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9 months ago
Foster City, CA, USASenior
H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$180k - $290k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement complex UI components and systems balancing aesthetics with technical performance.
  • Lead the technical implementation and evolution of Replit UI, the company design system.
  • Create prototypes to explore interaction models and validate design concepts.
  • Collaborate with product designers to implement designs with pixel-perfect precision.
  • Establish front-end development and component architecture best practices.
  • Mentor engineers on design principles and implementation techniques.
  • Develop tools and processes that improve the design-to-development workflow.
  • Contribute to design reviews with a focus on technical feasibility and implementation.
  • Champion accessible, responsive, and performant user interfaces.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of front-end development experience with a strong design sensibility.
  • Expert-level knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Deep experience with modern front-end frameworks, preferably React.
  • Strong understanding of design systems and component-based architecture.
  • Experience implementing complex UI animations and interactions.
  • Ability to translate design concepts into production-ready code.
  • Strong communication skills for collaboration across design and engineering teams.
  • Experience with accessibility standards and best practices.
  • Experience building design tools or developer tools is a bonus qualification.
  • Background or interest in working with AI is a bonus qualification.
  • Open-source contributions to design systems or UI libraries are a bonus qualification.
  • Being an active Replit user and passionate about accessible software creation is a bonus qualification.

Benefits

  • Full-time employee role with competitive salary and equity.
  • 401(k) program with a 4% match.
  • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave.
  • Commuter benefits and a monthly wellness stipend.
  • Autonomous work environment and in-office setup reimbursement.
  • Flexible time off and holidays.
  • Quarterly team gatherings and in-office amenities.
  • Hybrid work arrangement based in the Foster City, California office, with in-office work required Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

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About Replit

201-500 employees

Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language. With millions of users worldwide and over 500,000 business users, Replit is democratizing software development by removing traditional barriers to application creation.