Founding Design Engineer

About the Founding Design Engineer Role at Subtotal

Are you a passionate engineer with a designer’s eye? Do you thrive at the crossroads of creativity and code? Subtotal is seeking a Founding Design Engineer to join our team and help us redefine the future of retail account linking. This is more than just implementing designs; it’s about shaping them.

As a Founding Design Engineer, you’ll be embedded within our creative team, collaborating closely with product designers to bring high-quality, performant, and brand-consistent user experiences to life across all touchpoints. This is a unique opportunity to set the standard for design engineering at Subtotal from the ground up.

What You’ll Accomplish

As an integral part of our early team, you will:

• Shape the creative and technical vision of Subtotal.
• Design and implement elegant, usable, and highly performant user interfaces.
• Build full-stack features with a focus on the frontend, utilizing technologies like Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, and React.
• Collaborate closely with designers, marketers, and product managers to ensure consistent design quality across all customer experiences.
• Own and maintain our frontend infrastructure and UI systems.
• Engage with users, analyze key metrics, and iterate rapidly to improve our products.

What We’re Looking For in a Design Engineer

We are looking for someone with:

• A genuine passion for design and a keen eye for detail in pixel-perfect implementation.
• Strong full-stack engineering skills, with a particular depth of experience on the frontend.
• Proven experience building polished, high-performance user experiences that delight users.
• Deep familiarity with modern web technologies, including Next.js, React, TypeScript, and Tailwind.
• A scrappy, startup-ready mindset, comfortable navigating ambiguity and moving at a fast pace.
• A high bar for quality and a demonstrable track record of significant contributions to past projects.

Why Choose Subtotal?

Subtotal is revolutionizing retail account linking, enabling consumers to seamlessly connect their retail accounts (like Walmart, Target, and Amazon) directly to the brands they love.

• For Consumers: We unlock enhanced experiences, personalized rewards, and deeper connections.
• For Brands: We transform anonymous retail shoppers into known, engaged customers.
• For You: A unique opportunity to define and build the future of commerce, making a tangible impact on the industry.

We are a well-funded, talented team poised for rapid growth. If you’re excited about building beautiful, performant applications and want to help create a truly category-defining company, we’d love to hear from you! Join us as a Design Engineer to build the future.