Tempo is one of Canada’s fastest-growing AI startups, backed by Y Combinator. We’re building a visual IDE for product teams—a platform that merges the craft of design with the rigor of engineering. Designers, PMs, and developers use Tempo to collaboratively ship production-grade web and mobile apps faster than ever before. With a strong focus on design systems, AI-assisted workflows, and real-time collaboration, we’re helping teams move beyond “vibe coding” into a new era of design engineering.
We’re looking for a founding UI/UX Design Engineer to join our in-office team in Toronto. You won’t just design screens—you’ll set the standard for how users experience Tempo, shaping our component library, interaction patterns, and AI-driven workflows that thousands of builders will use every day.
As an owner of user experience at Tempo, you’ll collaborate directly with product, engineering, and AI/ML teams to translate complex problems into clear, intuitive, and beautiful interfaces. You’ll bring a strong systems mindset to ensure our design system scales, and the creativity to elevate details like motion, accessibility, and real-time collaboration. This is a role for someone who wants to lead by building—rolling up your sleeves to deliver production-ready components while also driving the vision of design at one of Canada’s most ambitious startups.
Tempo is a visual editor for react that gives PMs, designers, and engineers the ability to collaborate visually on code. It offers the familiar UX of a design tool but functions like an IDE under the hood. Tempo is optimized for Vite and Tailwind.
Salary
$35 - $50
Location
Main Office - Toronto
Total raised
$5.0M
Last stage
Seed
Investors
Kevin Michael
Co-Founder & CEO
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