Trigger.dev
Design Engineer
Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.
Hybrid · Remote or Hybrid UK
Employer listed it 7 days ago · Added yesterday
First listed 7 days ago and still open.
Salary
Not stated
Location
Hybrid · Remote or Hybrid UK
Work style
Async
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Mid
Category
Software
This employer didn't state pay. Jobs like this usually pay around $165k–$255k a year, a typical range taken from 595 mid-level software roles on Nomaders that do state pay. It's a guide, not an offer.
Remote flexibility
Hybrid
This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around Remote or Hybrid UK, Remote, so you need to live within commuting distance.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Remote or Hybrid UK, Remote"
- Listing mentions "Hybrid"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Not suitable if you plan to move between countries
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About the role
About Trigger.dev
Trigger.dev is an open source platform used by developers to build production-grade AI agents. It's an SDK and the infrastructure to run agents reliably at scale, so teams can focus on the product instead of the plumbing.
Our Cloud product is a managed service where we deploy our users' code and auto-scale from zero to millions of executions. With the rise of AI, being able to offload async tasks reliably is a key part of any developer's toolkit - we're building the infrastructure to make that a reality.
About the position
We're a small team shipping fast, and as we accelerate building new features and expand the team, we want to make sure the quality and polish of what we ship keeps pace. That's where you come in.
We're looking for a Design Engineer to help raise the bar on UX and visual quality across our product and marketing surfaces. You'll blend design sensibility with real engineering ability, and be able to take a rough idea, a Figma file, or even just a problem statement, and turn it into a well-crafted, production-quality experience yourself, without needing a traditional design-to-dev handoff.
This is a hands-on, high-impact role for someone who cares as much about how something feels to use as they do about how it's built. What you'll be doing
You'll do a variety of things including:
Designing and building high-quality, polished UI across our web app and marketing site
You'll work closely with the rest of the engineering team to build new features with a focus on design craft and great UX.
Owning design decisions end-to-end: from rough concept through to shipped, production code
Building and evolving our design system and component library so quality scales as the product grows
Improving accessibility, responsiveness, and interaction polish across existing product surfaces
Prototyping new ideas quickly in code as well as static mockups, so we can iterate fast
Helping instil a stronger design/UX sensibility across the wider engineering team
Requirements
You really need to have:
A strong portfolio showing both design quality and the ability to ship real, production UI yourself
Expertise in modern frontend engineering - React and TypeScript (we use Remix)
A sharp eye for visual and interaction detail - typography, spacing, motion, and the small things that make software high quality
Comfort working directly from a problem statement rather than a fully-specced design - you can drive design decisions yourself
If you are remote you must be within CET to ET timezones (GMT+1:00 to GMT-5:00). We will arrange in-person events throughout the year
You'll be an amazing fit if you:
Experience owning design end-to-end at a small startup, without a separate design team to hand off to
Requirements
- ·You really need to have:
- ·A strong portfolio showing both design quality and the ability to ship real, production UI yourself
- ·Expertise in modern frontend engineering - React and TypeScript (we use Remix)
- ·A sharp eye for visual and interaction detail - typography, spacing, motion, and the small things that make software high quality
- ·Comfort working directly from a problem statement rather than a fully-specced design - you can drive design decisions yourself
Benefits
- ·Generous, transparent compensation and equity - We hire the best talent and pay to reflect that. We also offer equity as a way to ensure everyone is invested in the success of the company.
- ·Async working - Need a heads-down day or meeting-free days to stay productive? No problem!
- ·Home office - We will help provide equipment for a comfortable setup so you're as productive at home as you are in the office.
- ·Generous vacation - We believe it's important to take time off. We encourage you to take your 25 days vacation excluding national holidays, plus sick leave and generous parental leave.
- ·Training budget - An annual budget to contribute towards learning such as purchasing books, an Audible subscription or online courses.
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, hybrid, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Trigger.dev, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (Async).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 1d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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