Design Engineer - Americas
Ashby · Remote · Remote - US · Austin · Los Angeles · Portland · Boston · Seattle · New York · San Francisco · Denver · Chicago ·
COMPENSATION
$210k – $250k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote (Americas)
- TypeScript + React
- No leetcode interviews
- Mid to Senior level
- Unlimited PTO
Join Ashby as a Design Engineer, a role that blends visual design excellence with technical implementation. You will work on a product used by over 100,000 weekly active users, including companies like Notion and Shopify. The team values shipping fast, iterating based on feedback, and maintaining high visual standards without excessive process.
You will collaborate closely with the VP of Engineering and other designers to build flexible components and improve user workflows. The culture emphasizes low meeting times, deep focus, and significant autonomy in how you solve problems and deliver solutions.
What you'll do
- Solve challenging design problems by designing and coding features end-to-end
- Expand and enhance the in-house design system for consistency
- Consult with Product Engineers on bespoke design improvements
- Wireframe new flows and implement polished UIs using the design system
- Build flexible, composable components to aid other engineers
- Iterate on designs based on user feedback and business needs
What you'll need
- At least 2 years of continuous experience as an Engineer or Designer
- Good proficiency in both Design and Engineering disciplines
- Exceptional proficiency in your primary discipline (Design or Eng)
- Experience designing products and shipping code to hundreds of users
- Strong visual taste and execution skills
- Proficiency with TypeScript, React, and CSS
Nice to have
- Proficiency with backend technologies like Node.js or GraphQL
- Experience working on design systems at scale
- Ability to work independently without heavy process structure
Stack
- TypeScript
- React
- GraphQL
- Node.js
- Postgres
- Redis
How you'll work
- Fully remote within the Americas time zones
- Less than 2 hours of meetings per week
- In-person meetups twice a year (department and company)
- Flexible hours with focus on output rather than presence
- On-call duties are not explicitly mentioned but ownership is high
What you get
- Competitive salary and equity with a 10-year exercise window
- Unlimited PTO with encouragement to take time off
- Minimum 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave
- 100% covered health insurance premiums for employees and dependents
- $250 monthly tool budget and generous equipment allowance
- $100 monthly education budget for learning and conferences
Hiring process
- 30-minute introduction call with the VP of Engineering
- Technical screen (1 hour) or design take-home (3 hours async)
- Deep dive into past design system or project work
- Design system interview and remaining technical/design round
- No leetcode or whiteboard exercises involved
- Written guidance provided for each interview stage