Antimetal
Design Engineer
8mo ago
200000 –300000 USD / yearUSAfigmareacttailwindcssnext.jstypescript
Design engineer responsible for owning the design system and shipping pixel-perfect front-end interfaces for an AI-driven infrastructure management platform.
Requirements
- Experience working as a Design Engineer, frontend engineer with strong design skills, or designer with strong engineering skills
- Highly proficient in React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind, with a strong grasp of modern frontend architecture, state management patterns, and performance optimization.
- Strong visual and interaction instincts—you care deeply about detail, motion, and making interfaces feel precise, responsive, and intentional.
- A fast, flexible prototyper who is equally comfortable exploring ideas in Figma, code, or AI tools, depending on what gets you to signal fastest.
- Hands-on with CSS animation, transitions, and layout techniques—skilled at crafting interfaces that move and respond with clarity and intent.
- A strong portfolio showcasing high-quality front-end development work.
- Comfortable in a fast-moving startup environment. You are quick to iterate, test ideas, and push toward outcomes.
- Identify as a builder
- Are excited to work in-person from our new and spacious office in New York
- Love working in a startup environment (experience in a startup or obsession with going zero-to-one)
- Enjoy working with people who are ambitious, caring, and think in systems
- Thrive in a fast-paced iterative environment where experimentation is essential
Nice to have
- GSAP
- R3F, Three.js, WebGL
- Infrastructure knowledge
How to apply
- Application Review – Send us your stuff, and a quick note on why you're excited.
- Intro Chat : Share what you're looking for next and learn more about what we're building.
- Founder Interview: Talk with our CTO Shreyas in more detail about the role
- Product engineering exercise: You will have a set amount of time to develop rough prototypes to explore ideas based on a problem we define together.
- Onsite: Come onsite and meet the team through a series of 1:1 interviews.
- Decision – We’ll move fast.
Other
- We’re looking for a design engineer to take ideas from rough sketches to production. You’ll play a key role in shaping entirely new interaction paradigms for understanding and controlling infrastructure. You’ll own the look, feel, and experience of Antimetal across our entire platform.
- Antimetal is building the future of infrastructure management . We're starting by creating a platform that investigates, resolves, and prevents issues—giving engineers their time back to focus on what they do best: building great products.
- Own the design system across Figma and code (React, Tailwind), keeping it robust and scalable.
- Ship pixel‑perfect interfaces with CSS.
- Take ideas from rough sketches to production-ready by partnering with design and engineering.
- Raise the bar on front‑end architecture and best practices.
- Define new interaction patterns for AI‑driven tools.
- Pay & ownership — Competitive salary with generous equity grants.
- Full coverage + retirement — Fully covered health, dental, and vision, plus retirement benefits.
- Unlimited PTO — Take the time you need to recharge.
- Dinner on late nights — Working late? Dinner is on us.
- Fitness stipend — Monthly support for your health and wellness.
- Tools of the trade — Any equipment you need to do your best work.
- Commute perks — Citi Bike + train benefits.