Design Engineer

Lance (YC W26)
Lance (YC W26)

Software Engineering, Design

San Francisco, CA, USA

USD 120k-200k / year

Posted on Aug 11, 2026

Lance

AI Agents That Run Hotel Operations.

Design Engineer

$120K - $200KSan Francisco, CA, US
Job type
Full-time
Role
Design, UI / UX
Experience
Any (new grads ok)
Visa
US citizen/visa only
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Caleb Chan
Founder
Caleb Chan
Founder

About the role

We’re looking for a Design Engineer who can own the gap between design and engineering.

You’ll work across our product to design and build interfaces that feel simple, fast, and exceptionally polished. This isn’t a traditional design role where you hand off Figma files. You’ll prototype ideas, sweat the details, write production code, and work directly with the team to ship.

We care deeply about craft. You should have strong product taste, obsess over interactions and details, and be comfortable moving from an idea to a working experience quickly.

What you’ll do

  • Design and build production-ready interfaces
  • Prototype new product ideas quickly
  • Own interactions, motion, and visual polish
  • Work directly with product and engineering from concept to launch
  • Build and evolve our design system
  • Push the quality bar for everything customers interact with

We’re looking for someone who thinks like a designer, builds like an engineer, and cares deeply about making software feel great.

About Lance

Autonomous AI agents that answer calls, close sales, and run operations, so your team can focus on guests. Trusted by some of the top hotel groups in the US, supporting 50+ hotels across brands like Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt