Principal Design Engineer

About the role

AlphaSense is looking for a Principal Design Engineer to shape the future of its product experience. This is a senior individual contributor role combining design, engineering and product strategy, where you define how AI-powered experiences are built, scaled and delivered. You will mentor others, guide technical and design decisions and strengthen the link between user needs, business goals and engineering reality.

Key responsibilities

• Create high-fidelity, coded prototypes and interaction models for complex, AI-powered workflows
• Own high-impact initiatives from concept through production
• Lead technical design discussions, make architectural decisions and guide cross-team implementation
• Advance the design system as product infrastructure, defining scalable patterns and consistency
• Work with product managers, engineers and stakeholders to research user requirements and ensure the product meets user and business needs
• Advocate for design quality and fidelity throughout the development lifecycle
• Mentor designers and engineers and help teams balance technical constraints, business goals and user experience

Required profile

• 12+ years of experience in product design, design/UX/front-end engineering, design systems or a related discipline
• Bachelor's degree or higher; a degree in design, computer science, information sciences, psychology or HCI is preferred
• Experience shipping production-ready experiences and influencing technical and design choices across teams
• Demonstrated project leadership, mentorship and constructive feedback

Required skills

• Modern front-end technologies such as HTML/CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript and React
• Building AI and agentic experiences, using AI to speed up design and development
• Expertise with modern AI tools such as MCP, Claude Code, Codex and Skills
• Strong understanding of user-centered design and end-to-end customer workflows

What we offer

• Flexible working arrangements, with the office met once a week
• Relocation support for single employees, couples and families
• Private healthcare services from Terveystalo
• Two weeks of vacation granted up front, plus gym room, gaming room, free parking, mobile phone, lunch benefit, mobile plan, home internet and remote work equipment