About the role
structured by ORIAll rolesDesign EngineerSan Francisco, CAThe roleWe’re hiring a design engineer to design and build Orthogonal’s product. You’ll work across product design and front-end engineering, taking ideas from early flows and prototypes through production React.
What you will do
- Design clear workflows for developers using Orthogonal’s dashboard, SDK, MCP, and CLI
- Turn designs into production interfaces with Next.js, React, and TypeScript
- Build and maintain a consistent design system
- Prototype ideas and test them with users
- Improve accessibility, responsiveness, and interaction details across the product
What they are looking for
- 3+ years of professional experience in product design, front-end engineering, or design engineering
- Strong product judgment and attention to visual and interaction details
- Comfortable moving between design tools and production front-end code
- Experience with React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS
- Able to simplify technical workflows without hiding important details
- A portfolio that shows both product thinking and implementation work
- Comfortable working closely with a small team and changing priorities
Nice to have
- Experience designing developer tools, API products, or data products
- Experience with motion, data visualization, or information design
- Built and shipped your own products
- Open source contributions
Full posting text
All rolesDesign EngineerSan Francisco, CAThe roleWe’re hiring a design engineer to design and build Orthogonal’s product. You’ll work across product design and front-end engineering, taking ideas from early flows and prototypes through production React. You’ll work directly with the founders and users. This is a full-time, in-person role in San Francisco.What you'll doDesign clear workflows for developers using Orthogonal’s dashboard, SDK, MCP, and CLITurn designs into production interfaces with Next.js, React, and TypeScriptBuild and maintain a consistent design systemPrototype ideas and test them with usersImprove accessibility, responsiveness, and interaction details across the productWork with engineering to define and ship product changesWho you are3+ years of professional experience in product design, front-end engineering, or design engineeringStrong product judgment and attention to visual and interaction detailsComfortable moving between design tools and production front-end codeExperience with React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSSAble to simplify technical workflows without hiding important detailsA portfolio that shows both product thinking and implementation workComfortable working closely with a small team and changing prioritiesNice to haveExperience designing developer tools, API products, or data productsExperience with motion, data visualization, or information designBuilt and shipped your own productsOpen source contributionsDetailsLocationSan Francisco, CA (in-person)StageYC W26, SeedReports toFounders directlyApplyFields marked with * are required.Name *Email *Phone NumberCountry of residence *Select your countryAfghanistanÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua & BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia & HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongo - BrazzavilleCongo - KinshasaCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte d’IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard & McDonald IslandsHondurasHong Kong SAR ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao SAR ChinaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar (Burma)NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoriesPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRéunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSamoaSan MarinoSão Tomé & PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia & South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSt. BarthélemySt. HelenaSt. Kitts & NevisSt. LuciaSt. MartinSt. Pierre & MiquelonSt. Vincent & GrenadinesSudanSurinameSvalbard & Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad & TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTurks & Caicos IslandsTuvaluU.S. Outlying IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamWallis & FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweResume *Click to upload or drag and dropPDF or Word, up to 10 MBGitHub URLLinkedIn URL *Portfolio / Personal SiteAre you legally authorized to work in the US? *Select an optionYesNoWill you now or in the future require visa sponsorship? *Select an optionYesNoTell us about something you've builtAnything else you want to shareSubmit application