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Windmill ยท 4 months ago

Founding Design Engineer

Windmill is building the future of performance, and they are seeking their first Design Engineer to help create tools that enhance feedback and visibility for teams. The role involves owning critical design journeys, prototyping AI chat experiences, and improving user interactions across various platforms.

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Responsibilities

Own critical journeys end to end. Research, map flows, design in Figma, prototype in code, and ship
Design and prototype AI chat experiences that feel fast, useful, and trustworthy
Shape our Slack surfaces. Messages, modals, triage flows, and notifications that people rely on daily
Improve key funnels. Onboarding, 1:1 prep, feedback routing, performance reviews, and calibration boards
Instrument what you ship. Define success metrics, run quick experiments, and iterate with real data
Work across the stack as needed to unblock great UI with simple APIs and data shapes

Qualification

FigmaFront end engineeringReactTypeScriptAI chat systemsB2B SaaSModern CSSTesting habitsPerformance instinctsSystems thinkingInformation architectureResponsive layoutsMotion design

Required

4+ years designing and shipping software used by real customers
Experience building B2B SaaS
Experience with AI chat systems and conversational UX
Mastery of Figma. Strong systems thinking, clean information architecture, responsive layouts, motion
Strong front end engineering. React, TypeScript, modern CSS, accessibility, testing habits, performance instincts
A portfolio and code samples that show your role, decisions, and outcomes

Benefits

Health
401k
Flexible time off

Company

Windmill

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Windmill is the first performance review system people actually like.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
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