Design Engineer

Browserbase•San Francisco, CA

41d•Onsite

About The Position

Browserbase is seeking a Design Engineer to architect the interfaces and surfaces that developers interact with daily on their platform. This role combines creative design thinking with front-end engineering expertise. The Design Engineer will collaborate with engineering, product, and design teams to define the look and feel of a category-defining developer platform. Browserbase is a fast-growing, Series B startup backed by prominent investors, focused on enabling AI tools to interact with the web.

Requirements

5+ years of product design experience at a high-growth startup.
A portfolio demonstrating strong systems thinking and end-to-end ownership, from IA to visual detail.
Strong prototyping fluency across interaction, visual detail, and motion.
A track record of building internal tooling or systems that leveled up the teams around you.
Exceptional sense of visual craft with deep attention to typography, hierarchy, and UI.
Low-ego, high-ownership mindset with a track record of shipping in tight collaboration with engineering.
Enjoy collaborating with a small, ambitious team in a fast-paced environment.
Excited to work 4 days a week in our San Francisco HQ (or open to relocating).

Nice To Haves

Experience designing for developer tools, infrastructure products, or technical platforms.
Front-end fluency with React, Next.js, or Tailwind to prototype directly in code.
Founder or early-stage operator experience.

Responsibilities

Design and ship product experiences, leading design across the platform product with two other design engineers.
Build responsive, accessible, and interactive product experiences using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS.
Work in Figma and code to translate visual concepts into high-quality, interactive experiences and prototypes.
Elevate craft and consistency by shipping visible, tasteful work that positions Browserbase as top-of-class.
Establish and maintain a reusable design system of components and patterns that scale with the team.
Collaborate with designers, engineers, growth, and product leads to own projects from concept to launch.