Design Engineer

Method is redefining financial connectivity with APIs that give real-time, read-write access to consumer liability accounts—bringing consumer finance closer to being autonomous.

We are built on consumer-permissioned data access, enabling financial institutions to deliver competitive products and seamless experiences. So far, we’ve helped 4+ million users connect 30+ million accounts, save millions in interest and fees, and access billions of dollars in loans.

We’ve partnered with more than 60 financial institutions, including Robinhood, SoFi, Bilt Rewards, PenFed, and Figure. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Emergence Capital, Y Combinator, and others, we’re a team of 40+ across Austin, Washington D.C., and New York City.

About the Role

We are looking for a Design Engineer to define how designers and engineers collaborate to deliver exceptional user experiences at speed. This hybrid role bridges frontend engineering and product design, ensuring seamless implementation of user-centered interfaces.

You’ll work closely with our team of seven engineers and one product designer to evolve our design system, build reusable components, and create tooling that empowers the team to ship quickly and consistently. This is an individual contributor role where your work will directly impact our product, brand, and customers.

What You’ll Do

Build and maintain our cross-platform design system, including design assets and front-end libraries, to ensure consistency and scalability.

Contribute to the design and development of our fintech product by crafting reusable, accessible, and elegant components with clean, semantic code.

Collaborate with the product designer to refine user interfaces and interactions.

Advocate for accessibility and best practices in UX across products.

Create internal tooling and documentation to streamline design-to-code workflows.

Work with engineers to implement design system components and evolve front-end architecture.

Participate in design reviews, sprint planning, and stand-ups.

Identify opportunities for improvement, iterate rapidly, and help shape the long-term product vision.

Who You Are

At least two years of experience in tech or startups.

Proficient in Figma.

Strong skills in semantic HTML, CSS (including CSS grid), and JavaScript (React preferred).

Deep understanding of visual design principles and UX/UI best practices.

Experience scaling a reusable component library or design system.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Organised, detail-oriented, and passionate about accessibility and inclusive design.

Extra Awesome

Experience in fintech or B2B SaaS.

Familiarity with design tokens and cross-platform libraries.

Ability to explain complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Experience with rapid prototyping and building internal tools.

Interview Process

30-minute chat with Colin (Recruiter)

30-minute chat with Devan (Designer)

1-hour portfolio review with Devan (Designer)

30-minute chat with Jose (CEO)

Onsite

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