Design Engineer
WFA Digital Insight
The Design Engineer position at Trust Wallet sits at the rare intersection of visual design and mobile engineering, allowing a candidate to influence both look and feel of a product used by hundreds of millions. Working directly in Figma and React Native, the role demands a meticulous eye for typography, spacing, and motion while delivering production‑ready code. Trust Wallet’s emphasis on a shared design system means you’ll own components that ripple across mobile, web, and browser extensions, giving tangible impact on user experience across the entire ecosystem. Candidates should be comfortable flagging feasibility early, proposing technical solutions, and iterating quickly with designers—skills that set this opportunity apart from typical front‑end roles.
Job Description
About the company Trust Wallet is the leading non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet, trusted by over 200 million people worldwide to securely manage and grow their digital assets. Our vision is to give individuals the freedom to own their assets, confidently participate in the future economy, and access opportunities that enhance their lives. Our mission is to be a trusted personal companion — helping users safely navigate Web3, the on-chain economy, and the emerging AI-powered future. With support for over 10 million assets across 100+ blockchains, Trust Wallet offers a seamless, multi-chain experience backed by industry-leading self-custody technology, a vibrant community, and a growing ecosystem of partners. About the Role Trust Wallet is looking for a Design Engineer to sit at the intersection of design and engineering — someone who can move fluidly between Figma and code to build and ship polished, high-quality UI directly in our React Native app. You'll close the gap between design intent and shipped product, working hands-on with both the design and engineering teams. Responsibilities - Build production-quality UI components and interactions directly in React Native, translating designs into pixel-accurate, performant code - Partner with product designers to prototype ideas quickly, test interactions, and iterate before full engineering handoff - Own and maintain the design system/component library, ensuring consistency and reusability across the app - Bridge design and engineering — flag feasibility issues early, propose technical solutions to design problems, and vice versa - Improve UI performance, animations, and micro-interactions across web, mobile, and browser extension - Collaborate with engineering on architecture decisions that affect UI flexibility, theming, and component scalability - Help define and evolve design-to-dev workflows/tooling (Figma → code handoff, design tokens, etc.) Requirements - 3-5+ years of experience in frontend/UI engineering, with strong hands-on React Native experience - Strong eye for design craft — typography, spacing, motion, and interaction detail - Comfortable working directly in Figma (or similar) to prototype and iterate on UI - Experience building and maintaining component/design systems - Track record of shipping polished, consumer-facing mobile products - Strong communication skills — able to work fluidly across design and engineering teams and translate between the two - Genuine interest in Web3/crypto products a plus Nice to Have - Experience with design tokens, theming systems, or cross-platform component libraries - Background as either a designer who learned to code or an engineer with strong design sensibility - Familiarity with animation libraries (Reanimated, Lottie, etc.) in React Native - Prior experience in fintech, crypto, or high-growth consumer apps ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This is a global and fully remote role. You must have the right to work for the country you are based. WHY WORK AT TRUST WALLET?
- Be a part of the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem that continues to grow.
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities.
- Work alongside diverse, world-class talent, in an environment where learning and growth opportunities are endless.
- Tackle fast-paced, challenging and unique projects.
- Work in a truly global organization, with international teams and a flat organizational structure.
- Work fully remotely with flexible working hours.
- Enjoy competitive salary and benefits.
How to Stand Out
- Prepare a portfolio that showcases React Native components you’ve built, emphasizing pixel‑perfect implementation and design system usage.
- Highlight any experience you have with Figma hand‑off, design tokens, or animation libraries during the interview.
- Be ready to discuss how you’ve resolved design‑to‑engineering trade‑offs in past projects.
- Demonstrate genuine interest in crypto by mentioning relevant side projects or community involvement.
- Ask about the existing design system architecture to show you understand its importance and can contribute immediately.
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