Design Engineer

Function Health is dedicated to empowering individuals to live healthier lives through innovative technology. They are seeking a creative and passionate design engineer with a mobile focus to prototype advanced interfaces and enhance design-to-engineering processes, playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of health technology.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate and Prototype: Work alongside designers, engineers, and product managers to rapidly prototype interfaces, animations, and features that align with Function's strategy, product goals, design principles and enhance the user experience, leveraging example data sets to create as close to real world experiences as possible
• Translate Designs into Code: Validate UI components, interactions, and transitions in code, ensuring that visual and interaction designs are brought to life consistently across platforms
• Enhance Design-to-Engineering Handoff: Improve the workflow between design and engineering by supporting the design system through production, building reusable components, and creating documentation that reduces friction in the design-to-development process
• Innovate and Experiment: Ability to work in React Native, AI, and other prototyping environments to explore future facing functionality and vision work that drive Function’s strategy and impact
• Technical Problem Solving: Act as a technical consultant for the design team, addressing complex UX challenges and ensuring that design integrity is maintained without compromising performance or usability
• Scale Design Standards: Contribute to Function’s design system by developing components and interactions that are scalable, accessible, and maintainable, setting the foundation for a cohesive and high-quality user experience

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field
• 5-6+ years of mobile first experience as a Design Engineer or Mobile Developer role, ideally within a commercial digital product, or tech environment
• Previous experience developing and scaling design systems/component libraries and helping teams implement a must
• Advanced proficiency in React Native required
• Additional experience in front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Compose or SwiftUI, Storybook
• Motion.dev, Reanimated, Tailwind and frameworks like React or Vue.js a plus
• Experience with prototyping tools (e.g., ProtoPie, Origami, Figma, Framer) and an understanding of design systems and component libraries
• Strong eye for design, attention to detail, and passion for creating visually compelling and intuitive digital experiences
• Ability to effectively communicate ideas and solutions across cross-functional teams
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards and platform-specific accessibility behaviors
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, make decisions under uncertainty, and move projects forward even in the face of ambiguity
• Strong adaptability to changing business needs with a knack for building and optimizing processes
• Strong communication skills with a proven track record of meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Comfort with remote work environments, demonstrating the ability to stay productive and connected with the team irrespective of physical location
• A willingness to question assumptions and a commitment to continuous improvement
• Start-Up Experience: We highly value individuals with start-up experience, especially former founders or early hires
• Familiarity with Health Technologies: Knowledge of or experience with popular health technologies, such as Oura, Whoop, Apple Watch, and CGMs (Continuous Glucose Monitors)