Centralize - Software Engineer (Product / Design)
Requirements
• A portfolio that makes the case for itself. We care about the work, not the resume. Show us the product surfaces, the interactions, and the details you've shipped. • Strong fluency in React, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern CSS. You can build any UI you can imagine, and you can imagine a lot. • Real expertise in motion and interaction. You know when an animation earns its place and when it doesn't, and you can implement either with confidence. • Sharp visual taste. You can look at a screen and see what's wrong, and you can look at a blank screen and know what should go there. • Excellent written and verbal English communication. You can explain a design decision in a doc, defend it in a meeting, and demo it to a customer. • Demonstrated ability to operate independently. We give you the goal, not the steps. • THIS ROLE IS NOT FOR YOU IF • You think of yourself as a designer who happens to code, or as an engineer who happens to care about design. We need someone who is excellent at both. • You want a team of designers around you to bounce ideas off. You will be our first design engineer, and the bar is set by you. • You optimize for the perfect design at the expense of shipping. We grade on what's in production, not what's in Figma. • You want a slower pace. We work hard and move quickly. Please only apply if that excites you. • Experience as the first design engineer or design-leaning founding engineer at a fast-growing startup. • Background shipping consumer-grade UI in a B2B product. Bonus if you've worked in CRM, sales tools, or other enterprise software categories. • Open-source contributions, side projects, or a personal site that shows your craft outside of work. • Experience building and maintaining a design system at scale. • THE TEAM YOU'LL JOIN • You'll work directly with Rachit and Will, alongside former founders and engineers from Coinbase, Gusto, Modern Treasury, and C3 AI.
Responsibilities
• Own the look, feel, and motion of Centralize across every product surface. The components, the interaction patterns, the system that ties it all together. • Skip the handoff. You'll prototype, design, and ship in code. Figma is one tool among many, not a wall between disciplines. • Build the polish that makes the product feel alive: transitions, micro-interactions, empty states, loading states, the small moments most teams skip. • Establish and evolve our design system as the product surface grows. Make it scalable enough that the next ten engineers can ship fast without breaking the visual bar. • Talk to customers. Sit on sales calls, watch users navigate the product, and translate what you see into design and interaction decisions. • Set the standard for visual and interaction quality at Centralize, and raise it every quarter. • WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE • Week 1: First polished component shipped to production. • Day 30: Owning the visual and interaction quality of a major product surface end to end. • Day 90: Our design system is yours, our product feels noticeably better than it did when you joined, and customers are commenting on the craft.
Benefits
• Location: This role is open to remote candidates in the US, with a strong preference for candidates based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco or New York City. Most of the team works in person, and remote hires should expect regular travel to one of the two hubs. • Work Authorization: We are unable to sponsor visas. Candidates must have existing US work authorization. • Compensation: $170,000 to $210,000 base salary depending on level, plus 0.20% to 0.60% equity. Final offer calibrated to seniority and experience. • Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance • Parental leave • Unlimited PTO plus company holidays • Quarterly offsite • Equipment stipend
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