Design Engineer

Profound is on a mission to help companies understand and control their AI presence. As a Design Engineer, you will work between design and engineering by shipping high-quality, highly polished experiences across our product and marketing surfaces. Responsibilities: Build and ship polished, production-quality UI across our core product or marketing site; Partner with product designers, product managers, and engineers to translate intent into precise, high-fidelity implementations; Craft UI details including layouts, typography, responsiveness, motion, and micro-interactions using Tailwind CSS; Contribute occasionally to the marketing site and logged-out experiences while maintaining the same bar for quality and performance; Contribute to shared UI foundations including components, patterns, and design tokens; Work across the stack using React, Next.js, and TypeScript to deliver fast, reliable interfaces; Optimize for performance, accessibility, and maintainability without compromising on design; Raise the bar for frontend craft through code reviews, critiques, and shared standards Qualifications: Strong experience with React, Next.js, Tailwind, and TypeScript in production environments; Exceptional CSS skills with a proven ability to build pixel-perfect, resilient user interfaces; Strong eye for design and interaction with taste you can both defend and implement; Comfortable owning work end to end from early exploration through shipped code; Experience working closely with designers and engineers in fast-moving product teams; Portfolio that demonstrates high-craft frontend or design engineering work; Thrive in a startup environment that values speed, iteration, and quality; Enjoy experimenting and working on side projects to stay current with leading edge technologies; Strong product thinking and builder mindset, comfortable working across design, product, and engineering to ship work; Can just do things Required Skills: React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, CSS, UI Design, Frontend Development, Accessibility, Performance Optimization, Product Thinking, Builder Mindset