Design Engineer

About the role

Hey! We’re team Granola 👋

If you haven’t already, you should check out what we’re building https://www.granola.ai/, and why you should work here https://www.granola.ai/jobs.

We're looking for a Design Engineer to bridge the gap between design and engineering, helping us craft polished, delightful, and technically excellent user experiences.

You'll be a hybrid thinker and maker, comfortable working in both Figma and code, and you'll play a critical role in evolving how Granola feels in the hands of our users.

In this role, you will:

- Build and maintain a robust, scalable design system in both Figma and code (React, Tailwind etc.)

- Prototype and ship high-quality, production-ready UI that nails the details — from typography and color to motion and microinteractions

- Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering to bring new features to life, from early concept to polished implementation

- Maintain consistency as we grow across multiple platforms (Mac, Windows, iOS)

- Identify and fix gaps between design and engineering, raising the quality bar across the product

- Help invent new interaction patterns for AI-driven tools

Your background looks something like:

- Experience working as a Design Engineer, frontend engineer with strong design skills, or designer with strong engineering skills

- Highly proficient with React, TypeScript, Tailwind and have a solid grasp of modern frontend architecture

- Strong visual and interaction design skills — you care deeply about details, polish, and making things feel "just right"

- Natural prototyper who's comfortable exploring in Figma, code, or AI tools, depending on what's fastest

- Worked on (or are drawn to) design systems and component libraries, and know how to balance consistency with flexibility

As a person, you…

- Are first and foremost a builder

- Are excited to work in-person from our office in London (most of the time)

- Love working in a startup environment (you either have experience working in a startup or are really drawn to the zero-to-one phase)

- Value working with people who are kind, ambitious, and pragmatic

- Thrive in a fast-paced iterative startup environment where experimentation is encouraged

Why this role is special:

- You won't just hand off designs to engineers or code up specs you didn't influence. You'll be both designing and building the Granola interface.

- We're inventing new AI-powered workflows. This means prototyping, testing, and refining interactions that don't yet have established patterns.

- You'll work closely with Sam (co-founder & designer), our founding designer, and our talented engineering team, all of whom care deeply about product quality. You'll have space and support to push for exceptional user experiences.