[Hiring] Founding Design Engineer @Qumis

Role Description

We're looking for a Founding Design Engineer to own the entire frontend architecture and visual experience of Qumis.

• You will be the architect of how insurance professionals interact with AI—defining the visual language, building the design system, and shipping production code that meets the standard of Linear, OpenAI, and Arc.
• You'll report directly to the CTO & Co-Founder. No layers. Full autonomy.

The frontend challenges are substantial:

• Streaming AI Interfaces: Engineer UI patterns that handle streaming LLM tokens, optimistic updates, and non-deterministic states without layout shifts or perceived latency.
• Document-Centric Workflows: Build interfaces for document navigation, annotation, side-by-side comparison, and AI-assisted extraction that feel fluid, not clunky.
• High-Density Data Display: Architect performant views that present complex coverage tables, exclusion matrices, and risk summaries clearly without overwhelming the user or the browser.
• Design System Architecture: Audit the current implementation and architect a scalable, type-safe design system that supports rapid iteration while maintaining consistency.

What You'll Build

• The Qumis Design System: A dedicated internal library of versioned components, tokens, and patterns.
• The "AI-Native" Experience: Interfaces that make AI collaboration feel seamless—command palettes, keyboard shortcuts, inline AI suggestions, and micro-interactions that communicate system state without demanding attention.
• Production-Quality Code: Clean, documented, testable components. Set the standard for frontend code quality—configuring linters, establishing testing patterns (Vitest/Playwright), and building the CI/CD checks that prevent regression.
• Performance & Accessibility: Focus on bundle size, render cycles, and WCAG compliance to ensure a fast, accessible, and reliable interface.

The Stack

• Core: React 18, TypeScript (strict), Vite
• Styling: Tailwind CSS, Radix UI Primitives, Shadcn/ui
• State: TanStack Query, Zustand
• Motion: Framer Motion
• Testing: Vitest, Playwright, Storybook

Who You Are

• You're a hybrid at the intersection of design and engineering.
• You have architectural experience and understand when to abstract and when to ship.
• You understand the DOM deeply and can debug re-render performance issues.
• You care about craft and notice inconsistencies in design.
• You want ownership and a meaningful role in shaping the product.

Why Qumis

• The market is massive and underserved—commercial P&C insurance is an $800B+ industry running on outdated software.
• The problem is hard and meaningful—building the interface that helps professionals make better decisions about risk.
• The team is small and senior—direct access to the CEO, no bureaucracy.
• We invest in craft—better hardware, tooling, or design resources will be provided to do your best work.