Design Engineer

About the Company

Serval is an AI-native automation platform transforming how enterprises operate. We build intelligent agents that understand real-world workflows and execute them end-to-end, backed by leading investors including Sequoia Capital and Redpoint Ventures.

Responsibilities

• Translate Figma designs into production-ready React and TypeScript with exact fidelity
• Own and evolve Serval's design system and shared component library
• Leverage AI-assisted workflows to accelerate the design-to-code pipeline
• Design and implement motion and micro-interactions to enhance product responsiveness
• Maintain visual and interaction consistency across all product surfaces
• Raise the bar for front-end craft, accessibility, and component architecture

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a frontend engineer with a strong design background
• Deep proficiency in React and TypeScript
• Fluency in Figma for precise design implementation
• Sharp eye for typography, spacing, motion, and visual hierarchy
• Strong command of animation principles using CSS, Framer Motion, or equivalent
• Experience building and maintaining design systems or component libraries
• Ability to navigate tradeoffs between quality and speed in a zero-to-one environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Portfolio of shipped work or motion-heavy UI projects
• Experience with AI-assisted design or code generation tools (v0, Cursor, Locofy)
• Backend exposure (Go, Temporal, Postgres, Kubernetes, AWS)
• Background in enterprise or B2B SaaS products
• Early-stage startup or founding engineer experience