Senior Design Engineer (m/f/d)

autarc GmbH; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 100.000 - 125.000; Vollzeit

Jobbeschreibung

Company

Founded in Berlin, autarc is a 25+ person start-up who have just graduated from Y Combinator in San Francisco. Our team consists of people in Sales, Tech, and Operations, with the Engineering department currently 9 people and looking to grow to 15 by Q3 2025.

Role description

You will be working alongside the CEO, CTO, and other Engineers to help design and improve the core product, with a specific focus on the user interface and user experience. As we have several squads building out the Heat Pump, Solar, Mobility, and ERP products, we need to work on things such as a flawless brand experience when using our software in your day-to-day life as a craftsman. You will act as a connecting link between the design team, which consists of four designers, and our software squads.

This work will mostly consist of building UI widgets and improving existing interfaces to reach full design consistency. Further, you will make sure our design system is aligned with our live software.

As a Senior within the team, you will be responsible for leading Engineering initiatives and be in charge of some heavy UI lifting. Other responsibilities will include:

• Focusing on flawless Frontend designs and UI
• Interacting with the Design team to improve UX
• Being hands-on in designing, coding, and testing cycles for both existing and new features
• Building and maintaining our website (Webflow)
• Developing B2B SaaS applications
• Having a high level of responsibility to turn ideas into performant and reliable code

The role is fully Frontend-focused, with large elements of Design interaction.

Requirements

• 3-5+ years of experience working for multiple start-ups
• Direct involvement in building SaaS products
• Experience with TypeScript, React, TailwindCSS, Webflow, Storybook
• Experience with Design tools such as Figma
• Familiarity with cloud databases such as Postgres (Supabase) is a nice to have
• Experience with Docker, GitHub, and fly.io is a nice to have
• Based in Berlin with a willingness to work hybrid (office in Mitte)
• Fluent in English (German is a plus)

What we offer

• Freedom to choose your own equipment (within a budget)
• 26 paid vacation days
• An annual team retreat
• The choice between Dance or a public transport ticket for mobility
• Urban Sports Club for fitness
• Regular team events, lunches, and activities

Next steps

If your application is successful, you will participate in the following:

• Screening call with Louis (Recruiter)
• Culture fit call with Juan (Senior Engineer)
• Take home coding challenge (approx. 2-4 hours)
• Final on-site interview with Marius (CTO), Etienne (CEO), and the team