Senior Design Engineer

Job description

WHAT YOU’LL DO - Take ownership of complex frontend features end-to-end - from scoping and architecture to polished, high-quality delivery - Push the boundaries of what’s possible with modern frontend technologies and build pixel-perfect, visually refined UI that matches design specs down to the smallest detail - Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Backend teams to translate ideas into elegant, performant user interfaces, ensuring a world-class user experience - Maintain high standards for code quality, accessibility, and performance through thoughtful reviews, testing, and best practices - Contribute to evolving our frontend architecture, component library, and design system to support rapid iteration at scale WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR: - 5+ years of professional frontend engineering experience, ideally in fast-paced startup or high-growth environments - Deep expertise in TypeScript, React, and modern frontend tooling - with a proven track record of shipping high-quality user-facing products - Experience contributing to, maintaining or building a shared component library or design system - A strong portfolio or GitHub showcasing frontend development expertise - Strong CSS knowledge, professional experience with TailwindCSS and semantic HTML - Exceptional attention to visual detail and a strong eye for design - capable of translating Figma designs into flawless, pixel-perfect interfaces - Strong communication skills and a high sense of ownership - able to operate with autonomy while staying aligned with team goals - Some markers of excellence, which could also be non-work related, like having a high FIDE rating - Genuinely kind, collaborative and hard-working people who make the team better through empathy and openness TECH STACK - Languages: TypeScript, CSS - Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS, Firebase/Firestore BONUS POINTS - Background working on AI products, complex data-heavy UIs, or real-time applications - Familiarity with technologies like Firebase/Firestore and shaping efficient frontend–backend interfaces - Strong architectural ability to design clean, scalable frontend systems - Academic background in Computer Science or a related technical field WHAT WE OFFER - Exciting and challenging work with real impact and ownership at one of Europe’s fastest-growing Series A startups - Regular team events and off-sites - Aggressive equity compensation package - Paid Dinner & Uber home when working late - The most beautiful office space and work environment in Berlin