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Design Engineer

TypefacePalo Alto, CA, US
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Design Engineer

Typeface is on a mission to help everyone express their unique imagination. We believe technology is a creative partner that empowers any company to tell their unique stories faster and easier than ever before. Generative AI platforms represent a major breakthrough to create content at tremendous speed and scale. For enterprises to successfully leverage their potential, they need to include their unique voice and style and ensure responsible AI practices. We unite content velocity with brand personalization and safety, so that every company can achieve its creative potential. We are looking for passionate individuals who want to help build a fast-growing GenAI company from the ground up.

We are currently seeking a Design Engineer to join the Design team at Typeface!

Core Responsibilities :

  • Work in between the design team and the front-end team to craft new high-quality user experiences. You'll help bridge some of the gaps between what the design team envisions and what gets shipped into our product with a strong focused on the details to make our user experience A+ and delight our customers.
  • Help validate or discard hypotheses by testing new designs and concepts with high-fidelity prototypes
  • Help set up and maintain our design system working with our design and front-end team.
  • Present work to peers, product teams and executive leadership / stakeholder.
  • Conceive, prototype, and iterate on new high-quality user experiences.
  • Quickly bring new ideas to life through functional UI's and prototypes.
  • Help drive the design process with engineering teams to ship these new products to users.

Minimum Qualifications :

  • You're passionate (almost obsessive) about your craft and sweat the details until what you ship is A+, delighting our customers.
  • You're self-reliant and can independently drive a project working closely with your XFN partners.
  • You're adaptable and able to comfortably context-switch between multiple projects.
  • Great design eye and taste.
  • Solid understanding and knowledge of some design principles and on how to build experiences that span mobile and desktop browsers and native platforms.
  • Solid understanding and knowledge of motion design, and you don't shy away from using it to build delightful user experiences.
  • BS / BA in a technical field such as CS or equivalent years of experience.
  • 3+ years of software engineering experience (HTML / CSS, Javascript and all the recent technologies) shipping software products.
  • 3+ years of experience shipping software products.
  • Experience in developing and designing high-quality user experiences for responsive web products.
  • Experience in full lifecycle of design and development.
  • Experience with front-end technologies and prototyping tools, including Figma, PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, React Native, NodeJS).
  • A solid portfolio of things you've designed and / or built across a range of platforms, including native and web-based application.

    • Preferred Qualifications :

  • You're also a world class designer.
  • You're also great at motion design.
  • Prior experience working in a start-up environment.
  • Prior experience working in the Gen AI space.

    • Base Salary

    The salary range for this role is $125,000-$225,000.

    Benefits for Full-time Employees :

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for all employees
  • Competitive salary and equity compensation
  • Flexible PTO
  • Parental Leave
  • Hybrid schedule with company provided lunch when in office
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Work with a fast-growing startup and be a part of an exciting journey

    • Equality Opportunity Statement

    Typeface is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

    Diversity & Inclusion Statement

    At Typeface, we embrace everyone and believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We are committed to creating a workplace that is welcoming and inclusive for all employees, regardless of their background or identity. We value diversity in all its forms and strive to cultivate a culture where all employees can bring their best selves to work.

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