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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Frontend / Design Engineer - **Company:** Mlabs Ltd - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $265,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Design of User Interfaces, Next.js, TypeScript, Web Applications, Tailwind, ReactJS, Material UI, Web3.js, Front End Software Development - **Published:** May 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b6793c097f23d88a ## About the Role Do you have experience in Web applications?, * Advanced Frontend Craftsmanship: Proven expertise utilizing React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and core modern web fundamentals, paired with a distinct ability to autonomously navigate complex technical challenges (leveraging advanced tooling and AI where appropriate). * Elite Aesthetic Taste: A demonstrable track record of shipping highly polished, visually arresting digital interfaces that set industry-standard visual benchmarks. * Velocity and Execution: An obsessive attention to micro-detail paired with a relentless drive to ship software rapidly; possessing the rare capacity to execute high-fidelity work under tight timeframes. * Web3 Infrastructure Alignment: Deep familiarity with Web3 tech stacks-specifically regarding wallet integrations, cryptographic signing protocols, and on-chain read/write interactions-or an aggressive capacity to establish mastery within two weeks. * Founder Mentality: A preference for broad scope and unstructured environments, with the appetite to manage critical functions extending well beyond a conventional job description. * Geographic Presence: Full-time physical presence at the organization's office headquarters in San Francisco, California. This is an onsite, dedicated collaboration model with no remote or hybrid exceptions., * Prior experience as a founder or foundational early employee at a fast-scaling, venture-backed startup. * Deep, native alignment with consumer-facing crypto protocols, decentralized finance (DeFi), or digital gaming ecosystems. * A robust personal portfolio showcasing creative, complex, or unconventional personal technical projects and engineering experiments. * Definitive, articulate opinions on modern product frameworks and tooling standards (e.g., Linear, Vercel, Arc, or leading interface design paradigms). ## Description We are hiring on behalf of our client, an elite, early-stage consumer technology organization operating at the intersection of Web3, decentralized prediction markets, and interactive gaming. Backed by top-tier venture capital, the team is speedrunning toward substantial scale, deliberately maintaining a lean, highly ambitious operating footprint of under 20 exceptional individuals. They are developing next-generation gamified trading experiences and sophisticated entertainment layers built directly on top of prediction markets, engineering a paradigm shift geared toward mass consumer adoption. The organization is seeking its first dedicated Frontend / Design Engineer to lead the end-to-end execution of how the entire product ecosystem looks, feels, and moves. Operating in a high-intensity, high-ownership environment, this individual will collaborate directly with the Chief Executive Officer to translate complex conceptual ideas into production-ready software within hours. This is an intentional, fast-paced setting designed for a hungry builder who possesses flawless aesthetic taste, world-class engineering discipline, and a strong desire to exercise absolute product ownership without the friction of traditional corporate oversight or design-by-committee hurdles., * Rapid Product Deployment: Ship robust, production-grade user interfaces for web game-like systems, transactional markets, and highly interactive consumer features on a rapid, continuous cadence. * Architecture & Design Systems: Architect, expand, and maintain a highly responsive frontend component library, defining the design systems, motion mechanics, and micro-interactions from concept to completion. * Frictionless Prototyping: Develop high-fidelity prototypes and iterate aggressively across multiple product experiments per week, establishing an environment focused strictly on objective product data and zero ego. * Gamified Mechanics: Construct immersive, ultra-responsive consumer interfaces that transform complex financial and prediction market mechanics into seamless, engaging, and gamified digital experiences. * Founder-Direct Collaboration: Work strictly alongside the founding executive team, effectively removing product managers and design layers to establish a highly streamlined, high-impact product delivery workflow., * Stage 1: Initial Founder Consultation A deep-dive discussion focusing on product vision, culture, and alignment with the first Co-Founder. * Stage 2: Executive Collaboration A strategic exploration regarding operational execution, scale, and technical philosophy with the second Co-Founder. * Stage 3: Final Execution Review A core assessment focusing on advanced technical capabilities, potentially including an interactive work trial or architectural deep-dive with the founding engineering team. ## Related Videos - [Smart Contract fundamentals - My first DApp](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/52-smart-contract-fundamentals-my-first-dapp) - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [GraphQL + Apollo + Next.js: A Lovely Trio](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/311-graphql-apollo-next-js-a-lovely-trio) - [Microfrontends at Scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/236-microfrontends-at-scale) - [But, you're not Facebook](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/378-but-you-re-not-facebook) - [From Zero to Hero: NextJS 13 and Tailwind CSS for Beginners](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/766-from-zero-to-hero-nextjs-13-and-tailwind-css-for-beginners) ## Related Articles - [16 Best Free React UI Libraries in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/148-16-best-free-react-ui-libraries-in-2025) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 133 - Back to Front](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/474-dev-digest-133-back-to-front) - [The Best 7 Frontend Frameworks for Developers in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/400-the-best-7-frontend-frameworks-for-developers-in-2025) - [Dev Digest 113 - Debugging above the cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/422-dev-digest-113-debugging-above-the-cloud)