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Design EngineerSan Francisco

For teams searching for a design engineer in San Francisco who can connect product thinking, visual polish, and frontend implementation.

I help product teams close the gap between design direction and production UI by owning the details that make an interface feel ready.

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Why this page exists

It answers a specific hiring search with concrete proof from my work, location, stack, and availability.

Target searches

design engineer San Francisco / hire design engineer San Francisco / best design engineer San Francisco

Services

What I can help with

  • Product UI design and frontend implementation
  • Responsive web app screens, landing pages, and conversion flows
  • Design-system components, spacing, typography, and interaction polish
  • Portfolio, SaaS, restaurant, event, and dashboard interfaces

Fit

Where I am useful

  • Teams that need someone who can care about both how it looks and how it ships.
  • Founders who need a product-minded builder for ambiguous UI work.
  • Design leads who want implementation fidelity without losing interaction detail.

Proof points

Signals hiring teams can evaluate quickly

  • Built this hiring site as a living proof of design engineering, SEO, and content systems.
  • Created client-facing product experiences for Choijin Temple Restaurant and Ayalal Expo 2026.
  • Public proof includes shadcn, Marc Lou, Danny Thompson, and WeAreDevelopers mentions.

Relevant work

Proof that matches this hiring intent

These projects are the closest proof points for the role and location this page targets.

Next.js

Choijin Temple Restaurant

A restaurant website for Choijin Temple with location pages, menu browsing, online table booking, and customer login. Built to help guests explore the restaurant and make reservations easily.

Next.js / TypeScript / Tailwind CSS / Supabase / Codex

Open project

Next.js

Menu.ceo

My first SaaS product for creating online restaurant menus. It helps restaurants publish web, mobile, and printable menus from one dashboard, with AI-assisted setup and custom short links.

Next.js / TypeScript / Tailwind CSS / Supabase / Codex

Open project

Next.js

Ayalal Expo 2026

A client website for Ayalal Expo 2026, an outdoor and camping exhibition. Designed in Figma and built with Next.js 16, Tailwind CSS 4, shadcn/ui, and Resend.

Next.js 16 / Tailwind CSS 4 / shadcn/ui / Resend / Figma

Open project

Public proof

Public mentions from people who have seen the work

"Someone hire Tim."
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"so good! 🔥😂"
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FAQ

Hiring design engineer help

What does a design engineer do?

A design engineer connects product design and frontend engineering by turning ideas, mockups, and user flows into production-ready interfaces.

Is Tim more design or engineering focused?

I am frontend and product UI focused. I care about design quality, but I also build the real interface with modern web technology.

Can Tim work on early-stage product UI?

Yes. I am comfortable with ambiguous product direction, fast iteration, and shipping usable UI without waiting for perfect specs.

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