[Remote] Design Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Checkmate is a multichannel offers network and AI-powered e-commerce growth platform serving shoppers and brands. The Design Engineer will own product design and front-end implementation for its B2B and consumer products, translating complex workflows and data into simple, polished interfaces while managing features end to end.

Responsibilities

• Solve Real User Problems
• Start from the user problem: understand what a marketer is trying to do, then design the information architecture and flow that gets them there
• Own features end to end, from product thinking and UX exploration through a shipped, high-craft interface
• Turn complex, dense workflows into experiences that feel simple, obvious, and fast
• Design in high fidelity, then bring it to life in production front-end, so what you design is what users get
• Use AI tools and coded prototypes to explore ideas quickly, because the best way to judge an interaction is to use it
• Bring craft to the fundamentals: type, color, spacing, and visual hierarchy, and iterate in the browser with real data
• Translate dense inputs like intent signals, agent outputs, and dashboards into interfaces that are simple, scannable, and decision-oriented
• Design the moments where a marketer reviews what mate found and hits approve
• Bring structure and hierarchy to screens carrying a lot of information
• Sweat the details others skip: loading and empty states, errors, hover, and motion, the feel of an interaction
• Set and raise the bar for how our product looks, feels, and behaves
• Scale our design system and rules so patterns turn into code quickly and quality holds across every surface, even as we ship faster
• Work closely with Product, Engineering, and the founders to shape what we build, not just how it looks
• Communicate clearly with both the business and the developers, through working prototypes, demos, and short written narratives
• Move quickly with a small team while keeping a clear point of view on the user
• Run design reviews: take ambiguous requirements, bring the key ideas back, guide the discussion, and gather feedback from internal stakeholders and end users

Skills

• - You have real taste and a strong eye for type, color, and visual hierarchy, and you can articulate why something feels wrong, not just that it does
• - You're a designer who codes, so you can take an idea from sketch to shipped without waiting on a handoff
• - You start from the user problem, reason through the UX, and design the flow that solves it, using AI tools to move fast without dropping quality
• - You communicate clearly with both the business and the developers, and you can guide a design review to a decision
• - You sweat the details others skip, and you're energized by owning an experience end to end
• - A demonstrated pattern of using AI tools (Cursor, v0, Claude, Figma AI, and the like) in your design and build workflow
• - A portfolio of polished, shipped product work, with code samples or live prototypes we can dig into
• - Strong product and design instincts: information architecture, user flows, and thoughtful UX decisions, not just screens
• - Enough front-end skill to build what you design and ship it (React, TypeScript, modern CSS/Tailwind)
• - Comfort in 0→1 environments with shifting priorities and a high bar for speed
• - The ability to turn complex workflows and high volumes of data into interfaces that feel simple
• - A feel for words: you can bring in clear, on-brand copy that carries the founders' vision through your designs
• We're a remote-first team with hubs in LA and NYC, and a preference for hiring in or near major cities
• - Bonus: a distinctive illustration style, art direction chops, and the ability to make really hype illustrations and animations

Benefits

• Solve real problems: Help brands unlock millions in missed revenue
• Work with top brands: Partner with category leaders like Brooklinen, AG1, and Everlane
• Growth opportunity: Exposure to AI, martech innovation, and fast-moving eCommerce
• Competitive comp package, including equity in a fast-growing, venture-backed company
• Competitive medical/dental/vision/other healthcare coverage
• 4 weeks PTO + health days
• 401k plan
• Monthly fitness/wellness stipend
• Company retreats and team get togethers (2x a year)
• Remote-first culture (preference for those near major cities - NYC, LA, SLC, Miami, Chicago, etc.)

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