Design Engineer - Amp [IC4]

Who we are

Our mission at Sourcegraph is to make it so that everyone can code, not just ~0.1% of the population.

Everything is changing in how software gets built, and Sourcegraph builds tools that make it easier at scale. Code Search helps devs explore and understand massive codebases. Amp, our agentic coding tool, dramatically accelerates the time it takes to write new code and tackle complex problems like migrating and transforming code.

We’re trusted by engineering teams at leading companies like Stripe, Uber, and Palo Alto Networks, and with $225M in funding from investors like a16z, Sequoia, and Redpoint, we are building the tools that will define the next era of enterprise software development. We’re a globally distributed team with a culture of high agency, direct communication, and deep love for developers.

If you want to work at the bleeding edge of software and do the most meaningful work of your career, join us.

Hours & location

🌎 While we hire almost anywhere in the world, we have a preference for someone to reside in the following locations for this role. However, if you feel qualified, we welcome you to apply regardless of location. No matter what, working hours must overlap with PST for at least 10 hours/week.

We do not subscribe to “I do my best work when I work 40 hours a week.”  People we hire at Sourcegraph believe that building outstanding things means working very hard — smarter and more hours than the competition.

Why this job is exciting

How humans build, create, and work together is changing. Everything is changing. And today’s frontier models are just the beginning.

Amp is one of the highest quality coding agents available. You will be designing for the people who choose Amp, meeting their high expectations in every interaction.

We’re looking for a Senior+ Design Engineer who loves crafting beautiful weird powerful tools… who is just as comfortable customizing their zsh config as they are working in Figma… and is excited to build the future.

You’ll be joining our small team as the second Design Engineer, crafting everything from first touch to the 400th hour… shipping multiple times a day… and working directly with users.

📅 Within one month, you will…

• Familiarize yourself with all corners of Amp, absorbing the norms.
• Familiarize yourself with how we build Amp.
• Develop a deep understanding of our user workflows, technical constraints, and design principles.
• Pair with engineers and designers to ship features that are high quality and feel like they belong and fit in.

📅 Within three months, you will…

• Build & design the best agentic coding tool and platform.
• Ship product improvements across multiple areas, iterated on user feedback, and improved the marketing site and docs.
• Code and prototype often, talk to users and customers often, and be on a team that loves doing the same.

About you 

You are bold, forward-thinking, and different in your designs; you’re building the most important technology of the century, not just a SaaS app. You have a proven track record as a primary designer or design engineer on a significant product, feature, or platform.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in design engineering or frontend engineering with significant design ownership.
• Experience working in a highly regarded tech company or startup.
• Experience using AI dev tools.
• Expertise in modern frontend technologies (Svelte/React, TypeScript), design tooling (Figma), and designing in the browser.
• Exceptional design sensibility.
• Ability to translate high-level concepts into detailed, production-ready interfaces.
• Excellent collaboration skills with designers and engineers.
• Must code regularly and feel just as comfortable in the terminal as in Figma.

Nice to haves:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

Level

📊 This job is an IC4.  You can read more about our job leveling philosophy in our Handbook.

Compensation

💸 We pay you an above-average salary because we want to hire the best people who are fully focused on helping Sourcegraph succeed, not worried about paying bills. As an open and transparent company that values competitive compensation, our compensation ranges are visible to every single Sourcegraph teammate.

Your salary is determined by your pay band for the IC4  job level. For determining pay bands, we use a number of market and data-driven salary sources, along with your location zone, and target the high-end of the range to ensure we’re always paying above market regardless of where you live in the world. Both U.S. and international locations are divided into one of four zones, determined by the cost of labor index for each area. The salary for a successful candidate will be based on level, job-related skills, experience, qualifications, and location zone. Please note that the salaries below may be adjusted in the future.

💰 The target compensation for this role is based on the IC4 pay band for your zone. The start of the IC4 pay band for each zone is listed below:

• Zone 1: $185,000
• Zone 2: $148,000
• Zone 3: $111,000
• Zone 4: $74,000

Please speak with a recruiter for additional information regarding zone locations.

📈 In addition to our cash compensation, we offer equity (because when we succeed as a company, we want you to succeed, too) and generous perks & benefits.

Interview process 

Below is the interview process you can expect for this role (you can read more about the types of interviews in our Handbook). It may look like a lot of steps, but rest assured that we move quickly and the steps are designed to help you get the information needed to determine if we’re the right fit for you… Interviewing is a two-way street, after all! 

We expect the interview process to take 3.5 hours in total.

👋 Introduction Stage - we have initial conversations to get to know you better…

• [30m] Recruiter Screen
• [30m] Hiring Manager Screen

🧑‍💻 Team Interview Stage - we then delve into your experience in more depth and introduce you to members of the team, including cross-functional partners…

• [45m] Resume Deep Dive
• [60m] Technical Interview
• [60m] Design Interview
• [45m] Cross-functional team collaboration / Values
• We check references and conduct your background check

Please note - you are welcome to request additional conversations with anyone you would like to meet, but didn’t get to meet during the interview process.

Learn more about us

You can learn more about what it is like to work at Sourcegraph by reading our handbook.

We are an ambitious team who are collectively working hard to build the most influential company in the world.  You can read more about our culture, competitive compensation and benefits here.

Sourcegraph is an equal opportunity workplace; we welcome people from all backgrounds. 

Sourcegraph participates in E-Verify for U.S. Employees.