Junior Design Engineer, Americas

About the Role Hi! I’m Abhik, Ashby's Co-Founder and VP of Engineering. I want folks like me to feel at home at Ashby, so I established Design Engineering as a formal role and department that works closely with me. Our first hire was over five years ago, and we’re doubling the team from five to over ten in the next year. This role truly expects you to design and code. A Design Engineer at Ashby isn’t just a Frontend Engineer with new branding, nor is it a Designer coding prototypes. Combining excellence in both is where magic happens. Responsibilities You’ll work on our most challenging design problems, help others improve their designs by expanding and enhancing our in‑house design system, and consult on bespoke design work needed by Product Engineers. Redesigned our mobile web app by talking with customers who use it often, wireframing new flows, implementing its design system, and using that system to turn the wireframes into a polished UI. Built a set of flexible, composable components in our design system that allow other engineers to build beautiful, consistent set‑up wizards across our product easily. Helped a Product Engineer improve the information hierarchy and scannability of their design for viewing a candidate’s assessments so recruiters can quickly parse information and pick out anomalies. Why You Might Not Fit Design Engineers come in many flavors, not all fit our model. Here are some reasons you might not enjoy the role: Only want to work on design systems – while you’ll improve our design system, you won’t work on it exclusively. Do extensive research and user testing before implementation – the beauty of being part‑Engineer is that you can ship to a subset of users and gather feedback. Want everything perfect before it reaches users – we ship fast and iterate over time, letting user feedback drive prioritization. Need excellent taste and execution in visual design – design engineers set the bar for visual design in our app and continually improve it. Require company‑driven process and structure to finish projects – we focus on design and technical details. Want only exciting work – we build a team of kind, collaborative folks; customer issues and investigations are distributed across the team. Levels We’ve posted levels from Junior to Staff. The higher the level, the more experience and alignment with the role we expect when reviewing your application and while interviewing. Junior Design Engineer – no more than 2 years of industry experience as a designer or engineer. Show projects with at least a couple of users that showcase great visual taste and burgeoning talent in both UI/UX and engineering. Design Engineer – 2+ years of continuous experience as an Engineer or a Designer. Proficient in both design and engineering, with exceptional proficiency in the discipline you practice full‑time. Experience designing products and shipping code to hundreds of users is expected. Staff Design Engineer – past major contributions to a design system and design and implementation of features for hundreds of users, iterated through user feedback. What We’re Building We’re building intelligent and powerful talent‑acquisition software that supports recruiters with scheduling, interview preparation, and data analysis, helping them work faster and smarter. Engineering Culture Our engineering culture is motivated by our belief that a small, talented team in the right environment can build high‑quality software fast. We emphasize minimal process, natural collaboration, deliberate communication, and a diverse team. Technology Stack TypeScript (frontend & backend), React, GraphQL API, Node.js, Postgres, and Redis. Expect proficiency with TypeScript, React, and CSS. Backend proficiency is a plus. Benefits Competitive salary and equity. 10‑year exercise window for stock options. Unlimited PTO, encouraged. Minimum 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, longer in some regions. Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget. $100/month education budget with manager approval for conferences. In the US, top‑tier health insurance fully covered by Ashby. In other countries, high‑quality supplemental health insurance fully covered. Interview Process Video walkthrough of a product or feature you’ve designed. Introduction call with a recruiter (30 min live). Screen‑share examples of your work. A quick dive into past work with the VP (30 min live). Screen‑share examples of your work. Design take‑home followed by discussion (~4 h async, 30 min live). Three interviews: a deep dive into a past design system or design project, a design system interview, and a pair‑programming interview (2 h 45 min live). First Three Months Onboarding includes setting up your dev environment with a single script, pushing a first product change on day one, and gradually increasing the scope of product changes. Your manager will conduct 30‑day, 60‑day, and 90‑day reviews. Equal Employment Opportunity Ashby provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Ashby is committed to a fair and transparent hiring process. We confirm that this advertisement is for an active, existing vacancy within our organization. We may use artificial intelligence‑driven tools to assist our recruitment team in screening, assessing, and selecting candidates for this position. Compensation Range: $98 K – $165 K #J-18808-Ljbffr Cerebras