Design Engineer

Aaru•New York, NY

24d•Onsite

About The Position

Aaru is a predictive intelligence company that uses AI agents to simulate and predict human behavior at scale. Its partners use these simulations to refine strategic positioning, understand high-value audiences, validate concepts and messaging, optimize pricing, and build customer understanding. Aaru is a small, dedicated, mission-driven team that values ownership, trust, urgency, intellectual honesty, curiosity, and demonstrable impact. The Design Team designs, builds, and evolves experiences across Aaru’s surfaces. The Design Engineer works with Product and Brand Designers, Platform Engineers, and Product Managers to bring those experiences to life in code. This role is based in New York City and is in person five days per week. Candidates are expected to live in the New York City metropolitan area or be open to relocation.

Requirements

Have shipped products in close partnership with designers and software engineers.
Be able to read and write front-end code, with strong interaction and visual design judgment.
Be able to explain design and engineering tradeoffs to Product Managers.
Thrive in ambiguous and novel technical domains.
Ship quickly and know when to slow down for polish.
Communicate clearly in writing and in person.
Have the courage to push back and the humility to change your mind.
Be located within the New York City metropolitan area or be open to relocation.

Nice To Haves

Have built a design system for a platform or developer product.
Have shipped 0→1 product surfaces in partnership with design, engineering, and product.
Have brought a brand system into a working product experience.

Responsibilities

Explore and refine product experiences in code with Product Designers.
Bring Aaru’s visual identity to life with Brand Designers.
Partner with Platform Engineers to ship polished, maintainable product experiences.
Shape solutions with Product Managers around user needs, priorities, and technical constraints.
Advance the shared design system so designers and engineers can ship better work faster.