Product Designer - NY

At Scope Labs, we believe that exceptional design happens where creativity meets code. As one of our first Design Engineers , you’ll bridge the gap between design and development by crafting expressive, performant, and accessible interfaces that bring our products (and our clients’ products) to life. We’re looking for someone who can design in Figma and

• in the browser. Someone who obsesses over micro-interactions, accessibility, consistency, and motion, while also understanding implementation tradeoffs and technical constraints. You’ll collaborate directly with both our designers and engineers to prototype, refine, and ship polished interfaces at production quality. You’ll help shape what design engineering means at Scope: building the systems, components, and design language that make our products feel cohesive, responsive, and truly alive. At Scope, you won’t simply translate predetermined designs into code. You’ll be given a set of functional requirements and the autonomy to determine how they should come to life for the end user. You’ll turn ambiguity into clear, intuitive interfaces, prototype the right solution, and establish the design foundation for the complete end-to-end feature before partnering with the engineering team to bring it into production. Beyond product interfaces, you’ll have opportunities to contribute across the full design spectrum. You may help craft brand identities, design landing pages and marketing campaigns, create sales and launch materials, refine visual systems, develop motion and interactive concepts, and shape how Scope and our clients present themselves across digital touchpoints. This role is ideal for someone who wants to influence not only how products work, but also how they look, feel, and communicate.

3+ years of experience in product design, front-end development, or a hybrid role such as design engineer, creative developer, UI engineer, or product designer with strong coding ability. A strong portfolio demonstrating polished digital products, thoughtful interaction design, and high-quality front-end implementation. Strong product judgment and the ability to make confident decisions around hierarchy, usability, information architecture, and interaction patterns. Experience building with React or React frameworks like Next.js. Strong command of responsive design, cross-browser behavior, and modern layout systems. Proficiency in Figma, including components, variants, auto layout, prototyping, and design-system workflows. Understanding of motion design principles; ability to express them with libraries like Framer Motion, React Spring, or GSAP. Familiarity with performance optimization, page speed, rendering behavior, and front-end best practices. Comfort working across the full feature lifecycle, from early exploration and prototyping through engineering collaboration, QA, and launch. Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain design decisions to designers, engineers, product leaders, and clients. Self-starter with high ownership, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-moving environment.

Bonus Points

Experience designing brand identities, landing pages Experience designing and implementing motion, transitions, and micro-interactions using tools such as Framer Motion, React Spring, or GSAP. Curiosity about emerging design and development tools, including AI-assisted design, prototyping, and front-end workflows. Experience with animation tools or creative coding (Framer, Three.js, Rive, Lottie). Experience with mobile frameworks (React Native, Expo) and cross-platform interaction design. If you possess some of these skills but not all of them, we still encourage you to apply!

Contract to Hire This position is initially offered as a contract role, providing an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful projects within our team. While the position starts on a contract basis, there is the potential for conversion to a full-time, permanent role for the right candidate who demonstrates strong performance, cultural fit, and a commitment to our organization's goals. We are looking for someone eager to make a meaningful contribution and grow with us over time.