Vega
Design Engineer
$160K–$220K
Hybrid, New York · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years in design and/or frontend development.
About the job
Design and build Vega’s website, interactive web experiences, and brand design system, shipping and maintaining the work in production.
What you'll do
- Own vega.io end to end, including design, development, deployment, and iteration.
- Build and maintain the component library and BrandOS design system; manage content through Directus.
- Create interactive experiences and motion while ensuring the site is fast, accessible, responsive, and production-ready.
What they ask for
- Portfolio demonstrating design sensibility and the ability to build designs using modern frameworks.
- Fluent in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript / TypeScript.
- Comfortable using Figma, Git, and owning deployments.
- Experience with headless CMS platforms and motion code; understanding of performance, accessibility, and responsive craft.
Nice to have
- Background working with marketing, brand, or content teams; experience building a design system or component library from scratch.
- Experience with canvas-based development or interactive games; cybersecurity, developer tools, or B2B SaaS experience; React and/or Tailwind; SEO and GTM familiarity; interest in pixel art.
Pay
$160K-$220K (base salary)
Tools
Astro, Next.js, SvelteKit, Nuxt, HTML, CSS, JavaScript / TypeScript, Directus
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