Design Engineer - AI-Native Flutter Development

About the Role

We're looking for a Design Engineer to join our team at ANNA. This remote Design Engineer position focuses on owning feature delivery end-to-end, from problem framing to shipped production code. You’ll bridge design and engineering by building production-ready Flutter features within our Barracuda design system. You’ll use AI-native workflows to compress the design → prototype → build → test loop into days, not weeks. This isn’t about producing Figma files or inventing new patterns; it’s about shipping high-quality, real-world solutions using a strong component foundation.

What You'll Do

• Understand the problem deeply - clarify user needs, edge cases, and constraints before building.
• Build production-ready Flutter applications across iOS, Android, and web.
• Prototype quickly using AI-native tools (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) to explore flows and validate ideas.
• Own features end-to-end: From rough prototype to production deployment.
• Work within the Barracuda design system: Compose and extend components appropriately.
• Make design decisions in code: Balance UX quality with pragmatism and velocity.
• Collaborate with backend engineers: Implement mock data early, integrate APIs, iterate together.
• Test, measure, and refine: Learn from real usage and improve continuously.

Requirements

• Strong Flutter/Dart experience with shipped work to show.
• Solid UX fundamentals (information architecture, user flows, interaction patterns).
• Already using AI tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, v0) in your development workflow.
• State management proficiency (Riverpod, Bloc, Provider, or similar).
• Design system literacy — ability to work within constraints and extend appropriately.
• Component thinking and understanding of atomic design principles.
• Ability to make confident aesthetic and UX decisions independently.
• Understanding of accessibility and platform conventions (Material, Cupertino).

Nice to Have

• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Background contributing to component libraries or design systems.
• Experience in fintech, tax, or compliance products.
• Strong visual design sensibility.
• Experience in lean, fast-moving start-ups.

What We Offer

• Significant autonomy over feature areas.
• Direct access to product teams, backend engineers, and users.
• Modern tools that amplify your capability (Barracuda, AI-native workflows, strong team culture).
• Support adopting AI-native workflows if you’re still learning.
• Real, high-impact problems affecting UK small businesses.