12d 7h ago
Staff Design Engineer
MZLA Technologies Corporation·General · Software Development
📡Fully Remote
$185k - $205k USD/yr
javascriptprototypingtypescript
Staff Design Engineer
MZLA Technologies Corporation | General | Software Development
Fully Remote
Full Time
$185k - $205k USD/yr
Position:
Staff Design Engineer, AI Product at MZLA/Thunderbird
Company:
MZLA Technologies Corporation
Compensation:
- Canada: $155,000 - $175,000 CAD
- US: $185,000 - $205,000 USD
Location:
Remote Canada, Remote US
Employment type:
Full-time
Work Arrangement:
Remote
Short Summary:
Thunderbird is expanding beyond email with Thunderbolt, an open-source AI client. We’re looking for a Staff Design Engineer to shape the product experience as it transitions into enterprise use cases, focusing on product design, front-end engineering, and AI-assisted development.
Responsibilities:
- Build functional prototypes and product experiments directly in the Thunderbolt codebase.
- Translate ambiguous product ideas and user workflows into clear, usable product experiences.
- Define interaction patterns for AI-powered features.
- Use AI-assisted development tools to enhance prototyping and implementation.
- Collaborate with product, design, engineering, and enterprise teams.
- Improve usability, accessibility, and consistency of the user experience.
- Develop reusable components and design-system elements.
Requirement:
- 10+ years of relevant experience in design engineering or a closely related role.
- Strong front-end engineering skills, including modern JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Experience designing AI-enabled product experiences.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Portfolio demonstrating design-to-code execution and product experience improvements.
Benefits:
- Fully remote work & schedule flexibility.
- Company-provided laptop.
- Annual bonus program.
- Monthly remote work stipend.
- 24 days PTO per year (prorated).
- Health, dental, & vision insurance.
- Paid parental leave.
- 401(k) / RRSP contributions.
- Annual professional development stipend.
Staff Design Engineer, AI Product at MZLA/Thunderbird
Company:
MZLA Technologies Corporation
Compensation:
- Canada: $155,000 - $175,000 CAD
- US: $185,000 - $205,000 USD
Location:
Remote Canada, Remote US
Employment type:
Full-time
Work Arrangement:
Remote
Short Summary:
Thunderbird is expanding beyond email with Thunderbolt, an open-source AI client. We’re looking for a Staff Design Engineer to shape the product experience as it transitions into enterprise use cases, focusing on product design, front-end engineering, and AI-assisted development.
Responsibilities:
- Build functional prototypes and product experiments directly in the Thunderbolt codebase.
- Translate ambiguous product ideas and user workflows into clear, usable product experiences.
- Define interaction patterns for AI-powered features.
- Use AI-assisted development tools to enhance prototyping and implementation.
- Collaborate with product, design, engineering, and enterprise teams.
- Improve usability, accessibility, and consistency of the user experience.
- Develop reusable components and design-system elements.
Requirement:
- 10+ years of relevant experience in design engineering or a closely related role.
- Strong front-end engineering skills, including modern JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Experience designing AI-enabled product experiences.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Portfolio demonstrating design-to-code execution and product experience improvements.
Benefits:
- Fully remote work & schedule flexibility.
- Company-provided laptop.
- Annual bonus program.
- Monthly remote work stipend.
- 24 days PTO per year (prorated).
- Health, dental, & vision insurance.
- Paid parental leave.
- 401(k) / RRSP contributions.
- Annual professional development stipend.
Required Skills
javascriptprototypingtypescript
Required Languages
🇬🇧 English
Key competency: General