Design Engineer
About us
At Applied Labs, we’re building the platform for reliable AI agents that automate complex work. We are primarily an in-person company based in New York City.
Why this could be a fit
Trajectory: 10x growth in 4 months; strong momentum
Ownership: High autonomy; own outcomes end to end
Challenging problems: Build high-craft experiences that explain complex AI simply
Team quality: Early team from Harvard, MIT, Gemini, Meta
Speed and taste: Move fast without lowering the bar
What you’ll do
Own the Applied Labs web and brand surfaces from concept to production, including marketing site, landing pages, launch pages, and lightweight interactive storytelling
Design and build directly in code, translating high-fidelity design into production-quality UI with excellent typography, layout, motion, accessibility, and performance
Create reusable components and templates that raise consistency and speed across the website and brand experiences
Build and maintain a high-quality pipeline for on-brand design assets, including images, short-form video, motion graphics, and illustrations
Use modern AI tools to accelerate output and iteration, including coding agents and generative image and video models, while maintaining a strong human taste and QA bar
Partner closely with founders in NYC to set the quality bar for how Applied Labs looks, feels, and communicates, and to execute quickly on new narratives, experiments, and launches
Establish the standard for future hires through your documentation, component patterns, asset specs, and creative workflow
You might thrive in this role if you
Have shipped polished, customer-facing web experiences and can point to real work in production
Are fluent in both design and frontend implementation, and you prefer eliminating handoffs by owning the whole loop
Care deeply about craft details, including typography, spacing, responsiveness, motion, and interaction feel
Can prototype quickly, validate with real feedback, and iterate without losing coherence or quality
Use AI tools effectively to speed up coding and creative production, and you can critique and refine outputs rather than accepting them as-is
Are product-minded and narrative-driven, and you ask what the user needs to understand, feel, and do next
Prefer in-person collaboration and fast decision cycles
Bonus points
Experience building or extending a design system in code
Comfort with animation and micro-interactions, including motion guidelines and implementation
Strong writing and editorial taste for landing page messaging and information architecture
Experience producing brand assets using generative image and video workflows while keeping results consistent and on-brand
Compensation & benefits
Competitive salary + significant equity
Flexible (Unlimited) Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family
Fancy lunches, plus snacks, coffee, or boba
Relocation support to NYC if needed
Apply
Send a short note, portfolio links, and your LinkedIn/GitHub to careers@appliedlabs.com (or apply on our site).