Design Engineer

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Tana

We're hiring a design engineer to shape the future of knowledge work

You: You care deeply about user experience and clean architecture, and you know that great products need both. You think in systems, thrive in the ambiguity of 0→1, and are energized by shaping products from the ground up. Aesthetics, implementation, and impact all matter to you, and you won’t compromise on any of them.

Us: We offer competitive compensation, meaningful equity, creative freedom, and a collaborative, fast-paced culture. We believe the best products come from close-knit, multidisciplinary teams that build together, test ideas early, and move with urgency.


The gist

We’re building the next-gen all-in-one workspace, designed from the ground up for AI. We’re looking for a design engineer who can help define and deliver core product experiences at Tana. You’ll play a key role in shaping how our product works and feels, and in doing so, help shape the future of knowledge work.


What you’ll be doing

  • Shape the user experience from scratch
    From messy early ideas to polished interfaces, you’ll design intuitive solutions that help make Tana feel effortless—and then help bring them to life in code.

  • Design the future of an AI-powered knowledge graph
    This is frontier work: shaping how intelligent systems can augment thinking, collaboration, and knowledge at scale.

  • Own your work end-to-end
    You’ll lead projects from defining the problem and shaping the concept to designing flows and delivering elegant, high-impact improvements to Tana. Often, you’ll take on the role of product owner.

  • Lead and collaborate across disciplines
    Whether you're driving a solo project or leading a small team, you'll coordinate with product, design, and engineering to bring ideas to life.

  • Ship to a passionate, fast-growing community
    Your work will reach a global audience who care deeply about how they work—and who expect the best from the tools they use.


Skills

  • Strong product and UX instincts; you care about intuitive, elegant solutions.
  • System and flow thinker—you design end-to-end experiences, not just screens.
  • You follow the rise of AI closely and are eager to integrate it into better ways of working.
  • Confident taking ideas from concept to implementation, leading project teams as needed.
  • Solid frontend development skills—you can prototype and build what you design.
  • Comfortable with ambiguity—you shape both the product direction and the implementation details.
  • Actively seek user feedback and translate insights into impactful product improvements.

About us

We’re on a mission to reinvent how humans, teams, and computers work together by building the next-gen all-in-one workspace, built for AI and voice. We're well-funded and early-stage, meaning you’ll have a significant impact on what we build, how we build it, and participate in the economic upside when we succeed.


What we believe in

We are open and candid with ourselves and others—and we do it with kindness and compassion. We are curious, lifelong learners who get a thrill from understanding how humans and teams work. This curiosity, combined with ambition, is what drives us to push limits and build a world-class team ready to shape the future of work.

We’re building a different kind of company where you can do your best work.

Read our culture manifesto: “What’s expected of us”


Location

This is a full-time position. We're looking for candidates who can work from Oslo or are based in CET ±3 hours and are willing to regularly travel to work with the product team in Oslo.

Location

    Oslo

Job type

  • Fulltime

Role

Engineering

Keywords

  • Engineering
  • Full-time
  • UX/UI