Depot (YC W23) Is Hiring a Principal Design Engineer (Remote US/EU)

Summary

At Depot, we are on a mission to redefine software collaboration and accelerate developers everywhere. We are creating a build performance and developer platform unlike any other, combining performance, empathy, and centralized collaboration to enable companies to iterate exponentially faster. We are embarking on the next phase of Depot, which aims to redefine the software development process. Everyone at Depot is inspired by the opportunity to help developers ship and collaborate faster than ever before. We are all builders and care deeply about the quality of our work. We believe that by focusing on performance, empathy, and quality, we are creating a gravitational pull towards Depot, both the team and the product. This is the foundation on which all other things are built. We are looking to hire our first Design Engineer who can further advance our mission to provide not just the fastest place to collaborate on software, but the highest quality as well. For this role, we expect you to be a seasoned expert, have robust design skills, sharp product thinking, and the ability to engage deeply in technical discussions. We work as a small team where engineers and designers work side by side to test ideas, build proof of concepts, and ultimately ship quality solutions to customers. You will be a key contributor and have ownership & autonomy to see projects through from beginning to end. Please note: We are an equal opportunity employer and remote-only company. At this time, we can only support hiring within North America and Europe for this role. Responsibilities You will pair closely with engineering and founders to initiate and deliver roadmap projects hands-on. You will communicate with existing Depot customers and users to better understand where the overall design could be better, and then you’ll build the solution. Identify opportunities to redesign key screens and various flows to enhance the overall product, addressing both major issues and minor paper cut types...