Staff Design Engineer - UK

Ashby; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 138,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Unlimited PTO

Generous paid parental leave

Comprehensive health insurance

$100/month education budget

Job summary

Ashby is looking for a skilled designer and software engineer to enhance their design system and tackle complex design challenges. Responsibilities include redesigning their mobile web app, building components that empower engineers, and improving design hierarchy. Candidates should have experience in software development, an interest in design systems, and familiarity with TypeScript, React, and other technologies. The position offers a competitive salary, unlimited PTO, and generous benefits, including health insurance and educational budgets.

Qualifications

• Ability to design and build software.
• Strong fundamentals in software development.
• Interest in design systems and usability.

Responsibilities

• Redesign mobile web app by talking with customers.
• Build flexible components in the design system.
• Improve information hierarchy of designs.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Skills

Designing complex interfaces

Collaboration with engineers

TypeScript

React

GraphQL API

Node.js

Postgres

Redis

Job description

Overview

Ashby is hiring for a role that blends design and software engineering. The candidate will tackle challenging design problems, expand and enhance the in-house design system, and consult on bespoke work to help others improve their designs. The team aims to build approachable products that are powerful for power users, grounded in code and design practice.

Responsibilities

• Redesign mobile web app by talking with customers, wireframing new flows, implementing the design system, and turning wireframes into a working product.
• Build flexible, composable components in the design system to enable engineers to create custom autocompletes with filters and record-creation options.
• Improve information hierarchy and scannability of designs to aid quick parsing of data by recruiters and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate across product, design, and engineering teams to deliver end-to-end solutions, scalable design tokens, and reusable components.

What We’re Building

We create software that helps TA teams work more efficiently with intelligent tooling and a strong design system. Our products are crafted to be approachable for beginners but extendable for power users, with a focus on productive, information-rich interfaces.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Ability to design and build software, with experience designing complex interfaces and collaborating with engineers.
• Strong fundamentals in software development and an interest in design systems and usability.
• Tech stack familiarity or openness to TypeScript (frontend & backend), React, GraphQL API, Node.js, Postgres, Redis.
• Willingness to learn and adapt across a fast-paced engineering culture that values ownership and collaboration.

Engineering Culture

Our culture emphasizes minimal process with ownership, natural collaboration, and deliberate communication. Engineers own their projects end-to-end, with PMs and designers providing strategy, research, and problem briefs. We value focus time and sustainable work hours.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity.
• 10-year exercise window for stock options.
• Unlimited PTO and generous paid parental leave (minimum 12 weeks). For non-U.S. employees, leave aligns with regional requirements.
• Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget.
• $100/month education budget for professional development and conferences with manager approval.
• Comprehensive health insurance for U.S. employees and dependents; high-quality international coverage for other countries, fully covered.

Diversity & Equal Opportunity

Ashby provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Compensation

Compensation Range: £138K - £224K