Senior Design Engineer
External€100K–€150K/yrFull-timeOn-site8mo ago
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Responsibilities
- Take ownership of complex frontend features end-to-end - from scoping and architecture to polished, high-quality delivery
- Push the boundaries of what's possible with modern frontend technologies and build pixel-perfect, visually refined UI that matches design specs down to the smallest detail
- Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Backend teams to translate ideas into elegant, performant user interfaces, ensuring a world-class user experience
- Maintain high standards for code quality, accessibility, and performance through thoughtful reviews, testing, and best practices
- Contribute to evolving our frontend architecture, component library, and design system to support rapid iteration at scale
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional frontend engineering experience, ideally in fast-paced startup or high-growth environments
- Deep expertise in TypeScript , React , and modern frontend tooling - with a proven track record of shipping high-quality user-facing products
- Experience contributing to, maintaining or building a shared component library or design system
- A strong portfolio or GitHub showcasing frontend development expertise
- Strong CSS knowledge, professional experience with TailwindCSS and semantic HTML
- Exceptional attention to visual detail and a strong eye for design - capable of translating Figma designs into flawless, pixel-perfect interfaces
- Strong communication skills and a high sense of ownership - able to operate with autonomy while staying aligned with team goals
- Some markers of excellence, which could also be non-work related, like having a high FIDE rating
- Genuinely kind, collaborative and hard-working people who make the team better through empathy and openness
- Tech Stack
- Languages: TypeScript, CSS
- Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS, Firebase/Firestore
- Bonus Points
- Background working on AI products, complex data-heavy UIs, or real-time applications
- Familiarity with technologies like Firebase/Firestore and shaping efficient frontend-backend interfaces
- Strong architectural ability to design clean, scalable frontend systems
- Academic background in Computer Science or a related technical field
Benefits
Exciting and challenging work with real impact and ownership at one of Europe's fastest-growing Series A startupsRegular team events and off-sitesAggressive equity compensation packagePaid Dinner & Uber home when working lateThe most beautiful office space and work environment in BerlinEquity / stock optionsPerformance bonus
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