Director of Design Engineering

Hatch IT

Job Location:

Somerville, NJ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

hatch I.T. is partnering with Babel Street to find a Director of Design Engineering.Please see details below:

About the Role

Babel Street is building mission-ready intelligence applications that help analysts move from signal to insight faster with higher trust. As the Director of Design Engineering you will own theend-to-end product experiencekey workflowsdesigning intuitive interfaces andshipping production-grade front-end codethat integrates AI directly into the user journey.

This is a builder role: you will pairhuman-centered designwith strong front-end engineering to deliver experiences that feel simple fast and trustworthyeven when the underlying systems (data fusion entity resolution AI agents multimodal analytics) are tightly with Product Platform and AI teams to operationalize AI in the UI withguardrails transparency and human-machine teaming.

This is a hybrid role working out of either their Reston VA or their Somerville MA office.

About the Company

Babel Street is the trusted technology partner for the worlds most advanced identity intelligence and risk operations. They deliver advanced AI and data analytics solutions providing unmatched analysis-ready data regardless of language proactive risk identification 360-degree insights high-speed automation and seamless integration into existing systems. Babel Street empowers government and commercial organizations to transform high-stakes identity and risk operations into a strategic advantage. The actionable insights we deliver safeguard lives and protect critical assets around the world.Babel Street is headquartered inReston Virginia withregionaloffices in BostonMAand Cleveland OH andinternationaloffices inAustralia Canada Israel Japan and the U.K.

What you will do:

Own the AI-first user experience for intelligence workflows

Design and implement workflows where AI meaningfully reduces cognitive load (e.g. investigation setup triage summarization entity linking report generation alert review).

Build AI-in-the-flow patterns: inline suggestions copilots agent task panels explainable recommendations smart defaults and guided wizardswithout turning the product into a chat box.

Define interaction patterns for agentic experiences (tasking progress tool calls approvals undo/redo auditability and fail-safe fallbacks).

Human-Centered Design (HCD) with real users and real constraints

Conduct lightweight user research (interviews usability tests workflow observation) and translate insights into journey maps task flows wireframes prototypes and shipped UI.

Partner with Product to clarify user problems success criteria and tradeoffsthen execute quickly and iteratively.

Ensure the UX supports novice-to-expert progression (discoverability fornew usersspeedand power features for experts).

Build and ship high-quality front-end software

Implement designs in a modern front-end stack (typicallyReact TypeScript) delivering clean testable accessible performant UI.

Build reusable components and patterns; contribute to (or lead) a design system using tools likeFigma Storybook.

Instrument experiences with analytics/telemetry to measure adoption workflow success and time-to-insight improvements.

Trust safety and transparency in AI experiences

Design for evidence-first outputs: citations sources confidence indicators what-changed diffs and clear user controls.

Implement guardrails in the UI: policy-aware interactions redaction/PII-aware patterns (where applicable) and safe failure modes.

Close the loop with feedback: capture user ratings corrections and outcomes to improve models and workflows over time.

Cross-functional execution and leadership

Work daily with Product AI/ML and Backend teams to define API contracts data needs latency targets and UX acceptance criteria.

Raise the bar on craft: advocate for coherent UX consistent patterns and high-quality deliverywhile keeping momentum and pragmatism.

Mentor others informally through design critiques code reviews and clear communication.

What you will bring:

10 years of experience deliveringUX/UI design front-end engineeringfor modern web applications (or equivalent depth).

Strong portfoliodemonstratingshipped product work(not just concepts)including complex workflows and/or data-rich applications.

Proficiencybuilding production UIs withReact and TypeScript(or comparable modern framework experience).

Fluency in HCD methods: user interviews task analysis prototyping usability testing and iterative delivery.

Strong product instincts: can translate ambiguity into clear workflows make smart tradeoffs and ship in increments.

Experienceintegrating with APIs and data services; comfort collaborating on interface contracts and edge cases.

Working knowledge of accessibility (WCAG fundamentals) performance basics and secure UI patterns (auth RBAC-aware UX).

$140000 - $170000 a year

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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hatch I.T. is partnering with Babel Street to find a Director of Design Engineering.Please see details below:About the RoleBabel Street is building mission-ready intelligence applications that help analysts move from signal to insight faster with higher trust. As the Director of Design Engineering y...