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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Design Engineer - **Company:** Retell AI, Inc - **Location:** Redwood City, CA, United States - **Salary:** $180,000.0 - $300,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** HTML, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Software as a Service, Concurrent Versions System (Software), Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Design of User Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, TypeScript, ReactJS, Pixel Perfect, Material UI, Figma, Front End Software Development, Api Design - **Published:** August 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/design-engineer-redwood-city-ca--595c79b4-e1fa-4499-ba7c-94a6710473bf ## About the Role * You have built or significantly contributed to a design system at a real product * You are fluent in Figma and know how to maintain a component library at scale * You write clean React + TypeScript and care about component API design * You actively use Cursor, Claude Code, or similar tools and have clear opinions on how to get good output * You prototype in code rather than waiting for pixel-perfect specs * You notice when spacing is off and can't leave it alone * Designers and engineers both love working with you * You thrive in fast-moving products where specs evolve mid-build WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Must have * Strong Figma skills: component library, variables, auto layout * Solid frontend: HTML, CSS, React, TypeScript * Experience building and maintaining UI component libraries * Design systems knowledge: tokens, spacing, visual consistency at scale * Active use of AI coding tools with clear opinions on where they help and where they don't * Has shipped real components to production products Nice to have * Experience with Storybook * Motion and interaction design sensibility * Familiarity with accessibility standards * Background at a design-forward SaaS company * Interest in mentoring others on AI-native workflows, Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agents, Automation, Benchmarking, Bridge Building, Call Centers, Civil Engineering, Concurrent Versions System (CVS), Cross-Functional, Customer Experience, Customer Relations, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Funding, High Tech Industry, Logistics, Product Design, Prototyping, Quality Assurance, Reporting Dashboards, Sales Support, Software as a Service (SaaS), Systems Maintenance, Technical Recruiting, Technical/Engineering Design, User Interface Design, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX) ## Description * Work AI-first: use Cursor and Claude Code as your starting point for component work, with your own judgment refining quality * Build and own the Retell design system: component library, Storybook, design tokens, and Figma variables * Prototype in React and TypeScript and test with real users before full systemization * Translate Figma designs into production-grade components with pixel-level accuracy * Own design-code parity across Retell's core product: dashboard, agent config, CRM views * Review frontend PRs for visual quality, not just functionality * Document and share AI-native prompts and workflows with the design and engineering team * Partner with the product designer to evolve the visual language as the product scales, * Stage 2: Hiring manager experience screening + portfolio review (45 min) * Stage 3: Live technical exercise, component build and walkthrough (60 min) * Stage 4: Final onsite with cross-functional team (2 hours) ## Related Videos - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! 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