Design Engineer
Tambo • Remote (United States)
Posted: January 31, 2026
Job Description
Design Engineer
Location: Remote (Pacific Time preferred)
Type: Full-time
About Tambo
Tambo is an open-source toolkit for building agents that render your React components. We're five people, pre-seed, building infrastructure for AI-native apps. Everyone operates like a mini-founder for their area.
The Role
You'll own the component library developers use to build AI interfaces with Tambo. That's our internal design system and everything we ship to the community.
This is a building role. You ship code, not just mockups.
What You'll Do
Design and build production-ready React components. Thoughtful motion, solid accessibility, real polish.
Create a component library that looks great and that developers can actually customize
Figure out design patterns for AI-native UI. How should loading states work when an agent is thinking? What does it look like when an agent takes an action?
Prototype new interaction patterns with the engineering team
Ship. Constantly.
What We're Looking For
5+ years building interactive web stuff
You're strong in React and TypeScript
Your portfolio shows product thinking, visual taste, and attention to the small details
You've built or contributed to component libraries or design systems before
You ship fast without cutting corners
Bonus Points
Tailwind CSS experience
Developer tools or technical product background
Figma-to-code workflows
You've thought about what AI interfaces should feel like
Comp may shift based on location and experience.
Additional Content
Design Engineer
Location: Remote (Pacific Time preferred)
Type: Full-time
About Tambo
Tambo is an open-source toolkit for building agents that render your React components. We're five people, pre-seed, building infrastructure for AI-native apps. Everyone operates like a mini-founder for their area.
The Role
You'll own the component library developers use to build AI interfaces with Tambo. That's our internal design system and everything we ship to the community.
This is a building role. You ship code, not just mockups.
What You'll Do
Design and build production-ready React components. Thoughtful motion, solid accessibility, real polish.
Create a component library that looks great and that developers can actually customize
Figure out design patterns for AI-native UI. How should loading states work when an agent is thinking? What does it look like when an agent takes an action?
Prototype new interaction patterns with the engineering team
Ship. Constantly.
What We're Looking For
5+ years building interactive web stuff
You're strong in React and TypeScript
Your portfolio shows product thinking, visual taste, and attention to the small details
You've built or contributed to component libraries or design systems before
You ship fast without cutting corners
Bonus Points
Tailwind CSS experience
Developer tools or technical product background
Figma-to-code workflows
You've thought about what AI interfaces should feel like
Comp may shift based on location and experience.