Senior Design Engineer

About Whop

Whop is on a mission to create a new paradigm of the internet – where connection, consumption, creation, and commerce can happen all in one place. People come to Whop every month, from nearly every country, to learn new things, meet new people, and elevate their daily lives. Less than 4 years into our existence, we have enabled tens of thousands of creators to earn over $400M by selling access to increasingly diverse digital offerings. Our apps infrastructure allows anyone to build a digital experience, and our marketplace offers creators a sleek storefront that can accept payments, seamlessly deliver digital products, and attract new customers.

Quick Benefits Overview

• Target base salary of $140,000 - $230,000 depending on experience + a competitive equity package.
• Unlimited PTO
• Health, Vision, and Dental coverage
• Daily $20 lunch, $25 dinner Uber Eats credits
• State of the art gym access @ Equinox
• Latest 14 or 16 inch Macbook Pro

About The Role

This role is a Design Engineer who will report to the VP of Engineering and will work on our frontend stack contributing to our design system (storybook.whop.com) as well as building key features across the platform. From Carlos Whitt | LinkedIn our VP of Engineering: "We are growing like crazy and want engineers that are excited about an early stage company, hyper focused team, scaling challenges, proven growth, incredible culture, and being part of something special."

What does the role look like?

As a Senior Design Engineer, you will be responsible for working on our design system, focusing on creating accessible components, refining micro-interactions, adding animations, and polishing the general UI. You will work closely with designers, primarily using Figma, to ensure the design system is implemented effectively. While you'll be building on top of our existing design system, Frosted UI, having a good design sense is a nice-to-have.

Your workflow will involve receiving design directions or UI kits from designers, then building and proposing solutions if certain elements can't be implemented as designed. Freestyling and contributing new ideas will be encouraged, especially when you have innovative solutions or improvements. In addition, you'll be working on projects with other members of the engineering team; you will be responsible for completing the UI / visual aspect of the project while other engineers will focus on the functionality.

You will also have the opportunity to be involved in the design phase, collaborating with designers to refine and ideate on initial concepts. This collaborative approach helps in arriving at a refined product that balances both functionality and aesthetics. Additionally, experience with building UI libraries or general JavaScript proficiency will be advantageous, allowing you to abstract and create reusable components.

Qualifications

• Expert with CSS
• Expert with React
• Strong proficiency in building accessible components
• Proven experience with micro-interactions and animations
• Solid understanding of general UI polish and refinement
• Excellent collaboration skills with designers
• Good design sense and the ability to propose solutions when initial designs can't be implemented
• Strong problem-solving skills and creativity in proposing new ideas and solutions

Nice to haves

• Experience with Next.js
• Experience with JavaScript and building reusable UI libraries
• Experience with HTML Canvas
• Experience working on high quality consumer products

Who You Are

You have a sense of urgency and the innate desire to ship fast. You compress timelines and lead by example in how quickly things can be done. You communicate effectively with other engineers, prioritizing clear and concise communication. You have an extremely low ego, are very receptive to feedback, and are a good listener. You are action-oriented, not just proposing problems but also providing solutions and taking action. You are highly product-minded, caring deeply about user experience and satisfaction. You can take designs, break them down, and assign tasks to different engineers on the team. You possess a high quality of knowledge and maintain high standards in your work. You are curious and have a strong work ethic. You understand the difference between an excellent product and a mediocre product. You love to build things from 0-1. You have a sharp eye for detail and provide straightforward feedback to others. You want to join a startup passionate about helping entrepreneurs grow and thrive.