Designer Engineer
Daytona
Design
Posted on Jan 22, 2026
Designer Engineer
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Location: San Francisco or Croatia
Type: Full-time
About the Role
We’re looking for a Designer Engineer—a hybrid role at the intersection of design and engineering. You’ll prototype, design, and implement user-facing experiences that make Daytona delightful and intuitive for developers.
What You'll Be Doing
Design and build user interfaces for core product experiences
Prototype new concepts quickly and iterate with the team
Collaborate with engineers to ensure design quality in production
Define and maintain Daytona’s design system and component library
Advocate for user-centered design across the product
You Might Be a Fit If You
Have experience in both design and front-end engineering
Are comfortable prototyping ideas into working demos
Care about usability, accessibility, and design polish
Thrive in cross-functional teams that move fast
Bonus Points
Experience with React, Tailwind, or design systems at scale
Contributions to open-source design or UI libraries
Strong visual design and UX research background
About Daytona
Daytona is building the agent-native runtime layer for modern software development. Our platform spins up secure, sandboxed environments in under 90ms, used by developers and AI agents alike. Daytona is open source, trusted by thousands, and backed by top-tier investors.
We’re not just making dev environments faster. We’re redefining how software gets built.
YYou can send your application directly to careers@daytona.io.
Successful candidates will be contacted for an interview. We appreciate all the applications we receive, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.