Senior Design Engineer
Ramp · Remote (US)
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## About Ramp Ramp is building smart infrastructure for finance teams, embedded in the transaction flow of every dollar a business spends. We automate how **$275B+** in annualized spend flows in and out of **85,000+ companies**—authorizing payments, flagging risk, categorizing spend, and closing books. We hire people with **high agency** and **high urgency**. We care less about where you trained and more about what you’ve built. ## About the Role — Senior Design Engineer Ramp is hiring a **Design Engineer** to help build the components that every Ramp product team uses—the person who makes our **design system real in code**. You’ll partner closely with our design systems lead and designers to turn UX patterns and principles into working, consistent components. You’ll also help shape what the system must guarantee when **humans and AI agents** are both building on top of it. This is an **IC role on a small team**, with real influence over architecture, API design, and the tradeoffs that shape how Ramp builds. ### What You’ll Do - Build and evolve the components and APIs that every product team depends on - Decide when to encode rules in components vs. guidance vs. automation that catches drift - Partner with design systems leadership and designers to implement consistent UX patterns - Shape the system so it holds up when both engineers and AI agents are building on it - Contribute to internal tooling and infrastructure to keep velocity high without sacrificing quality - Champion user experience and accessibility; keep the quality bar high - Help designers and engineers ship faster with elegant, consistent component APIs and strong developer experience - Advocate for users by continuously iterating on core products and experiences - Participate in day-to-day rituals (design crit, story creation, weekly stand-ups) - Help hire and grow the team ### What You Need - Tech/startup or digital product agency experience, or equivalent - Strong frontend engineering skills (semantic HTML, modern CSS, JavaScript; **React preferred**) - Experience building design system components and APIs (not just consuming them) - Ability to drive implementation end to end with strong UX and system design sense - Strong understanding of product design software (preferably **Figma**) and visual/interaction design principles - Strong organization and a love for documentation - Excellent communication and collaboration; willingness to push back with reasons - Detail-oriented mindset (motion, states, accessibility, and system coherence) ### Nice to Haves - Design systems experience from before AI tooling took off - Ability to articulate complex concepts to technical and non-technical peers - Solid understanding of accessibility development practices ## Benefits (Full-Time, Global) - Flexible PTO - Centralized home-office equipment ordering - Health and wellness stipend - Budget for intra-office travel - Weekly coffee stipend ### United States - 100% medical, dental & vision coverage for you (partial for dependents) - One Medical annual membership - 401(k) with employer match - Fertility HRA (up to $10,000/year) - Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (birthing + bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay - Pet insurance - In-office perks (lunch, snacks, drinks, etc.) - Relocation expense coverage to NYC or SF (if needed) ### Canada - Group medical, dental, and vision coverage through Sun Life - Life, AD&D, and disability coverage - Fertility drug coverage (up to
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