Design Engineer

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.

ABOUT ANTIMETAL

Antimetal http://antimetal.com is building the future of infrastructure management https://antimetal.com/resources/blog/the-future-of-infrastructure-is-invisible. 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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• 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.

WHAT YOU BRING:

• 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.

BONUS:

• GSAP
• R3F, Three.js, WebGL
• Infrastructure knowledge

WHO YOU ARE:

• 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

WHAT WE BRING:

• 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.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

1. Application Review – Send us your stuff, and a quick note on why you're excited.

2. Intro Chat: Share what you're looking for next and learn more about what we're building.

3. Founder Interview: Talk with our CTO Shreyas in more detail about the role

4. 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.

5. Onsite: Come onsite and meet the team through a series of 1:1 interviews.

6. Decision – We’ll move fast.