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Inworld AI

Location:
United States, Mountain View

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

180000.00 - 260000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

We're looking for a highly skilled Design Engineer Lead to join our team in the Bay Area. You will work closely with our Product and Engineering teams to shape the end-to-end user experience, crafting intuitive, polished interactions that delight our developer customer base. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable translating ideas into prototypes and production-ready designs as they are implementing them in code to bring that vision to life. Your work will directly influence how users experience our technology, defining new design patterns for cutting-edge AI solutions and helping make advanced capabilities feel accessible and intuitive.

Job Responsibility:

Lead the design process from concept to final product. This includes creating user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes
Implement your designs in code (React, TypeScript, etc.), ensuring that what you ship matches the vision with polish and precision
Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering to translate complex AI capabilities into intuitive, developer-friendly experiences
Continuously test, learn, and iterate, using feedback and data to refine and improve the user experience
Champion design quality and user empathy, shaping both the product and the way we build it

Requirements:

5+ years of experience in product design, user experience (UX) design, and front-end engineering
A portfolio showcasing strong design principles and a deep understanding of user-centered design
Proficiency in Figma and modern design workflows
Fluent in modern front-end tech, including JavaScript, TypeScript, and React
Experience with popular frontend tools and libraries (MUI, Emotion, Next.js, and Tailwind, etc)
Clear communicator who enjoys working across design, product, and engineering
Thrive when tackling different projects at once in a dynamic setting
In-office location: Mountain View, California, United States. Candidates must be based in the SF Bay Area or willing to relocate (you will be working on-site in our South Bay office a few days a week)

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Job Posted:
December 09, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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