Design Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Design Engineer (Frontend) – Real-Time Trading Interfaces

• ???? Remote – US or Europe | ???? Full-Time | ???? Base Salary + Tokens / Equity + Uncapped Bonus | ???? 5+ Years Experience | ???? UI / UX + Motion Design

Role Overview

A high-performance DeFi trading platform is hiring a Senior Frontend Engineer to own the design and development of ultra-responsive, visually stunning trading interfaces. You’ll be building real-time systems that handle billions in volume and sub-second updates—turning trading into a team sport through social leaderboards, micro-interactions, and playful design.

This is a 0→1 product environment for engineers who thrive in ambiguity, move fast, and obsess over polish and performance.

Key Responsibilities

Design and build pixel-perfect, performant trading interfaces

Push boundaries of CSS animations, motion design, and micro-interactions

Maintain a scalable design system (Figma + React + Tailwind)

Prototype and ship high-fidelity UI / UX with real-time performance constraints

Collaborate across product, design, and backend to launch new workflows

Optimize React apps for ultra-low latency and high-frequency updates

Ideal Candidate

5+ years of frontend engineering experience with a strong portfolio

Mastery of React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind (or equivalent stack)

Deep experience with motion libraries (Framer Motion, React Spring, etc.)

Proven ability to craft elegant micro-interactions and transitions

Strong intuition for typography, layout, rhythm, and motion

Operates as a design engineer—comfortable in both Figma and code

High agency, thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments

Bonus Points

Experience building real-time, data-intensive apps (finance, trading, gaming)

Optimized React apps to sustain 60fps under extreme load

Built or contributed to design systems / component libraries

Contributions to open-source UI / animation libraries

Aesthetic sensibility that shows up in every detail

Compensation Benefits

Base salary + tokens / equity

Uncapped performance bonuses

Direct impact on 0→1 product scaling to millions of users

Healthy, catered meals daily

Remote-first setup (US or Europe)

Interview Process

Founder / CEO interview

Technical interview

Second technical interview

Final interview

One-week paid work trial