Design Engineer - SF at OpenWork

OpenWork is building the open-source Claude Cowork alternative. But the real goal is bigger than that. I don’t think AI should be another chatbot tab. The best version is a workspace where people, agents, files, browsers, MCPs, skills, and company context all work together. We’re looking for a design engineer in SF. This role is for someone who can make complex agent workflows feel obvious. You’ll work across: - desktop app UX - web app UX - realtime agent state - multi-agent / multi-session views - browser + file previews - artifacts - onboarding - team/workspace sharing - small details that make the product feel trustworthy Stack is mostly TypeScript, React, Node, Electron, Tailwind, and a bunch of weird agent/product surface area. The kind of person who will do well here: - ships daily - has built beautiful product experiences before - can design with intention - can code the thing, not just mock it - has taste and can explain why something feels good or bad - cares about motion, spacing, state, latency, and empty states - uses the latest models but does not outsource taste to them In your first days, you’ll ship UI/UX improvements across the desktop app and web app. In your fir