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# Design Engineer

- **Company:** OBSCURA, INC.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Design Patterns, TypeScript, ReactJS, Swiftui
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/auth/login?destination=/job/senior-design-engineer/11235467

## About the Role

* 4+ years of relevant experience working with product and engineering teams
 * Mastery of relevant design tools (e.g. Figma, Sketch, Rive, etc.)
 * Mastery of frontend programming in React and vanilla HTML/CSS/JS
 * A portfolio that shows work you were directly responsible for designing and developing
 * Proven ability to thrive and excel in remote teams
 * You can take ambiguous problem spaces and shape them into clear and elegant solutions
 * Deep care and attention to user feedback to arrive at well-crafted solutions
 * Discriminatingly borrow from existing design patterns or rethink them where appropriate for the problem at hand
 * The ability to learn new skills and rapidly iterate to drive product initiatives forward
 * A desire to strive for excellence in your work until all details are attended to
 * The ability to explain your work, process, and decisions and proactively seek feedback to help you produce your best work
 * You surface pivotal decisions and requirements early and proactively coordinate with team members

Nice to haves

 * Experience with privacy-tech products
 * You have worked with Astro, React, Typescript, SwiftUI
 * You have worked at a startup
 * Personal interest in advancing digital privacy

## Description

* Managing and prioritizing your workload across multiple focus areas and projects
 * Contributing to the strategy, planning, and execution of the product roadmap
 * Considering all parts when crafting experiences: from copy to animation to business impact


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