Design Engineer, UK

Ashby Inc.

Job Overview

Location

United Kingdom

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Design and implement end-to-end features for Ashby’s product, combining visual design, UI/UX, and technical execution with equal proficiency in both disciplines.
• Redesign and enhance the in-house design system to ensure consistency, scalability, and ease of use across the product, enabling other engineers to build beautiful interfaces efficiently.
• Collaborate directly with Product Engineers to improve information hierarchy, scannability, and usability of interfaces—such as candidate assessment views—based on real user feedback and business needs.
• Work on high-impact projects that serve over 100,000 weekly active users and millions of candidates per week, with direct exposure to customers like Notion, Linear, Shopify, and Snowflake.
• Ship features rapidly by prototyping, iterating, and gathering feedback from internal teams and users within hours or days of release, rather than waiting for perfect specifications.
• Own the full lifecycle of product initiatives: from researching customer problems and writing product specs, to wireframing, designing, and implementing solutions without reliance on traditional product or design process crutches.
• Consult on bespoke design challenges across the engineering team, providing design guidance and technical implementation support to Product Engineers who lack design bandwidth.
• Build flexible, composable UI components that enable rapid development of complex workflows such as setup wizards, scheduling flows, and candidate evaluation interfaces.
• Improve the mobile web experience by conducting user interviews, wireframing new flows, and implementing those designs directly in code with the design system.
• Participate in customer issue investigations and support tasks distributed across the engineering team, ensuring all engineers contribute to product reliability and user satisfaction.
• Contribute to Ashby’s AI-powered tooling ecosystem by using internal tools that auto-triage issues, suggest fixes, prototype ideas, generate production-ready code, and conduct code reviews.
• Work in a minimal-process environment where engineers drive project direction, make product decisions, and communicate outcomes deliberately without excessive meetings or bureaucracy.
• Maintain a focus on visual design excellence, setting the standard for aesthetics and usability across the entire application.
• Ship your first product change on day one, with onboarding guided by a peer pair, incremental scope expansion, and structured 30/60/90-day feedback cycles.
• Engage in pair programming, collaborative design system specification writing, and live design/technical interviews during the hiring process—no LeetCode or whiteboard tests.
• Leverage Ashby’s tech stack: TypeScript (frontend and backend), React, GraphQL API, Node.js, Postgres, and Redis to build performant, scalable features.
• Contribute to a culture of diversity and inclusion, where 25% of engineers and 50% of engineering leaders are from underrepresented groups, and hiring practices eliminate bias (e.g., no LeetCode interviews).
• Receive unlimited PTO with active encouragement to take time off, and enjoy a generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget to optimize your productivity and comfort.
• Access a $100/month education budget for learning resources, with manager approval available for larger expenses like conferences.
• Participate in at least two in-person team gatherings annually, with a small budget provided to meet colleagues locally.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience in both visual/UI design and software engineering, with a portfolio showcasing shipped products or features that demonstrate excellence in both disciplines.
• Minimum 2+ years of continuous industry experience as a designer or engineer (internships do not count); must have designed and coded for products used by hundreds of users.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript, React, and CSS; backend experience with Node.js, GraphQL, or Postgres is a plus.
• Ability to ship fast, iterate based on user feedback, and embrace imperfection in early versions to accelerate learning and product evolution.
• Self-driven ownership of projects—from problem definition to implementation—without reliance on rigid process or product management handoffs.
• Excellent visual design taste and execution skills, with a track record of improving product aesthetics and usability.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity with a 10-year window to exercise stock options.
• Unlimited PTO with active encouragement to take time off.
• 12+ weeks of fully paid parental leave, aligned with regional requirements outside the US.
• Full coverage of top-tier health insurance for you and your dependents (US) or high-quality supplemental insurance globally.
• $100/month education budget and reimbursement for conferences with manager approval.
• Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget to create your ideal workspace.

Skills & Technologies

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

Node.js

PostgreSQL

Onsite

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About Ashby Inc.

Ashby provides recruiting software that combines applicant tracking, candidate relationship management, and analytics in a single platform. It enables recruiting teams to manage pipelines, schedule interviews, communicate with candidates, and generate reports using customizable workflows and automation. The platform integrates with email, calendars, and other recruiting tools to consolidate data and streamline hiring processes. Founded in 2018, Ashby serves high-growth technology companies and enterprises seeking to improve hiring efficiency and make data-driven recruiting decisions.

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