Design Engineer
New York, New York
Contract
$150/hr - $240/hr
The Role
We’re looking for a Design Engineer who can take ideas from rough sketches to production-ready pages. You’ll own the look, feel, and experience across the entire platform—from core product UI to docs, playgrounds, and marketing pages. If you care about motion, precision, and performance, you’ll thrive here.
What You’ll Do
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Build beautiful, fast UIs using Next.js, Tailwind, and Framer Motion
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Create and optimize product pages and interactive playgrounds
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Maintain and scale the internal design system across all surfaces
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Own UX and polish across marketing, docs, and app interfaces
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Collaborate directly with founders to ship high-impact features
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Lead proof-of-concept work for new ideas and experiences
Who You Are
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A builder with a sharp eye and strong sense of motion and interaction
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Experienced in going from concept to polished product independently
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Strong with Next.js, Tailwind, and Framer Motion
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Obsessed with great UX
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Comfortable working quickly in a fast-moving, high-trust team
Bonus Points
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Shipped live projects with real users
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Experience across brand, web, and interactive design
Why This Role
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Creative ownership – Shape how the world sees and uses the product
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Real impact – Your work touches every user-facing surface
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High velocity – We ship fast, and your work goes live fast
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Small team, big ambition – Work closely with founders and make key decisions
Interview Process
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Application Review – Share your portfolio, GitHub, and a quick note on why you’re excited
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15-min Intro Chat – Quick alignment call with the CTO
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Portfolio Walkthrough or Take-Home (2–3 hrs) – Show us your work or complete a small challenge
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Interview with Founders – Discuss culture, vision, and long-term fit
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Paid Work Trial (1–2 weeks) – Contribute to something real
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Decision – We move fast
About Us
We’re building the easiest way to extract data from the web. Developers use us to reliably convert URLs into LLM-ready markdown or structured data with a single API call. We’ve already gained strong traction, including thousands of GitHub stars and paying customers from day one.
Previously, our team built one of the first commercially available “chat with your data” platforms, working with companies like MongoDB, Coinbase, and Snapchat. That journey highlighted the challenge of building reliable web data infrastructure—something we’re now tackling head-on.
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You will receive the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
- Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
- Paid Sick Time Leave
- Legal and Identity Protection Plans
- Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
- 529 College Saver Plan
Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.