Staff / Principal Design Engineer

TL;DR - We're seeking exceptional experienced Design Engineers who combine strong frontend engineering fundamentals with a sharp eye for craft and interaction design. You’ll work closely with both design and engineering to build world-class interfaces that empower the next generation of creators and builders. ## What we’re looking for

• 10+ years of experience, shipping products users genuinely love
• Portfolio demonstrating sophisticated interactions and thoughtful user affordances required (if you don’t have a portfolio - please check out our other roles!)
• Ability to make smart trade-offs between speed and polish, knowing when to ship and when to refine
• Strong fundamental understanding of modern frontend systems - React architecture, state management, performance, accessibility, and scalable UI patterns. If your strengths lean more visual than technical, check out our Product Designer roles instead. - Experience translating scrappy explorations into production-ready experiences
• Strong product sense with an eye for detail, accessibility, and usability

What you’ll do

In one sentence: Own and scale the user-facing experience of Lovable products, turning powerful capabilities into intuitive, magical interfaces. - Design and build world class product experiences

• Drive front-end execution - pioneering new interaction patterns, micro-animations, and delightful details that elevate the entire experience
• Implement features in React/TypeScript with obsessive attention to detail
• Collaborate with backend, ML, design, and product teams to bring complex features to life in a seamless way
• Explore and iterate on visual designs with designers, translating explorations into scalable, web-native implementations
• Build and maintain reusable components that enhance consistency while enabling creativity across the product
• Re-invent how modern teams work