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# Design Engineer

- **Company:** Browserbase Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Programming Tools, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, ReactJS, Figma, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** July 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5e612cb691d62d27

## About the Role

* 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.

 * You enjoy collaborating with a small, ambitious team in a fast-paced environment.
 * You're excited to work 4 days a week in our San Francisco HQ (or open to relocating).

Bonus Points

 * 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.

## Description

We are excited to hire a Design Engineer to architect the surfaces and interfaces that our developers touch every day. This is a hands-on, high-impact role that blends creative design thinking with front-end engineering.

You'll partner closely with engineering, product, and our growing design team to define how a category-defining developer platform should look and feel.

What you'll do

 * Design and ship product experiences. Lead design across our platform product with two other design engineers
 * Build with modern tools: Develop responsive, accessible, and interactive product experiences using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS.
 * Bridge design & code: Work in Figma and code to translate visual concepts into high-quality, interactive experiences and prototypes.
 * Elevate quality: Raise the bar on craft and consistency, shipping visible, tasteful work that makes Browserbase feel top-of-class.
 * Shape systems: Establish and maintain a reusable design system of components and patterns that scale with the team.
 * Collaborate deeply: Partner with designers, engineers, growth, and product leads to own projects from concept to launch.


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