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Design engineer (US) in USA

  • Chicago, IL

Responsibilities

  • Own, maintain, and improve the Writer Design System for human and AI-agent developers.
  • Design and build production-quality UI components and features from initial sketches through shipment.
  • Deliver polished frontend work including micro-interactions, animation, accessibility improvements, and brand moments.
  • Architect new design-system primitives and keep Figma, Markdown skills, Storybook, documentation, examples, and libraries synchronized.
  • Shape design-to-code workflows and research tools and practices that improve productivity across the EPD organization.
  • Partner with designers, product managers, and engineering leads to measure system adoption, close gaps, and uphold design-system standards.

Requirements

  • 4–8+ years of experience building production frontends with TypeScript and React.
  • Experience owning a system, platform, or product surface end-to-end rather than only individual features.
  • Strong knowledge of animation principles including easing curves, choreography, anticipation, follow-through, interruptibility, and perceived performance.
  • Expert-level Figma proficiency with auto-layout, variants, variables, and Code Connect.
  • Proficiency with Framer Motion, GSAP, and Lottie for web-based animation.
  • A portfolio, side projects, GitHub work, or production examples demonstrating systems-level frontend and design-engineering work.
  • Experience driving adoption of a design system or shared platform across an engineering organization and influencing technical or design direction.
  • Experience with AI product surfaces including tool-call UIs, streaming responses, agent state, and dynamic UI rendering.
  • Commitment to WRITER’s values of Connect, Challenge, and Own.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work based out of WRITER hubs in San Francisco, Chicago, Austin, New York City, Seattle, or London.
  • Generous paid time off and company holidays.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families.
  • Sixteen weeks of paid parental leave for all parents.
  • Fertility and family planning support.
  • Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri.
  • Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options.
  • Health savings account with company contribution for eligible plans.
  • Annual wellness and learning-and-development stipends.
  • Company-wide and team off-sites.
  • Company stock options and 401(k).

Salary: $129k - $234k/yr

WRITER

WRITER delivers compelling, high‑quality content that drives engagement and amplifies brand voices across digital platforms. Our team blends strategic insight with creative storytelling to craft copy that resonates, converts, and stands out in a crowded marketplace. By partnering closely with cli...

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