Design Developer (Product Designer)
Overview
Placement Type:
Temporary
Salary:
$52-58 Hourly
52-58/hr
Start Date:
Mar 2, 2026
We are looking for a Design Developer with excellent design skills and coding chops to focus on AI-powered developer experiences!
Overview
This role sits at the intersection of product design and front-end development, supporting rapid prototyping and implementation across web and product experiences. This role will support a variety of developer web and product areas and experiences.
The ideal candidate is a strong designer who can build and test their own work, reducing traditional design to dev handoff and enabling faster iteration.
This is a modern, cross disciplinary role — someone who can move fluidly from concept to coded prototype, using both established front-end frameworks and emerging AI tools.
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Key Responsibilities
• Design high quality UI and product experiences across web and product surfaces
• Translate designs directly into working front end implementations using component frameworks (e.g., React based systems)
• Build and test prototypes owning implementation through iteration
• Produce design artifacts across fidelities (e.g., wireframes, journey maps, prototypes, high-fidelity visuals, redlines) using Figma, Vercel, and other AI prototyping tools
• Rapidly prototype concepts using AI assisted tools to explore and validate ideas quickly
• Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and design partners in short cycle, fast moving workflows
• Support both website and product work, adapting to changing priorities and assignments
• Participate in a “strike team” style model, contributing across multiple components or products as needed
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Required Skills & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, HCI, UX, Interaction Design, or equivalent work experience
• Strong foundation in product and UI design
o Hands on experience with front end development, including React or similar web component based frameworks and HTML, CSS, JS/TS, Python
o Working with design systems and reusable components
• 5+ years experience in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, with examples of high-quality design artifacts produced (e.g., diagrams, wireframes, mockups)
• 3+ years of end-to-end design process experience, including shipping products or delivering services to customers
• Comfort using GitHub and collaborative development workflows
• Experience implementing and testing designs directly in code
• AI assisted tools for prototyping and code generation (e.g., Copilot style tools)
• Familiarity with rapid prototyping workflows and iterative design
• Ability to adapt quickly as tools and processes evolve
• Strong collaborations skills, with demonstrated experience working across both design and development disciplines