Sim

Design

DesignEngineer

$160–220k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Design Engineer at Sim. Skills: Visual design, Agent building platform, Real-time systems. Own design and development. Architect intuitive UI systems”

Industry & Context.

Design
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

Eligibility Requirements

Visa sponsorship available

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Deep experience in React, Deep experience in TypeScript

Nice to Have

Backend experience is a plus, Experience with real-time systems is a plus, Visual design skills are a plus, Open-source contributions are a plus

What You'll Do.

Own design and development

Architect intuitive UI systems

Implement intuitive UI systems

Shape developer interaction

Design agent deployment

Ensure experience remains fast

Ensure experience remains beautiful

Ensure experience remains robust

Bridge visuals and execution

Set standards for front-end code

Set standards for component architecture

Set standards for design systems

Set standards for user ergonomics

Collaborate across the stack

Define UX/UI patterns

Refine UX/UI patterns

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with engineering; Partner with design; Partner with product; Collaborate across the stack

Full Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE You'll own the design and development of Sim’s visual, agent-building platform—the canvas where developers build, connect, and launch AI agents. From architecture to polished interactions, you'll define how thousands of developers visually create with Sim. Your work blends UI/UX design with engineering, shaping the interface, experience, and real-time systems at the heart of our product. Sim has been called "Figma for AI agents," and you’ll push this further—making our canvas more powerful, delightful, and performant as workflows grow. You’ll partner with engineering, design, and product to deliver a seamless agent-building journey from initial creation through to production. This is a foundational role. You’ll set standards across visual design, interaction patterns, and UI responsiveness. On our lean team, you’ll influence everything the user interacts with and rapidly ship features that impact thousands. What You'll Do - Own the design and development of Sim’s visual canvas—the real-time, drag-and-drop editor central to our platform - Architect and implement intuitive UI systems for complex agentic workflows - Shape how developers interact: design, test, debug, and deploy agents seamlessly within the product - Ensure the experience remains fast, beautiful, and robust as workflows grow in size and sophistication - Bridge visuals and execution: what users see is what runs - Set standards for front-end code, component architecture, design systems, and user ergonomics - Collaborate across the stack in our Next.js monorepo; ship to production daily - Define and refine UX/UI patterns, with attention to developer delight What We’re Looking For - Design-minded engineer with deep experience in React and TypeScript - Strong UI/UX intuition—you care how things look and feel, not just how they work - Experience building complex, interactive frontend systems (canvas editors, collaborative tools, visual builders, etc.) - Proven ability to deliver polished, user-

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