Design Engineer (UI/UX & Frontend)

About the role

As a Design Engineer at Ashby, you will blend high‑level visual design with hands‑on front‑end development. Reporting directly to the VP of Engineering, you will help shape the user experience of a product used by over 100,000 weekly active users and major customers such as Notion, Shopify, and Snowflake.

Key responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and implement UI/UX improvements for web and mobile experiences.
• Expand and maintain Ashby’s in‑house design system, creating reusable, composable components.
• Collaborate with product engineers to refine information hierarchy and improve scannability of complex data views.
• Conduct user research, wireframe new flows, and translate feedback into polished, production‑ready interfaces.
• Advise cross‑functional teams on best practices for design‑driven development.

Required profile

• Strong visual design sense combined with the ability to write production‑grade front‑end code.
• Experience working on products at scale with a focus on usability and performance.
• Self‑starter who enjoys direct interaction with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Passion for bridging design and engineering to create elegant, flexible solutions.

Required skills

• Front‑end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Design system creation and maintenance.
• Wireframing and prototyping tools.
• Understanding of UI/UX principles and data‑driven design.

What we offer

• Impactful work on a product used by thousands of recruiters daily.
• Close collaboration with senior leadership and the recruiting team.
• Opportunity to shape a growing design engineering discipline.