Full Stack Product Engineer (UI/Brand/Design Focus)

🎨 We're Hiring: Full-Stack Product Engineer (UI/Brand/Design Focus) @ Hygo
Hygo reaches 250 million people every month with original video content built around the things people are passionate about. We're a global media company — and behind it is a serious product platform: a creator Studio, public profiles, community features, an admin console, and a 530+ component design system powering all of it.

We're looking for a Full-Stack Product Engineer who ships complete experiences — from database to polished UI — and whose instinct is to obsess over how a product looks, feels, and communicates the brand. You're a full-stack engineer who happens to have exceptional taste.

🛠️ What You'll Work On
This is an ownership role across the full product surface — you'll shape how Studio looks, feels, and scales.
Own product features end-to-end — from database schema to polished UI. You ship complete experiences, not just frontend or backend pieces
Lead the evolution of our V2 design system — a 530+ component library built on Radix UI and Tailwind CSS — with a focus on brand consistency, visual craft, and scalable patterns
Drive the look and feel of Studio: typography, color systems, spacing, animation, micro-interactions, and responsive behavior across every surface
Build full-stack features across the creator journey: onboarding flows, avatar generation UX, gallery and media management, community/public profiles, and subscription experiences
Shape product direction — you have opinions about what we should build, not just how to build it. You think about user journeys, conversion, and delight
Write and maintain API endpoints (NestJS), database queries (Prisma/PostgreSQL), and real-time features alongside the frontend work
Maintain visual regression testing (Chromatic), E2E coverage (Playwright), and Storybook documentation for the component library

✅ What We're Looking For
5+ years building production web applications with at least 2 years of meaningful backend/API work alongside frontend
Expert-level React and CSS/Tailwind — you can build complex layouts, animations, and responsive designs from scratch without reaching for a library
Strong product and design sensibility — you think about user flows, brand expression, visual hierarchy, and polish. You can iterate on UI without pixel-perfect specs and make it look right
Experience building or maintaining a component library or design system at scale
Solid backend skills: REST API design, relational database modeling, authentication flows, and async job processing
Familiarity with Next.js (App Router, SSR, server components) and Node.js/NestJS or similar backend frameworks
Experience with Storybook, visual regression testing, or Playwright
You care about branding — you understand that a product's visual identity is as important as its functionality. You've influenced or owned brand decisions in a previous role
Bonus: Radix UI, CVA, Zustand, React Query, Prisma, Temporal ✨

🛠 Tech You'll Touch
React 18 · Next.js 14 · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS · Radix UI · Storybook · NestJS 11 · Prisma · PostgreSQL · Redis · Temporal · Playwright · Chromatic

💰 Compensation
Target Salary Range $120,000-$150,000, based on experience

Why Hygo?
Our product surface is large — and it's only growing. This is a rare opportunity to own the craft side of a platform that reaches 250 million people every month, without the bureaucracy of a large organization. You'll work alongside specialists who are excellent at what they do, and have genuine influence over how the product looks and feels at every level — from the design system up to the user experience.

Additional Job Application Terms
This job is part of LinkedIn’s Full-Service Hiring beta program. Eligibility is limited to candidates located in and performing services in the United States, excluding those based in Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, South Carolina, or West Virginia.

We’re committed to making our hiring process as smooth and timely as possible, and we understand that waiting to hear back can add to the anticipation. If you’re a potential fit, our team will reach out within two weeks to progress you to the next stage. If you don’t hear from us in that time, we encourage you to explore other opportunities with our team in the future, and we wish you the very best in your job search.
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