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Design Engineer - EU

Ashby
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Berlin, Germany·Sweden
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3 months ago
Salary
€60,000 – €145,000per year
🏠 RemoteFull-time🏷️ Frontend Development

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Description

Ashby is seeking a Design Engineer to join our Engineering team in Europe. This role is for someone who excels at both design and coding, and who can combine these skills to create exceptional user experiences. You will work on our most challenging design problems, enhance our in-house design system, and consult on bespoke design work for Product Engineers. You'll have the opportunity to shape the UI and UX of a powerful and complex product used by over 100,000 weekly active users, including notable customers like Notion, Linear, Shopify, and Snowflake. We are looking for someone with excellent taste in visual design and strong technical skills, who thrives in a fast-paced, iterative environment.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of continuous experience as an Engineer or Designer
  • Good proficiency in both Design and Engineering, with exceptional proficiency in the discipline you practice full-time
  • Experience designing products and shipping code to hundreds of users (even through side projects)
  • Excellent taste and execution in visual design
  • Good proficiency with TypeScript, React, and CSS

Experience Level

InternEntry LevelMid-levelSeniorLeadExecutive

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity
10-year exercise window for stock options
Unlimited PTO
Minimum of 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave
Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget
$100/month education budget
Top-tier health insurance (US) or high-quality supplemental health insurance (other countries), fully covered

💰 Net Salary Calculator

Tax class 1, no church tax
Gross Salary
€102,500/year
€8,541/month
Total Deductions
€43,231
42% effective rate
Net Salary (Take Home)
€4,939/mo
€59,269/year

Deduction Breakdown

🏛️ Income Tax€24,243
🏦 Pension Insurance€9,430
🏥 Health Insurance€6,103
🫶 Care Insurance€1,674
📋 Unemployment Insurance€1,318
⚖️ Solidarity Surcharge€463

🏠 Cost of Living in Berlin

Monthly Essentials

Rent (1BR)
€1231
Groceries
€280
Transport
€75
Utilities
€220
Internet
€40

Lifestyle & Entertainment

Eating Out
€13
Gym/Month
€45
Coffee
€4
Beer (0.5L)
€4
Cinema
€12
Monthly Net Salary:€4,939
Comfortable Living:€1,897
Monthly Savings:€3,042 (62%)
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Strong savings potential: You could save €3,042 monthly, which is €36,504 per year.

💡 These estimates are based on average costs in Berlin. Actual expenses vary based on lifestyle, neighborhood, and personal choices. "Comfortable living" includes rent, utilities, groceries, transport, and reasonable dining/entertainment.

Eligible for the EU Blue Card

A salary of €102,500 meets the EU Blue Card minimum of €45,300 (2026).

The EU Blue Card is a residence permit for highly qualified non-EU workers. It offers a fast track to permanent residency and allows family reunification.

Processing
4-12 weeks
Visa fee
€100
Requirements
University degree + Job offer

Also eligible: EU Blue Card (Shortage Occupation) (€41,042+)

Documents needed

Valid passport
Recognised university degree
Employment contract or binding job offer
Proof of salary meeting threshold
Health insurance coverage
Biometric passport photo
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📍 Life in Berlin

👥
Population
3.6M
⭐
Quality of Life
8.0
🇬🇧
English Friendly
9.0
💻
Tech Scene
9.0
🌍
International
10.0
🚇
Public Transport
9.0
🚴
Bikeability
9.0
🌬️
Air Quality
6.0
🌳
Green Spaces
7.0
🚗
Car Free
8.0
ℹ️

About Berlin

  • •Creative and tech hub
  • •Diverse neighborhoods
  • •Excellent public transport
🌤️

Climate

  • •Continental climate
  • •Cold winters
  • •Mild summers
  • •Four distinct seasons
❄️Jan: 0°C☀️Jul: 19°C📅Avg: 10°C
☀️1625 sunshine hours/year
🛡️

Safety

  • •Generally safe
  • •Higher petty crime than Munich
  • •Some areas less safe at night
Overall:7.0
🏥

Healthcare

  • •Good hospital network
  • •Charité is world-renowned
  • •Wait times can vary
Quality: 9.0Access: 8.0
🎭

Culture

  • •World-class museums
  • •Vibrant art scene
  • •Rich history
10.0
🎉

Nightlife

  • •Famous club scene
  • •Diverse nightlife
  • •24/7 culture
10.0
🏞️

Recreation

  • •Many parks
  • •Lakes
  • •Tiergarten
  • •Active outdoor scene
8.0
💰

Cost of Living

  • •More affordable than Munich
  • •Prices rising rapidly
  • •Still cheaper than many European capitals
🏠 Rent (1BR center):€1231
⚡ Utilities:€220
🛒 Groceries:€280
🍽️ Dining out:€16
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