UX Engineer

The UX Engineer Role.
This isn’t a traditional product designer role, and it isn’t a traditional front-end engineering role either. We’re looking for someone who can move seamlessly from customer problems to interaction design to production-ready prototypes — the connective tissue between product strategy, design, and engineering. Responsibilities include:

Own end-to-end UX design and rapid prototyping for new product initiatives, from concept through implementation-ready design
Build interactive, near-production-quality prototypes using React, TypeScript, or similar frameworks to validate ideas before full engineering investment
Partner with Engineering to validate technical feasibility early and reduce handoff friction
Help establish and evolve reusable UI patterns, components, and Reality Defender’s broader design system
Advocate for usability, accessibility, and thoughtful interaction design across the platform
Work alongside Product Managers to define customer experiences before development begins
Facilitate cross-team alignment by making complex ideas tangible through prototypes and visual storytelling

Who you are.
5+ years designing and building modern SaaS applications
Strong portfolio demonstrating both UX design and front-end implementation
Expertise with Figma and modern prototyping tools
Experience building interfaces using React, TypeScript, or similar front-end frameworks
Strong understanding of interaction design, usability, and accessibility
Ability to rapidly move from concept to prototype
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, and comfort in a fast-moving startup environment
Nice to have: enterprise software design experience, AI or cybersecurity product experience, familiarity with design systems and component libraries, user research/usability testing experience, or motion/interaction animation experience