Design Engineer
ComplyDoBerlin, Berlin, DE
Full-time · Posted no date given · via Y Combinator · Last checked 15d agoAbout the role
## We've built something people want.
ComplyDo is a YC-backed startup based in Berlin building the AI-native operating system for enterprise compliance.
We're working with leading enterprise customers, processing hundreds of regulations and standards, and growing fast. We’re looking for a design-minded engineer to help us make complex compliance workflows simple, intuitive, and enjoyable to use.
You’ll join a small team with a lot of ownership, work closely with the founders, ship quickly, and have a direct impact on the product.
## The Role
You’ll turn product requirements and customer problems into clear user journeys, thoughtful interfaces, and polished production experiences.
This is primarily a UI/UX and frontend role, with enough full-stack experience to connect your work to APIs and backend workflows. You’ll help shape how features work and then build them. You should care deeply about both how a product works and how it feels.
## What You Will Work On
* **User-facing UI/UX.** Design and build interfaces that make complex compliance workflows feel simple and intuitive.
* **The design system.** Build and evolve our design system, including reusable components, typography, layout, and interaction patterns.
* **Prototypes and production interfaces.** Turn early ideas and requirements into user journeys, prototypes, and production features. Implement responsive and accessible interfaces with React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS.
* **Product storytelling.** Define the product’s visual language so others can apply it consistently in their work. You will help drive product design and visual quality across the team.
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## Tech Stack
* **Design:** Figma
* **Frontend:** TypeScript, Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS
* **Backend:** Python, MongoDB, Neo4j
* **AI layer:** LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.), LangChain, LangGraph, …
You don’t need to know everything. We care about your ability to learn quickly and finish work end to end.
## How We Work
* Small, focused teams.
* Continuous deployment to production.
* Strong ownership from idea to production.
* We use AI tools heavily: Cursor, Claude, Codex, whatever makes you faster.
## What We Are Looking For
**Must have:**
* Strong frontend skills and experience with React and TypeScript.
* Ability to build UI/UX that feels good, not just functional. You care about how things look and feel, not just whether they work.
* The ability to turn vague problems into clear user journeys and shipped features.
* Enough full-stack experience to connect frontend work to APIs and backend services.
* Experience with Figma or a similar design tool.
**Good to have:**
* Experience building design systems.
* Experience with complex workflows, dashboards, or enterprise software.
* Side projects, hackathon projects, or open-source contributions.
* Familiarity with compliance, legal tech, or regulated industries, but not required.
**We are not looking for:**
* Someone who needs years of experience to feel confident. We care about drive and curiosity not a CV.
* Someone who prefers to be handed a detailed spec and execute. We want people who help write the spec.
## Working Here
We work in person in Berlin. We believe hard problems get solved faster at a whiteboard than in a Slack thread.
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