Runway Labs, the research and exploration team at Runway, is hiring a Design Engineer to help push the frontier of AI video and General World Models. This is an exploratory, experimental, and technical role focused on prototyping novel interfaces and translating cutting-edge research into tangible experiences.
What You'll Do
- Prototype and implement novel user experiences at the intersection of AI video, world models, and emerging generative media.
- Design and build agentic tools and interfaces that allow researchers and creatives to interact with and direct AI systems in real time.
- Explore new application areas for AI video and general world models — from simulation and interactive media to research tooling.
- Stretch the limits of front-end engineering to broaden what’s possible in research and experimentation contexts.
- Create internal tools and frameworks used across design and engineering teams at Runway Labs.
- Work alongside researchers, engineers, and product designers to shape how we think about the future of AI-driven creativity.
What We're Looking For
- Genuine curiosity about AI video, world models, agentic engineering and generative media and an intuition for how to design meaningful interactions with these systems.
- Experience designing flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity UIs for web and agentic products.
- Experience building agentic tools or interfaces — i.e., systems where AI takes actions, reasons over state, or drives multi-step workflows.
- Strong understanding of visual and interaction design, as well as usability testing.
- Comfort working in ambiguous, research oriented environments where the problem space is still being defined.
Team & Environment
You'll be embedded in the small Runway Labs research and exploration team, collaborating closely with researchers, engineers, and product designers. We are a creative, open minded, caring and ambitious team determined to change the world, committed to creating a space where employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary range: $250,000-$310,000
So regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply.
