Senior Design Engineer
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 200000 - 250000
Posted on:
17 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Senior Design Engineer
Location: Remote (US preferred)
Reports to: Chief Design Officer
Compensation:
Base: $200000$250000
Equity: 0.25%1%
Stage: Early-stage venture-backed (Lightspeed Ventures)
The Opportunity
Were building a new kind of Multiplayer Operating Systema modern chat-first platform that blends communication creativity and intelligence. At its core this is a social system designed to help people build real friendships on the internet powered by modern LLMs and playful expressive UX.
This is not another productivity tool or generic chat app.
Its a system where interaction design is the product.
Were looking for a Senior Design Engineersomeone who started as a front-end engineer and evolved into a deeply product-obsessed builder with exceptional design taste. You care about how things feel not just how they look. You notice the micro-interactions the pacing the delight. You ship.
This role is roughly 60% design / 40% engineering and sits directly at the intersection of product design and implementation.
What Youll Do
Design and build delightful high-craft user experiences from concept to production
Obsess over interaction details motion feedback and polish
Partner tightly with engineers and designersor operate as one
Rapidly prototype and ship real features (not just mocks)
Use the product daily and proactively surface ideas improvements and experiments
Help define the products taste personality and experiential bar
Contribute to a playful expressive interface that goes beyond clean UI
Participate actively in product discussionsyour voice and POV matter
Who You Are
This role is for someone who:
Started as a front-end engineer and developed strong UX and product instincts over time
Thrives in early-stage environments with messy problems and incomplete specs
Has exceptionally high standards for craft quality and user delight
Is product-obsessed you use an app once and immediately have ideas
Loves building fun mechanics not just functional ones
Is a confident self-starter who pushes work forward without heavy management
Enjoys being embedded with the team and active in the product itself
Non-Negotiables
Strong design taste and craftsmanship
Ability to ship production-quality work (not just Figma files)
Clear point of view on product and UXand the ability to articulate it
Active participation in the product and team (participation value)
Team & Culture
Youll be working alongside a deeply experienced high-bar team with backgrounds from consumer gaming and social platforms including people from companies like Discord Apple Google Twitter and AAA game studios.
We value:
Craft over consensus
Momentum over perfection
Taste curiosity and ownership
Builders who care deeply about what they ship
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Electrical Engineering
- SOC
- PCB
- Warehouse Management
- Warehouse Experience
- CAD
- Creo
- SolidWorks
- Data Mining
- Digital design
- Mechanical Engineering
- Autocad
About Company
Nxt Level is a recruiting agency specializing in high-level technical recruiting in engineering, video games, and executive search.
