Design Engineer
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Before you apply
SalaryNo pay range posted
LocationSan Francisco, CA
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SeniorityMid
Experience3+ yrs
Company size11–50 people
First seenSep 16, 2026 · 1mo ago
Verified live16h ago
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3+ years of professional experience in product design, front-end engineering, or design engineering
Strong product judgment and attention to visual and interaction details
Comfortable moving between design tools and production front-end code
Experience with React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS
Able to simplify technical workflows without hiding important details
A portfolio that shows both product thinking and implementation work
Comfortable working closely with a small team and changing priorities
Experience designing developer tools, API products, or data products
Experience with motion, data visualization, or information design
Built and shipped your own products
Open source contributions
Skills
React
Next.js
TypeScript
HTML
CSS
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Design Engineer
San Francisco, CA
The role
We’re hiring a design engineer to design and build Orthogonal’s product. You’ll work across product design and front-end engineering, taking ideas from early flows and prototypes through production React. You’ll work directly with the founders and users. This is a full-time, in-person role in San Francisco.
What you’ll do
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Design clear workflows for developers using Orthogonal’s dashboard, SDK, MCP, and CLI
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Turn designs into production interfaces with Next.js, React, and TypeScript
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Build and maintain a consistent design system
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Prototype ideas and test them with users
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Improve accessibility, responsiveness, and interaction details across the product
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Work with engineering to define and ship product changes
Who you are
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3+ years of professional experience in product design, front-end engineering, or design engineering
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Strong product judgment and attention to visual and interaction details
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Comfortable moving between design tools and production front-end code
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Experience with React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS
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Able to simplify technical workflows without hiding important details
•
A portfolio that shows both product thinking and implementation work
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Comfortable working closely with a small team and changing priorities
Nice to have
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Experience designing developer tools, API products, or data products
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Experience with motion, data visualization, or information design
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Built and shipped your own products
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Open source contributions
Details
LocationSan Francisco, CA (in-person)
StageYC W26, Seed
Reports toFounders directly
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