Design Engineer

As a Senior Design Engineer at Ravenna, you will work at the intersection of interaction design, systems thinking, and front-end engineering. You will move between designing flows, prototyping with real data, implementing components, and improving internal tools, tokens, and documentation.

Your work will shape how users experience AI-powered internal support. You will be a design partner, a systems thinker, a high-impact engineer, and a steady advocate for product quality.

We value principled UX, strong AI capabilities, and simplicity. If that resonates, you will be at home here.

What You’ll DO

• DESIGN AND BUILD BETTER USER EXPERIENCES

• Lead the creation and evolution of Ravenna’s cross-platform design system across design tools and front-end code

• Design and prototype product flows that simplify complex tasks and make AI automation intuitive

• Build polished, accessible, responsive UI with strong interaction and motion

• SHAPE THE DESIGN SYSTEM AND FRONT-END ARCHITECTURE

• Maintain reusable components, design tokens, and documentation for fast, consistent shipping

• Partner with engineers to define clean, predictable component APIs that scale

• CREATE AND VALIDATE PRODUCT IDEAS

• Use Figma, browser prototypes, and AI tools to explore ideas and test assumptions

• Turn early concepts into structured flows, prototypes, and production-ready interfaces

• COLLABORATE ACROSS THE COMPANY

• Work with product, AI, and engineering teams to clarify problems and unify experiences

• Provide design critique, technical feedback, and mentorship

• Contribute to long-term product vision and UX strategy

• RAISE THE QUALITY BAR

• Champion accessibility, usability, and clarity

• Identify and fix UX issues without waiting for permission

• Build tools and workflows that shorten the path from idea to shipped product

• WHAT YOU BRING

• 5+ years in product design, UI engineering, or design engineering

• Strong fluency with Figma and modern UX/UI principles

• Experience contributing to or maintaining a design system

• Strong visual design and a sharp eye for layout and motion

• Appreciation for documentation, critique, and collaboration

• Clear communication and cross-functional partnership

• High ownership, curiosity, and a desire to move quickly without losing quality

Benefits

• COMPETITIVE SALARY

• We believe great people should be compensated well. While we are an early stage company, we offer competitive salaries and aim to pay top of market for exceptional talent.

• We are building an ambitious company and know that attracting great people requires strong compensation.

• MEANINGFUL EQUITY

• We hire people who want to help build Ravenna from the ground up. Equity ensures that when the company succeeds, the people who helped build it share in that success.

• Early team members have the opportunity to make a real impact on both the product and the future of the company.

• CHOOSE YOUR SETUP

• Great work requires great tools. At Ravenna you can choose the hardware and setup that helps you do your best work.

• Most of the team uses high performance Mac laptops, but you have the flexibility to select the tools and environment that fit your workflow.

• FLEXIBLE TIME OFF

• Doing great work requires time to recharge. We offer flexible paid time off so you can take the time you need to rest and stay at your best.

• We trust our team to manage their time responsibly while delivering meaningful results.