Design Engineer

Antimetal•New York, NY

12d•$200,000 - $400,000•Onsite

About The Position

We’re looking for a design engineer to take ideas from rough sketches to production. You’ll play a key role in shaping entirely new interaction paradigms for understanding and controlling infrastructure. You’ll own the look, feel, and experience of Antimetal across our entire platform. About Antimetal Antimetal is building the future of infrastructure management. We're starting by creating a platform that investigates, resolves, and prevents issues—giving engineers their time back to focus on what they do best: building great products.

Requirements

Experience working as a Design Engineer, frontend engineer with strong design skills, or designer with strong engineering skills
Highly proficient in React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind, with a strong grasp of modern frontend architecture, state management patterns, and performance optimization.
Strong visual and interaction instincts—you care deeply about detail, motion, and making interfaces feel precise, responsive, and intentional.
A fast, flexible prototyper who is equally comfortable exploring ideas in Figma, code, or AI tools, depending on what gets you to signal fastest.
Hands-on with CSS animation, transitions, and layout techniques—skilled at crafting interfaces that move and respond with clarity and intent.
A strong portfolio showcasing high-quality front-end development work.
Comfortable in a fast-moving startup environment. You are quick to iterate, test ideas, and push toward outcomes.

Nice To Haves

GSAP
R3F, Three.js, WebGL
Infrastructure knowledge

Responsibilities

Own the design system across Figma and code (React, Tailwind), keeping it robust and scalable.
Ship pixel‑perfect interfaces with CSS.
Take ideas from rough sketches to production-ready by partnering with design and engineering.
Raise the bar on front‑end architecture and best practices.
Define new interaction patterns for AI‑driven tools.