Design Engineer (Frontend Engineer)

We're looking for a Software Engineer (Frontend/Design Engineer) to join our small team building the Dream Machine web application. This isn't just another frontend roleyou'll be inventing new UI primitives for AI-native experiences, pushing the boundaries of what web interfaces can do. You'll work directly with our world-class design team to bring these visions to life for millions of users. This is where exceptional technical skills meet impeccable design taste. What a Typical Week Might Look Like Collaborating with a designer to prototype a new way for users to interact with generated videos Crafting a buttery-smooth animation that makes complex AI operations feel magical Solving a tricky performance bottleneck in our rendering pipeline Meeting with the product team to brainstorm innovative UI patterns for upcoming features Building a reusable component that becomes a cornerstone of our design system Squashing bugs while making the fix even better than the original implementation Reviewing PRs from teammates with thoughtful, constructive feedback Your Background Looks Something Like You've got roughly 7+ years of experience building and shipping frontend products You're an expert in JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS, and React You have a proven track record of shipping products that users love You've mastered the art of translating designs into flawless implementations You write clean, maintainable code that stands the test of time You have an exceptional eye for design details and visual polish And yes, you definitely know how to center a div You Might Really Thrive Here If... You obsess over animation timings and interaction details You're excited about inventing new UI paradigms for emerging technologies You've built products where technical excellence meets design excellence You instinctively notice when something is 1px off The idea of collaborating directly with designers energizes you You believe great code and great design are inseparable You've ever redesigned an app in your spare time just because you thought it could be better Some of the Cool Things We're Working On Creating intuitive interfaces for complex AI video generation Building real-time, responsive UIs that make generative processes feel instantaneous Developing component systems that gracefully handle the unpredictability of AI outputs Prototyping novel interaction patterns that don't exist anywhere else Scaling our web experience to millions of creators worldwide Reimagining creative workflows for the AI era This is an on-site role in Palo Alto, California. Our hybrid work schedule balances in-person collaboration with focused solo work timethe best of both worlds for building breakthrough products together. About Luma At Luma, we're building multimodal AI to expand human imagination and capabilities. We believe the next leap in AI won't come from language alonebut from models that can see, understand, create, and interact with the world visually. Dream Machine is just the beginning. We're creating an intelligent creative partnerone that helps people express what's in their mind's eye, without needing the perfect words. Think: generative AI that's not just helpful, but beautifully intuitive and deeply visual. We're product-focused, fast-moving, and shipping like crazy. Our team is small, sharp, and obsessed with building things that feel magical. If that resonates, keep reading.