UX/UI Design Engineer

EliseAI • New York, NY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

We’re hiring our first dedicated Frontend / Design Engineer to own the end-to-end user experience across our core products and marketing site. In this role, you’ll operate at the intersection of design and engineering, establishing and implementing the design system, shaping the visual language of the platform, and rebuilding key interfaces to drive greater consistency, clarity, and usability.

Requirements

• 2+ years of Javascript, Typescript, and React experience
• Startup mindset with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and pragmatism
• Experience in a fast-paced and frequent code deployment environment
• Strong understanding of interaction patterns, responsive layout systems, accessibility, usability principles, and visual design best practices
• Proficient in Figma
• Up-to-date on modern tools and developer workflows (Cursor, Vercel, etc.)
• Ability to solve complex problems independently with minimal guidance
• Willingness to work in person at our office 4-5 days a week

Nice To Haves

• Experience with advanced web animations and complex visual effects (three.js, webGL, anime.js, GSAP, etc.)
• Experience with mobile design systems

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with design, product, and engineering to develop, maintain, and evolve our design system, ensuring aesthetic cohesion and a scalable front-end architecture
• Collaborate with PMs and engineers to align on requirements, feasibility, and sequencing, helping shape how features are built from concept through launch
• Document patterns, promote consistency, and drive adoption of shared systems across teams
• Own and define our process and approach to frontend development as the first design engineer, acting as a bridge between design intent and production code
• Translate Figma designs into pixel-perfect, accessible, and performant interfaces with a focus on visual consistency and high-quality user experience
• Design and implement thoughtful UI interactions and micro-interactions that enhance clarity, feedback, and usability across the product
• Bring high-quality interaction patterns to life, including transitions, states, and responsive behaviors that make the interface feel polished and intuitive
• Work closely with engineering to ensure components ship with the intended fidelity, reducing visual regressions and post-launch polish work
• Refactor existing surfaces to implement the design system, improve usability, and unify the visual language across the product and marketing site
• Attract top-tier talent to join our driven team
• Move at rocket speed, build something massive. We’re scaling fast, solving real client problems with precision and ambition. Here, you own your impact; full autonomy, no micromanagement, no fluff. We hire the best, expect the best, and give you the masterclass of your career. It’s hard, it’s intense, and it’s the most rewarding work you’ll ever do. If you’re hungry, driven, and ready to build something massive, climb aboard.

Benefits

• Equity in the company
• Medical, Dental and Vision premiums covered at 100%
• Fully paid parental leave
• Commuter benefits
• 401k benefits
• Fitness & home services stipend to cover part of your expenses so you can focus on what matters
• A collaborative in-office environment with an open floor plan, fully stocked kitchen, and all meals covered in the office
• Unlimited vacation and paid holidays
• We'll cover relocation packages and make the move exciting, not painful!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees