Design Engineer

About the role

This role focuses on creating and refining the user interfaces for Polymarket's prediction market platform. The Design Engineer will be responsible for building new UI components, implementing animations, and ensuring high performance and best practices in front-end development. This involves a commitment to elevating the overall product experience through detailed and polished execution.

A key part of the position involves owning and evolving the design system. This includes driving consistency, accessibility, and performance across all product surfaces. The Design Engineer will work end-to-end, taking ownership from initial ideation through to implementation and iteration, ensuring the final product aligns with the design vision.

The successful candidate will bridge the gap between design and engineering, partnering closely with both teams to define and implement user experiences. This requires an ability to translate design intent into production reality, with a focus on details and a proactive approach to adopting new web technologies and design trends.

The annual salary for this position ranges from $200,000 to $280,000.

Skills that matter here

• React: This role requires strong proficiency in React for building UI components and interactive elements.
• Next.js: Proficiency in Next.js is necessary for developing and optimizing the platform's front-end.
• TypeScript: TypeScript skills are essential for writing robust and maintainable code for the user interfaces.
• Figma: Experience with Figma is needed to work with design systems and translate design concepts into functional interfaces.

Who this role suits

• A person who thrives on meticulous attention to detail, noticing and addressing subtle imperfections in user interfaces.
• Someone who enjoys taking ownership of projects from concept to completion, influencing both design and technical implementation.
• An individual who is passionate about staying current with emerging web technologies, interaction patterns, and design trends.
• A candidate who values clear communication and collaboration between design and engineering teams.

From the employer

What You'll Do

• Build and prototype.
• Write the code behind new UI components, animations, and interactions that elevate the product experience. Push for best practices in front-end development and performance at every step.
• Own the design system.
• Drive consistency, accessibility, and performance across all of Polymarket's product surfaces by contributing to and evolving our design system.
• Work end-to-end.
• Take ownership across the full product lifecycle, from early ideation through implementation and iteration, with a strong point of view at every stage.
• Bridge design and engineering.
• Partner tightly with designers and engineers to define and implement experiences where the final product actually matches the vision and sometimes exceeds it.
• Stay ahead.
• Keep up with emerging web technologies, interaction patterns, and design trends, and bring the best of what you find back to Polymarket.

What We're Looking For

• 2+ years of professional experience in design engineering, front-end development, or a hybrid role that spans both.
• Strong proficiency in React, Next.js, and TypeScript, with a focus on interactions, animation, performance, and polish.
• Deep understanding of design principles: typography, layout, color, and visual hierarchy.
• Experience working with Figma, design tokens, and design systems to close the gap between design intent and production reality.
• An eye for detail that borders on obsessive. You notice things other people miss and you care about fixing them.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate design and technical decisions clearly.
• A genuine passion for markets, truth, and freedom of speech.
• (Plus) Understanding of DeFi and financial markets, a willingness to develop that understanding is a must.

Benefits

• Competitive salary & equity.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Full Health, Vision, & Dental coverage.
• 401k match.
• Hardware setup: new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories.