HIRE · UI/UX ENGINEER
Figma for the decisions, Storybook for the code your team builds with. Contributing in 15 days, from $3,375 a month.
NDAs are standard · your Figma, your repo
15 days
From kickoff to merged contributions
$3,375
Retainers from, per month, for 150 hours
Every merge
Reviewed by a senior engineer
Day 1
Your repo, your cloud, your IP
WHAT YOU GET
01
An inventory of every screen and component, so you can see where the product has drifted.
02
Flows and screens in Figma for what's on your roadmap, ready before engineering starts.
03
Design tokens and a component library in Figma that match the code.
04
Components built and documented in Storybook, so engineers stop redrawing buttons.
05
Usability checks on the flows that matter most, before they're built.
06
Reviews UI pull requests so what ships matches what was designed.
SKILLS & STACK
HOW AI MAKES THIS ROLE FASTER
Design has a lot of mechanical work around the decisions. AI takes that work, and every coded component still passes a senior review before merge.
| Step | What AI does | What the designer does | Gate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explore | Drafts layout variants and empty, error and loading states for a screen | Picks the direction and cuts the rest | Design review with you |
| Write | Drafts microcopy, labels and error messages | Edits for your product's voice | Your sign-off |
| Spec | Generates component specs and token tables from the Figma file | Checks every value against the system | Design review |
| Build | Scaffolds Storybook stories and component code | Fixes spacing, states and accessibility by hand | Senior engineer review on every merge |
| Audit | Lists inconsistent components across screens | Decides which version survives | Inventory sign-off |
AI writes a significant share of the code. A senior engineer reviews every line before merge. CodeRabbit found AI-co-authored pull requests without that kind of review carried ~1.7× more major issues. Client code is never used to train models.
WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
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150 hours a month of your UI/UX engineer on a backlog we agree with you, with senior review on every merge. The price depends on the role and is confirmed on a 30-minute call.
See the retainer →$45/hour · 20-hour minimum
Buy 20 to 120 hours for scoped work, valid for 12 months. Bigger blocks cost less per hour. Need more than 120? The retainer fits better.
See hour blocks →lead + 1 engineer from $8,000/month
A tech lead plus your UI/UX engineer inside your repo, your Slack and your sprint rituals. Bigger teams are quoted to fit.
See embedded teams →Most UI/UX work starts as prepaid hours for one flow, then moves to a retainer once the design system is in place.
HIRING VS. SOCIILABS
| Hiring your own | Working with SociiLabs | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to first contribution | A search, interviews, notice period, then onboarding | Contributing in 15 days |
| If it doesn't work out | 46% of new hires fail within 18 months (Leadership IQ) | We replace the engineer, handover time isn't billed, and you keep the code and history |
| Who reviews the code | Whoever you already have | A senior engineer, on every merge |
| How AI is used | Depends on the person | AI in the loop on every task, behind a review gate |
| Commitment | Salary, benefits, equity | Monthly retainer or a block of hours |
PROOF
1.8 months
Design system
ZapBook had three component libraries in one product. We built one Figma system with a matching Storybook library. Handoff took 1.8 months, and feature development time dropped 35%.
Read the ZapBook Design case study →5 weeks
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Read the Vimsy case study →FAQ
Yes. The first step is an inventory of what you have, and we build on it where it holds up.
