Founding Design Engineer
CXS HIKINEX, INC.
San Francisco, CA, United States
2 days ago
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Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience required
1 year minimum
Compensation
$150,000.0 - $250,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
Tech stack
Adobe InDesign
Artificial Intelligence
Software as a Service
Programming Tools
Human-Computer Interaction
Next.js
System Software
TypeScript
Tailwind
ReactJS
B2b Software
Build Management
+3 more
Material UI
Figma
Front End Software Development
Job description
- Own product design and frontend implementation from concept to production.
- Design and build production-ready interfaces using React and TypeScript.
- Establish the company’s design language, design system, and UX patterns.
- Collaborate closely with founders to build intuitive experiences for complex technical workflows.
- Design for enterprise B2B software, platform products, and AI-powered user experiences.
Requirements
- 1 - 5 years of experience in design, recent experience shipping frontend code in React/TypeScript
- Experience at a venture- backed early- stage startup or fast- paced high- growth company
- Has a self- driven project with real users (portfolio, side project, or startup)
- Experience at an early-stage startup or other fast-paced environment.
- Experience designing technical products such as developer tools, enterprise SaaS, infrastructure, platform software, or AI products.
- Self-starter who thrives in an ownership-driven environment with minimal direction.
- Design/Arts/CS degree
Skills Tech stack React, TypeScript, Figma, Tailwind CSS PLUS
- Next.js
- Figma
- Experience with design systems and component libraries.
- Familiarity with AI, agentic workflows, or Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) principles.
Benefits & conditions
The company can support:
- H-1B transfers
- O-1 visas
- TN visas
- J-1 visas Please note that new H-1B sponsorship is not available.
Why Join?
- Be the first Design Engineer and help define the product from the ground up.
- Own both design and implementation without traditional design handoffs.
- Work directly with an experienced founding team in a collaborative, high-impact environment.
- Receive competitive compensation and meaningful equity while helping build a category-defining AI product.
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