Design Engineering Leader

TL;DR - We’re seeking exceptional Design Engineering Leaders to help build the future of AI. You’ll work closely with both design and engineering to build world-class interfaces that empower the next generation of creators and builders.

Why Lovable?

Lovable lets anyone and everyone build software with any language. From solopreneurs to Fortune 100 teams, millions of people use Lovable to transform raw ideas into real products - fast. We are at the forefront of a foundational shift in software creation, which means you have an unprecedented opportunity to change the way the digital world works. Lovable-built applications and websites are visited hundreds of millions of times a month, and our enterprise footprint is compounding fast. And we’re just getting started.

We’re a small, talent-dense team building a generation-defining company from Stockholm. We value extreme ownership, high velocity, and low-ego collaboration. We seek out people who care deeply, ship fast, and are eager to make a dent in the world.

What we’re looking for

Must-haves

Multiple years leading design engineering, frontend, or UI engineering teams
Track record of attracting and retaining top talent who care deeply about craft
Has scaled through hypergrowth while maintaining production quality
Deep knowledge across design and frontend engineering — fluent in both worlds
Builder mindset — the job is only done in production
Founder mindset — end-to-end ownership and drive
Comfortable operating with ambiguity and incomplete information
Philosophically believes in design as an enabler, not a gatekeeper
Demonstrated ability of balancing craft and speed
Still hands-on, honing craft and workflows to lead others
Fast-paced, startup experience
An engineering leader

Strong preferences

Experience at a company with significantly greater scale than ours
Has built on frontier capabilities
Has operated in fast-moving, ambiguous environments (not just big-company experience)
Strong opinions on design systems, component architecture, and developer experience

What you’ll do

Org building

Build and lead the design engineering at Lovable - spanning product, core design systems, our websites, and generative brand assets
Help scale design engineering from where we are today to whatever the future demands
Design org structure; hire ICs and leads

Partnership

Partner with design, engineering, and product leads to ship faster with higher fidelity
Bridge the gap between design intent and production reality

Craftsmanship

Coach ICs on what truly world-class implementation looks like
Own the bar for UI quality, interaction polish, and frontend performance
Continuously raise the standard of what ships
Shape new AI interactions that haven’t been shaped before— how do you simultaneously lower the barrier for billions to create software while raising the ceiling of what’s possible?

Iteration

Live new workflows, tooling, and AI capabilities; challenge the status quo
Manage people through their work, not around it
Develop individual and team rituals that level up everyone around them

About your application

Please submit your application in English. It’s our company language, so you’ll be speaking lots of it if you join.

We treat all candidates equally - if you’re interested, please apply through our careers portal.