
Staff Design Engineer
The San Francisco Compute Company2 months ago
Base Salary
$300k - $350k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and build high-fidelity, polished product interfaces
- Improve frontend craft, interaction design, motion, visual detail, and performance under real usage
- Partner with product and engineering to turn rough ideas into shippable experiences
- Make architectural decisions for frontend systems that scale with the product
- Mentor engineers on design sensibility and frontend craft
- Develop broader product ownership by understanding customer needs, business context, and end-to-end delivery
Requirements
- Strong design instincts and a preference for building interfaces rather than only specifying them
- Strong opinions about product quality and the ability to identify specific product improvements
- Experience shipping complex frontend components involving technical or experiential complexity
- Deep expertise in a modern JavaScript framework such as React, Vue, Svelte, or SolidJS
- Track record of shipping interfaces with strong visual and interaction craft
- Staff+ ability to operate autonomously and make sound judgment calls with limited direction
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity grant
- Visa sponsorships and work permits
- 401(k) matching up to 4%
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% of premiums covered for employees and dependents
- Unlimited paid time off and 10+ observed holidays
- Paid parental leave for biological, adoptive, and foster parents
- Daily lunch
- Unlimited office book budget