Design Engineer

AI overview

Collaborate with top AI labs to build user-friendly interfaces for frontier AI systems using React, Shadcn, and Tailwind, while maintaining design standards and accessibility.

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Role Overview

At G2i, we don’t just hire for AI — we build with it. We’re partnering with top AI labs and technical founders to create the tools, dashboards, and environments that sit on the front line of artificial intelligence development.

As a Design Engineer, you’ll turn the complexity of frontier AI systems into experiences people can actually use — clean, fast, and designed for engineers. Using React, Shadcn, and Tailwind, you’ll build interfaces that define how humans and AI interact.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and document UI components using React, Shadcn, and Tailwind CSS.

  • Collaborate with designers to translate Figma files into pixel-perfect code.

  • Implement and maintain design systems in Storybook and Chromatic.

  • Ensure accessibility, performance, and responsive design.

  • Contribute to front-end standards across internal and client projects.

Ideal Qualifications

  • 5+ years of front-end and design experience; or design engineering experience.

  • Recent startup experience — you move quickly and iterate fast.

  • Mastery of React, Shadcn, and Tailwind CSS.

  • Experience building design systems and UI libraries.

  • Solid understanding of accessibility and component-driven architecture.

Compensation & Terms

  • 50 - 150USD/hr, based on experience and location.

  • Contract or full-time roles available.

Application Process

  1. Resume submission.

  2. Technical challenge.

  3. Behavioral test.

  4. G2i interview.

  5. Offer.

About G2i

G2i helps startups hire senior engineers faster and smarter through video-based technical evaluation. We’ve placed thousands of developers worldwide since 2016 and built a community rooted in Quality, Urgency, and Agility.

Salary
$50 – $150 per hour
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