Responsibilities
- Work on our most challenging design problems
- Help others improve their designs by expanding and enhancing our in-house design system
- Consult on bespoke design work needed by Product Engineers
- Redesign mobile web app by talking with customers, wireframing new flows, implementing design system, and turning wireframes into polished UI
- Build flexible, composable components in our design system
- Help Product Engineers improve information hierarchy and scannability of designs
Requirements
- No more than 2 years of industry experience as a designer or engineer
- Projects (personal or professional) with at least a couple of users that showcase great visual taste and burgeoning talent in both UI/UX and Engineering
- Good proficiency with TypeScript, React, and CSS
Nice to Have
- Proficiency with backend technologies (allows working without coordinating with Product Engineers)
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity
- 10-year exercise window for stock options
- Unlimited PTO
- Minimum of 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave
- Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget
- $100/month education budget with more expensive items covered with manager approval
- Top-tier health insurance fully covered by Ashby (US) or high-quality supplemental health insurance fully covered (other countries)
Why You Shouldn’t Apply
You only want to work on design systems; You like to do extensive research and user testing before implementation; You want everything to be perfect before it gets into a user’s hands; You don’t have excellent taste and execution in visual design; You need company-driven process and structure to get your projects across the finish line; You only want to do exciting work.
What Seniority/Level To Apply For
Junior Design Engineer (no more than 2 years experience); Design Engineer (2+ years continuous experience); Staff Design Engineer (practiced Design Engineering professionally).
What We’re Building
Talent Acquisition software that is intelligent and powerful, providing insights and automating tasks for recruiting teams.
Engineering Culture
Minimal process with ownership over decisions; Natural collaboration and deliberate communication; Investing in tools and abstractions; Putting effort into building a diverse team.
Interview Process
Five rounds: video walkthrough, introduction call, past work dive, design take-home, three interviews (deep dive, design system, pair-programming).
Your First Three Months at Ashby
Dev environment set up with single script, push first product change on day one, ship product changes increasing in scope, manager reviews, peer pairing, team training sessions.
Technology Stack
TypeScript (frontend & backend), React, GraphQL API, Node.js, Postgres, Redis.
Additional Information
- Interview process includes video walkthrough, introduction call, past work dive, design take-home, and three interviews
- First three months include onboarding with dev environment setup, shipping product changes, and manager reviews
- Team meets in person at least twice a year
- Budget to meet up with folks in your city/region
- No leetcode interviews
- EEO policy without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression
