Spear AI is seeking a talented Design Engineer who can bridge the gap between creative design and technical implementation. The ideal candidate is an experienced designer and front-end engineer who stays current with the latest design trends and is obsessed with polish and making interfaces look beautiful. This role is crucial in creating intuitive, responsive, and visually appealing user experiences for our mission-critical applications.About Spear AISpear AI serves the national security industry and deploys software to cloud environments that span unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret regions. We also deploy software to the edge in some of the harshest conditions, including US nuclear submarines. Our work demands the highest standards of quality, security, and reliability.
ABOUT THE JOB
Some of your responsibilities will include:Modify, extend, and document our Design SystemTranslate Design Tokens to FigmaCreate components, all the way from the initial design to the shipped React componentsDesign and build beautiful marketing pages for our websites and productsDesign and build user-friendly application flowsEnsure CSS is clean, polished, and works across different device sizes and supported browsersEnsure that components and pages are performant (FCP, LCP, etc.)Carefully consider edge cases in component designs and application flowsCreate and maintain a design checklist for new componentsCreate and maintain component libraries and style guidesMentor fellow frontend / full stack engineers on your designs and on design best practicesCreate visual regression tests in StorybookWhat Sets You ApartOpportunity to work on software that directly impacts national securityCareer advancement paths toward specialized design leadership or engineering managementCollaborative environment working with both technical and non-technical team membersChance to solve complex problems in unique deployment environments
ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY
Design ExpertiseMastery of modern design principles and systemsExperience with Figma and other design toolsDevelopment of design systems and tokensStrong understanding of color palettes, typography, iconography, spacing, and themingExpertise in responsive design and adaptive layoutsUser experience (UX) and interaction design proficiencyTechnical SkillsMastery of HTML, CSS, and TypeScriptProficiency with Tailwind CSSStrong CSS fundamentals (Box Model, Flexbox, Grid, Container queries)Understanding of CSS performance optimizationExperience with React/Next.js frameworksServer-side rendering (SSR) implementationReact Error boundaries and suspensePerformance optimization strategiesState management solutionsTesting & Quality AssuranceExperience with Storybook and visual testing toolsKnowledge of Core Web Vitals optimizationWCAG compliance and accessibility expertiseVisual regression testingCross-browser/platform compatibility testingIntegration with CI/CD pipelinesAdditional Valuable ExperienceProduct development for high-converting interfacesContent management system integrationAuthentication workflows and user onboardingGeospatial data visualizationComplex UI patterns (sorting, filtering, data tables)Internationalization and localizationSEO optimization
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US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED