Staff Design Engineer, EU

Ashby; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 165,318 - 264,978; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Unlimited PTO

Minimum 12 weeks fully paid parental leave

Generous equipment and education budget

Top-tier health insurance

Job summary

Ashby in Houston, Texas is seeking a software engineer who loves typed languages and can design and build applications. You will work on redesigning the mobile web app and creating composable components. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in TypeScript, React, and is eager to learn GraphQL, Node.js, Postgres, and Redis. Benefits include a competitive salary, unlimited PTO, and top-tier health insurance. Compensation range is €141K - €226K. This role offers a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in TypeScript and React.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies.
• Experience with GraphQL, Node.js, Postgres, and Redis is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Redesign the mobile web app based on customer interactions.
• Build composable components for custom autocompletes.
• Improve design hierarchy and scannability for assessments.

Skills

TypeScript

React

GraphQL

Node.js

PostgreSQL

Redis

Job description

Responsibilities

• Redesigned the mobile web app by interacting with customers, wireframing new flows, implementing the design system, and turning wireframes into a live product.
• Built a set of flexible, composable components in the design system that allow other engineers to build custom autocompletes, including filters and options to create new records.
• Helped another engineer improve the information hierarchy and scannability of a design for candidate assessments, enabling recruiters to parse information quickly.

Qualifications

We are looking for an engineer who loves typed languages and can design and build. We value fundamentals such as debugging and abstractions and prioritize learning speed over previous language experience. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Node.js, Postgres, and Redis or is open to rapidly learning these technologies.

Onboarding

Upon hiring, you will set up your dev environment with a single script, push your first product change on day one, and progressively handle more complex deliveries from simple copy changes to major features. You will have an assigned peer for pair programming and regular check‑ins, and team training sessions will cover our culture, product, engineering process, and technical architecture.

Technology Stack

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

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity.
• 10-year exercise window for stock options.
• Unlimited PTO, encouraging you to take time off.
• Minimum 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave; longer for those outside the US per regional requirements.
• Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget, plus a $100/month education budget.
• Top‑tier health insurance for US employees and dependents, 100% premiums covered; high‑quality supplemental health insurance for other countries.

Interview Process

• Introduction call with Hiring Manager (15‑30 min).
• A technical screen where we pair in our actual codebase (1 hr).
• Three non‑coding interviews that focus on product thinking, technical design, and infrastructure (3 hrs 15 min; can be split across multiple days).

EEO Statement

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