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Design Engineer, Product at Coast in New York City, NY
Job Description
Design Engineer, Product at Coast
Location: New York City, NY · Visa sponsorship: no
About the role
We’re looking for an experienced design engineer to join us as we build the backbone of technical sales. In this role, you’ll lead design initiatives and contribute to the frontend experience, thinking critically about product, design, and our customers’ goals.
By keeping a lean team, we’ve been able to move fast and want to keep it that way with high performers that take pride in their work. The role reports directly to our Founders and will work alongside our team in-person in our NYC office.
About you
You have designed from end to end
Excellent understanding of latest design tools, trends, and React
You are / are excited to become an expert on API-first companies and the best way to showcase their products (bonus: experience working at an API company)
You’re low ego, honest and kind.
Have design experience, strong design thinking skills - a lot of our platform is visual so bring skills and understanding on graphic design (layout, typography, color, etc)
Understanding of modern web technologies
You will
Help lead the technical roadmap and design systems for our own internal product, in addition to the design systems we offer our customers
Obsess over the UI/UX for onboarding, building experience (API integrations) and beyond
Collaborate directly with founders on roadmap and prioritization
Architect and develop across our stack
Go the extra mile working on the user experience
Tech stack
Web: React, RN for Web
Backend: Node.js, Express, MongoDB
Requirements
Located in New York and able to work in office
Deep understanding of React internals, CSS
Ability to architect complex frontend systems
Deep familiarity with current web development trends
Basic understanding of UX/UI principles
Exceptionally fast learner, thriving in a fast-paced environment
Frontend Excellence - you should be able to build any UI or experience
Interview Process
Intro call
Product Deep Dive
Platform Access / Take home activity
Technical Interview
Meet in person
Reference calls