Founding Design Engineer

Shipd is our gamified data collection platform that transforms boring annotation into an addictive, competitive experience. With quests, bounties, and leaderboards, Shipd attracts the best contributors for complex data tasks -- and now we need a Founding Design Engineer to take our current platform and turn it into a polished, scalable system. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Build design systems: Create custom design systems and reusable UI components that support many data formats and workflows. - Own the Quest Builder: Engineer multi-step agent workflows and UI generation that make setup fast, consistent, and scalable. - Tackle complex UX challenges: Design for 6+ hour coding sessions, competitive programming culture, and real-time telemetry. - Ship gamification features: Build leaderboards, streaks, bounties, and community mechanics that drive engagement. - Engineer developer tooling interfaces: Extend VS Code forks, browser extensions, and trace viewers with performant, developer na