Design Engineer, Github

• We're looking for someone who builds as a way of thinking — someone who sketches ideas in code, navigates ambiguity with confidence, and drives clarity across teams
• This role is ideal for builders excited to elevate how design engineering shapes GitHub and help define the future of developer experience at scale
• 5+ years experience in front-end engineering, development, or design
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Art, Computer Science, Human Factors Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Information Architecture, or related field AND 3+ years experience in frontend engineering, development, or design
• OR Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Art, Computer Science, Human Factors Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Information Architecture, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in frontend engineering or development
• OR equivalent experience
• Fluency with modern front-end technologies and design/prototyping tools like Figma; experience working directly in codebases and working with AI-powered design and development tools and workflows
• Hands-on engineering experience with modern front-end technologies (e.g., React, CSS, HTML, JavaScript/TypeScript) and design systems

Desirable

• We're hiring a Design Engineer III to help shape the next generation of developer tools used by 200+ million developers around the world
• Design Engineers live at the intersection of design, engineering, and product strategy, combining strong technical depth, sharp design sensibility, and the ability to move ideas into production quickly
• In this role, you'll work hands-on with design primitives, open source systems, and emerging front-end technologies
• Collaborating closely with designers, engineers, and product managers, you'll prototype, build, iterate, and refine experiences that millions of developers rely on
• You'll bring curiosity, strong opinions on quality, and the range to take work from concept through ship
• Design Engineers at GitHub are expert individual contributors with a lot of autonomy and trust
• Front-End Craft & Adaptability: Deliver front-end experiences with a focus on quality and detail, adapting quickly to new technologies and approaches—even when all the answers aren’t clear
• Exploration & Prototyping: Rapidly explore and prototype interactive concepts, especially around emerging UX patterns and AI-ready design languages, moving fast to test ideas and learn what works. Experiment with design primitives and open source systems
• Systems & Architecture: Support evolving and scaling design systems, contribute to robust information architecture, and help advance open source initiatives
• Design Systems Integration: Integrate and use design system components to deliver product consistency and alignment with company standards
• Communication: Collaborate and communicate clearly with cross-disciplinary teams throughout ideation, design, and development for inclusive and well-understood messaging
• Accessibility & Craft: Deliver accessible, high-quality visual and interaction designs from concept to completion, ensuring assets, flows, and animations support GitHub’s brand and principles
• Shaping: Defining great products and developer experiences with a point of view, where good defaults and what not to include is as intentional as essential as what makes it into the final solution
• Brand & Experience: Build and refine interactive experiences that fully reflect GitHub’s brand vision
• Progress and tempo: it's easy to get caught up in the meta-design details, so our team must be mindful that we keep making decisions and move forward quickly. We prioritize progress over correctness
• Curiosity: In a fast-paced environment like AI and LLMs, our designers remain curious and comfortable learning about existing and upcoming new capabilities to identify opportunities
• Design Quality: Bridge the gap and collaborate with product, design, and engineering to build high-quality, scalable, and interactive components