Staff Design Engineer - EU

Ashby; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 1,525,973 - 2,445,887; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Unlimited PTO

10-year exercise window for stock options

Paid parental leave

Education budget with conference coverage

Top-tier health insurance

Job summary

Ashby is hiring a software engineer in Stockholms kommun, Sweden. The role focuses on designing and building user-centric products while tackling complex design challenges. Candidates should have strong software engineering fundamentals, experience with TypeScript is preferred, and ability to collaborate across teams. Benefits include a competitive salary range of €141K - €226K, unlimited PTO, and supportive parental leave policies. Join a diverse and inclusive workforce at Ashby.

Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in software engineering, debugging, abstractions, and fast learning.
• Experience with typed languages such as TypeScript is preferred.
• Ability to design user interfaces and translate them into functional code.
• Take ownership of projects with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Redesign the mobile web application based on customer insights and designs.
• Build flexible components for custom auto-completes with advanced features.
• Improve designs focused on information hierarchy and scannability.
• Collaborate with teams to write specifications and deliver solutions.

Skills

software engineering fundamentals

user interface design

project ownership

Tools

TypeScript

React

GraphQL API

Node.js

Postgres

Redis

Job description

We are seeking a software engineer who can design and build products with a focus on creating powerful and intuitive user experiences. The role involves tackling complex design challenges, expanding our in‑house design system, and consulting on bespoke solutions.

Responsibilities

• Redesign the mobile web application by gathering customer insights, wireframing new flows, and implementing these designs through our design system.
• Build flexible, composable components that enable other engineers to create custom auto‑completes with advanced filtering and creation options.
• Improve other engineers' designs, focusing on information hierarchy and scannability to help recruiters quickly parse candidate assessments.
• Collaborate across product, design, and engineering to research problems, write product specifications, and deliver end‑to‑end solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in software engineering: debugging, abstractions, and fast learning.
• Experience with typed languages (e.g., TypeScript) is preferred but not required.
• Comfortable designing user interfaces and translating them into functional code.
• Ability to take ownership of projects and work with minimal process oversight.

Technology Stack

• TypeScript (frontend & backend), React, GraphQL API, Node.js, Postgres, Redis.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity.
• 10‑year exercise window for stock options.
• Unlimited PTO with encouragement to take time off.
• At least 12 weeks paid parental leave; longer for international employees where required.
• Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget.
• $100/month education budget with coverage for conferences upon manager approval.
• Top‑tier health insurance for US residents and high‑quality supplemental insurance for international employees.

Ashby provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment 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 and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.

Compensation Range: €141K - €226K