Design engineer

Location: Remote (Global)

Apply: Please submit your resume, and a brief explanation of why you would be a good fit for Squid to fig@squidrouter.com.

About Squid

Squid lets you buy, swap, send and manage crypto across 80+ chains. Through our flagship swap app and developer tools, we're creating the nicest place in crypto - powering major DeFi protocols and wallets that have helped us process over $3B in volume since launching in 2023. We're building the fastest and cheapest way to access tokens across chains, all while maintaining the highest possible level of security and decentralization.

The Role

We're looking for an experienced Frontend Engineer with a strong eye for design to join our remote team. The role will work across the entire Squid product, collaborating with frontend developers, product designers, and marketing teams to craft exceptional user experiences.

You'll help build our retail interfaces and developer tools, bringing strong React and TypeScript skills alongside a passion for animation, micro-interactions, and making apps feel magical to use.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborating with the team to develop state-of-the-art, clean, and user-friendly interfaces for our product.

• Workshopping UI and UX alongside our product designer. Trading, fintech and consumer crypto use cases.

• Working closely with the product team to understand end-user requirements and translate them into practical and effective features.

• Continuous self education and research into the newest front end tools and practices.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong frontend development experience (5+ years) with deep expertise in React and TypeScript

• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to pixel-perfect implementation

• Ability to engineer elements to “feel” amazing to use, using animations, working on response times, adding design touches to improve a site or app

• Experience working with Figma, both collaboratively with designers and independently

• Background in animation and micro-interactions using tools like Framer Motion

• Comfortable using modern AI tools like Cursor to enhance development workflow

• Passion for exploring and implementing cutting-edge frontend technologies

• Ability to work effectively in a remote, fast-paced startup environment

• Interest in crypto and Web3; previous experience is beneficial but not required

Nice to Have

• Formal education or hands-on experience in design

• Experience with creative coding tools like Three.js and GLSL shaders

• Experience building developer-focused tools for payments or finance (e.g., Stripe, Shopify)

You will be working on

• Building and optimizing our core swap interface

• Developing reusable component libraries for both our retail app and developer integrations

• Creating interactive marketing experiences and landing pages

• Implementing user dashboards and transaction history visualizations

• Crafting seamless fiat-to-crypto flows and cross-chain trading experiences

Culture

We're a close-knit, collaborative team building the most trusted and user-friendly platform in crypto. We believe crypto should be accessible and safe for everyone, and we've built a brand and community around being the optimistic, cute, and reliable face of the industry. We're ambitious but thoughtful in our execution, never compromising on quality. We work primarily through Slack, embracing async communication while maintaining a strong team connection.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of crypto at a company that combines technical excellence with genuine care for user experience. You'll be joining a team that's proud to be building the nicest place in crypto, backed by substantial user growth and industry adoption.