Design Engineer, Canada

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$173,000 / yr – $414,000 / yr

Hi 👋🏾 I’m Abhik, Ashby’s Co-Founder and VP of Engineering. As someone who could design and build software, this position is close to my heart. I always felt I had a unique perspective because I could play with design ideas and iterate in code. My ideas could start in Figma but then be grounded (or sometimes more creative) in code. My prototypes used actual logic and data. My changes cascaded throughout the app for comprehensive critique (thanks, React component system!). But, every company made me pick one — I couldn’t design and build. At Ashby, you can.

While Every Engineer Can Design And Build, You’ll Tackle Our Most Challenging Design Problems And Help Others Improve Their Designs By Expanding And Enhancing Our In-house Design System And Consulting On Bespoke Work.

Design Engineer Responsibilities

• Redesigned our mobile web app by talking with customers who use it often, wireframing new flows, implementing its design system, and using it to make the wireframes a reality.
• Built a set of flexible, composable components in our design system that allow other engineers to build custom autocompletes. These autocompletes can contain filters, options to create new records, etc.
• Helped another engineer improve their design's information hierarchy and scannability for viewing a candidate’s assessments. Recruiters can quickly parse information and pick out anomalies.

These projects reflect what we’re accomplishing at Ashby : improving the productivity of working professionals with intelligent and powerful software.

Our Customers and Growth

Notion, Linear, Shopify, Snowflake, and many others. Tens of millions in ARR, >

100% year-over-year growth, 2,500 customers, low churn, and long runway.

Our Culture

We value minimal process with ownership over decisions normally made by product and design, natural collaboration and deliberate communication, investing in tools and abstractions, and building a diverse team.

Engineering Process

Engineers run their projects, Product Managers build strategy, Designers hand off problem briefs, and Engineers take on the rest. We rely on engineers, not process, to push information outward.

Interview Process

Our interview process focuses on product thinking, technical design, infrastructure, and hands‑on coding without leetcode or whiteboard exercises. Three non‑coding interviews (product, technical design, infrastructure) and a pair‑programming technical screen.

First Three Months

Day one you ship a product change. Product changes increase in scope from simple copy changes to impactful features. Your manager does a 30, 60, and 90‑day review.

Technology Stack

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

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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.

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