Software Engineer, Design

Garage•New York, NY

1d•$150,000 - $250,000

About The Position

Garage is hiring a Software Engineer, Design to build polished, production-quality interfaces across its core products, including a mobile app. The role focuses on delivering clean, smooth, intuitive product experiences for customers buying and selling high-value assets. You will join a small team and work directly with the Co-founder and CTO. You will craft detailed interfaces—including layouts, typography, responsiveness, motion, and micro-interactions—with Tailwind CSS, and contribute to shared UI foundations such as components, patterns, and design tokens. Working across the stack with React, Next.js, and TypeScript, you will build fast, reliable interfaces while optimizing performance, accessibility, and maintainability without compromising design quality. You will also help raise frontend standards through code reviews, critiques, and shared practices.

Requirements

Strong experience with React, Next.js, Tailwind, and TypeScript in production environments.
Exceptional CSS skills and a proven ability to build pixel-perfect, resilient user interfaces.
A portfolio demonstrating high-craft frontend or design engineering work.
A strong eye for design and interaction, with taste that can be defended and implemented.
Comfort working across design, product, and engineering to ship work.
Ability to think in systems rather than tickets.
Strong team communication, willingness to question the status quo, and a drive to become an expert in the relevant space.

Nice To Haves

Startup experience as a technical co-founder or early engineer at a Series A, B, or C startup.
4+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

Build and ship polished, production-quality UI across core products, including a mobile app.
Craft interface details such as layouts, typography, responsiveness, motion, and micro-interactions using Tailwind CSS.
Contribute to shared UI foundations, including components, patterns, and design tokens.
Work across the stack with React, Next.js, and TypeScript to deliver fast, reliable interfaces.
Optimize for performance, accessibility, and maintainability without compromising on design.
Raise the bar for frontend craft through code reviews, critiques, and shared standards.