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# Design Engineer (UI design, React, AI-first role, NOT DEV ROLE) - Fulltime - Overlap EST -

- **Company:** Arc Full-time
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Design of User Interfaces, Interaction Design, Next.js, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Tailwind, ReactJS, Pixel Perfect, Build Management, Production Code, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** June 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/details/design-engineer-ui-design-react-ai-first-role-not-dev-role-fulltime-overlap-est-oz08tca7b6

## About the Role

Strong portfolio of products you personally designed and implemented end to end
Strong design taste and exceptional attention to UI quality and detail
Experience building polished consumer-facing products
Strong understanding of animations, micro-interactions, and frontend polish
Experience shipping live production applications
Ability to work autonomously with minimal onboarding
Daily fluency using AI-assisted development tools
Excellent written and verbal English communication

## Description

They are looking for a Design Engineer - a hybrid profile who can both design and build highly polished, pixel-perfect frontend experiences.

This is not a traditional software engineering role and not a pure design role. We are specifically looking for someone who owns the full interface experience end to end: design, frontend implementation, motion, micro-interactions, copy, and overall product polish.

Your work will be judged by what you ship, not by coding tests.

Important: This is not a standard developer role. Candidates with purely software engineering backgrounds without strong design ownership are unlikely to be a fit.

Responsibilities

End-to-End Interface Ownership

 * Own screens from design through shipped production code
 * Design layouts, hierarchy, spacing, and visual structure
 * Build polished, premium, consumer-facing product experiences

Frontend Implementation

Implement production-ready frontend experiences
Ship pixel-perfect user-facing interfaces
Connect frontend experiences to real product behavior and data

Motion & Interaction Design

Build animations and micro-interactions
Design smooth transitions, hover states, loading states, error states, and interaction feedback

Product Craft

Maintain a very high bar for aesthetic quality and interface polish
Obsess over typography, spacing, consistency, alignment, and small details
Refine interface copy so the product feels cohesive and intentional

AI-Native Execution

Use AI coding tools fluently to ship quickly
Work independently while managing multiple parallel workstreams

Required Skills

React
Next.js
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
Framer Motion
JavaScript
Modern CSS architecture
Production frontend development


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