Design Engineer - Full-time - Worldwide

About UHP

UHP is a veteran-focused training institution near Bentonville, AR, building infrastructure to transform technical education delivery at scale. We're launching a multi-agent AI platform with a conversational AI agent (Morgan) and mobile-first student experiences.

The Role

Own the student-facing product surface and Morgan (our AI agent) conversational UI. You design AND ship—no handoffs. Work directly in the codebase.

Stack: Next.js 14, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, mobile PWA, Supabase, Anthropic Claude streaming, HeyGen avatar SDK

Surfaces: Student portal, mobile PWA, Morgan conversational UI, onboarding flows, Field Execution PWA, schedule/progress views

UHP runs a strict design system: pure black backgrounds, Barlow Condensed headlines, white text, zero rounded corners, teal reserved for AI. We do not ship generic SaaS aesthetics.

What You'll Do

• Design and implement student portal and mobile PWA
• Build Morgan's conversational UI with Claude streaming
• Create onboarding flows with high conversion
• Implement offline-capable PWAs for low-connectivity environments
• Integrate HeyGen avatar SDK
• Enforce design system across all surfaces
• Ship responsive layouts that work on all devices
• Collaborate with backend on API contracts

Required Skillset

Must Have:

• 4+ years shipping user-facing products (design + code)
• Expert Next.js 14 & React (components, hooks, server/client patterns)
• TypeScript proficiency (type-safe components, API integration)
• Tailwind mastery (custom configs, design tokens, utility-first)
• Shipped at least one PWA (offline support, service workers, app manifest)
• Mobile-first design approach
• Strong opinions on typography, spacing, motion

Strongly Preferred:

• Conversational AI UI (chat interfaces, streaming responses)
• Claude API or OpenAI streaming implementation
• HeyGen or avatar SDK integration
• Supabase/Firebase real-time data
• Working within strict design systems

Who You Are

• Hybrid: Equally comfortable in Figma and VS Code. You prototype by shipping.
• Opinionated: Strong views on craft—kerning, spacing, timing, states.
• Fast: Ship quickly, gather feedback, iterate. No analysis paralysis.
• System thinker: Build in components and patterns, not one-offs.
• Autonomous: Take ownership, make decisions, deliver without hand-holding.