Design Engineer - Americas

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: $170K - $260K

Abhik, Co-Founder and VP of Engineering at Ashby, is seeking a talented and experienced Frontend Engineer to join their team. This role offers a unique opportunity to blend design and development, tackling challenging design problems and contributing to the company’s in-house design system. Engineers at Ashby can design and build, allowing for iterative development from Figma to code. The company focuses on improving the productivity of working professionals through intelligent and powerful software, aiming for a balance between approachable design for beginners and advanced capabilities for power users, mirroring the functionality of spreadsheets. Ashby has experienced revenue growth, strong runway, and backing from investors like YCombinator, Elad Gil, and Lachy Groom.

Requirements

• Experience: At least 5 years of experience as a full-time frontend engineer or an evenly split between frontend and design.
• Design System Contributions: Significant contributions to (or leading) design systems.
• Collaboration & Communication: Strong collaboration skills and deliberate communication style.
• Humility & Kindness: Demonstrated humility and kindness – valued in the team culture.

Responsibilities

• Design Problem Solving: Tackle challenging design problems and contribute to the expansion and enhancement of the in-house design system.
• Design System Development: Build flexible, composable components within the design system.
• Design System Consulting: Consult on bespoke design work.
• Mobile Web App Redesign: Redesign the mobile web app through customer interaction, wireframing, implementation, and leveraging the design system.
• Autocompletes Development: Develop custom autocompletes with filters and record creation capabilities.
• Information Hierarchy Improvement: Help engineers improve the design's information hierarchy and scannability.

Application Instructions

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Company Information

• Company: Ashby
• Investors: YCombinator, Elad Gil, Lachy Groom
• Focus: Improving the productivity of working professionals with intelligent and powerful software.
• Culture: Motivated by collaboration, humility, kindness, and deliberate communication. Focus time is held sacred.