Hi I'm Abhik, Ashby's Co-Founder and VP of Engineering. This role is close to my heart because, as someone who can both design and code, it's where I've always done my best work, but also where I was seen as a rebel and an outsider. I want folks like me to feel at home at Ashby, and so I made Design Engineering a formal role and department that works closely with me. This role truly expects you to design and code. Design Engineer at Ashby isn't just a Frontend Engineer with new branding, nor is it a Designer vibe coding prototypes. I found that when I put my best effort into both the design and technical implementation of a feature, I had a nimbleness and creativity that was hard to achieve when I did only one or the other. For instance, the UX and UI I envisioned often influenced the data model's design and flexibility, while the understanding of technology's capabilities often simplified or improved the design. You'll Work On Our Most Challenging Design Problems, Help Others Improve Their Designs By Expanding And Enhancing Our In-house Design System,



And Consult On Bespoke Design Work Needed By Product Engineers. To Ground It With Examples, Design Engineers At Ashby Have:
Redesigned our mobile web app by talking with customers who use it often, wireframing new flows, implementing its design system, and using that system to turn the wireframes into a polished UI.
Built a set of versátil, composable components in our design system that allow other engineers to build beautiful, consistent setup wizards across our product easily.
Helped a Product Engineer improve the information hierarchy and scannability of their design for viewing a candidate's assessments. The Design Engineer Role Is More Common Today Than Five Years Ago, But I Believe Ashby Offers a Unique Opportunity That Few Can Match:
You work on a product at scale, not at an early-stage startup struggling to find users and get feedback on what you've designed and built. At Ashby, your work will touch over 100,

📌 Design Engineer (España)
🏢 Ashby
📍 España