Design Engineer (m/w/d)

Buena is building the technology that real estate runs on. We're making every part of real estate – from finding and financing to buying and managing – as seamless and transparent as possible. We do this by acquiring property managers across Germany and rebuilding them as technology companies. In under two years and with fewer than 25 people at HQ, we've already become Germany's second-largest property manager. The next trillion dollar company in real estate won't sell software. It will run the industry.

• Designing, building, and shipping product UI end-to-end, from early ideas to rollout and iteration.
• Owning the visual and interaction quality of the product: spacing, typography, motion, hierarchy, and setting the bar for how Buena looks and feels.
• Translating dense operational workflows (accounting, contracts, maintenance, owner communication) into simple, reliable, AI-enabled interfaces
• Building in code. You prototype fast, put real screens in front of property managers, and let feedback drive the next iteration.
• Help us shape design and frontend culture as we grow, be it our design system, component standards, or workflow optimizations.

• You have designed and built production web UI end-to-end, and are comfortable owning surfaces from idea through deployment and iteration.
• You are proficient in TypeScript with strong experience in React/Next.js and modern CSS
• You have a sharp, opinionated eye for design and care about the details that make an interface feel polished
• You are comfortable enough with the backend (Node.js, GraphQL, Postgres) to wire up what your front end needs.
• You take ownership seriously: You care about outcomes, move quickly, and are comfortable making decisions in ambiguous situations without waiting for perfect specifications.
• German helps in day-to-day domain context and is a strong plus, but not required.
• You enjoy working onsite 5 days a week.

• Up to €500 close-to-office bonus, if you decide to live within 10-20 mins walking distance to our office.
• 20 Remote days per year you can spend anywhere you want
• €110/month lunch budget, €50 fitness subsidy.
• €1,200 yearly education budget.
• Free books: Buena pays for any book you'd like to read.