Design Engineer (Contract) at Notion

New York, New York, United States

Notion Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years), Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, SoftwareIndustries

Requirements

  • Exceptional front-end development skills, especially with CSS - ability to build fast, beautiful, and accessible experiences using modern techniques
  • Refined taste in design and a thorough understanding of web typography
  • 4–8 years of design engineering experience on in-house teams, and an outstanding portfolio of high-craft work
  • Comfort with ambiguity and early-stage ideas; ability to turn nebulous prompts into actionable outcomes
  • A passion for toolmaking and expanding access to technology
  • Motion/animation experience (plus)
  • Experience working within large, multi-lingual websites (plus)

Responsibilities

  • Join a growing team of designers and engineers and help to shape the website
  • Bridge a code-friendly design team and a design-friendly engineering team
  • Create beautiful front-end experiences, and custom tools that enable said experiences to scale (stack: headless CMS, NextJS, Style Dictionary, design tokens, and custom tools)
  • Create design systems, prototypes and whatever else is needed to bring great ideas to life on Notion.com
  • Collaborate with teams across the company to bring initiatives and new products to market using novel design and storytelling solutions

Skills

Figma
Design Systems
Front-end Development
Production Code
Custom Tooling
HTML
CSS
JavaScript

Notion

Versatile productivity and collaboration platform

About Notion

Notion is a workspace platform designed to enhance productivity and collaboration for a wide range of users, from startups to large enterprises. It combines various tools into a single platform, allowing teams to write, plan, and share their work efficiently. Users can start with a free version and upgrade to paid plans as their needs grow. Key features include customizable notes and documents, project management tools, and a drag-and-drop interface for easy page creation. Notion also includes an AI-powered Q&A feature that provides instant answers to user queries, helping to centralize knowledge. The platform supports multiple languages and has a strong global community that contributes content and organizes events.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2016Year Founded
$325.9MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
5,001-10,000Employees

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision insurance
PTO
Mental health & wellbeing package
Parental leave
Fertility coverage
Retirement matching
Commuter benefits
Monthly stipend

Risks

Increased competition from AI-enhanced tools like Evernote.
Potential trust issues with AI features due to factual inaccuracies.
User resistance to adopting new productivity tools.

Differentiation

Notion combines note-taking, task management, and databases into a single platform.
The platform offers customizable workspaces for personal and collaborative use.
Notion AI assists with tasks like text generation and predictive analytics.

Upsides

Integration with Slack and Google Drive enhances workflow automation.
Acquisition of Skiff strengthens Notion's privacy offerings.
Standalone apps like Notion Calendar expand Notion's modular productivity solutions.

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