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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Design Engineer - **Company:** Rockstar Games - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $121,000.0 - $161,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer Animation, Adobe Creative Cloud, Cinema 4D, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Video Game Development, Interaction Design, Responsive Web Design, TypeScript, WebGL, Three.js, HLSL, Figma, Front End Software Development - **Published:** July 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/27811716/Design-Engineer-Any-New-York-1214 ## About the Role * 5+ years of experience as a Frontend Engineer, Creative Developer, Design Technologist, or similar role. * Exceptional attention to detail and a demonstrated passion for craft, polish, and creating best-in-class digital experiences. * Advanced working knowledge of CSS - including animations, responsive design, rendering performance, browser capabilities, and modern best practices. * Proven experience crafting sophisticated UI animations and interactive experiences using GSAP or comparable animation libraries. * Strong proficiency with modern design tools, including Figma and Adobe Creative Suite. * Proficiency in React and Typescript. * Demonstrated ability to prototype and communicate ideas through code rather than static mockups alone. * Experience collaborating closely with both designers and engineers throughout the product development lifecycle., * Experience with three.js, and/or 3D content creation tools such as Blender or Cinema 4D. * Familiarity with WebGL, shaders, or other advanced graphics technologies. * Experience optimizing highly interactive content for performance across a variety of devices and platforms. * Professional experience creating motion graphics and animation. * Passionate about video games, film, and entertainment. ## Description * The Rockstar Games Product Design Team creates experiences that help fuel the reach and impact of our brand and deepen players' relationships and engagement with our innovative products. * Our team leads a range of projects that includes (but is not limited to) websites, apps, social, and other digital marketing and engagement experiences. * We grow and evolve the tools, features, and solutions relied upon by teams across the company to achieve business objectives on digital channels. * Our Product Designers work iteratively and collaboratively to create best-in-class digital experiences and product features for a large-scale global audience., * Bridge the gap between Design and Engineering teams to implement, refine, and optimize the interactions, details, and animations that distinguish world-class digital products on web and other media. * Partner with Designers to translate ambitious ideas to code, leveraging your subject-matter expertise to provide feedback, solutions, and creative ideas throughout the design process. * Prototype with code as a design tool, building interactive prototypes that help validate ideas, resolve product questions, and accelerate decision-making. * Work alongside Engineers to translate cutting-edge design concepts into performant product features that carefully balance ambition and fidelity with the needs of scale to a wide global audience. * Contribute reusable interaction patterns, motion systems, and frontend components that raise the quality bar across products. * Champion frontend craft, advocating for best practices in interaction design, animation, accessibility, and performance. * Explore emerging technologies, tools, and techniques to continuously push the boundaries of digital marketing and product experiences. ## Related Videos - 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