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title: 'Design Engineer at CodeRabbit'
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# Design Engineer at CodeRabbit

- **Company:** [CodeRabbit](https://feeny.ai/companies/coderabbit)
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/coderabbit/bb95e939-0da5-4480-b162-c6ae82db3c12

## Job description

## ABOUT CODERABBIT

CodeRabbit is the leading AI code review platform, trusted by more than 17,000 customers and 150,000 open-source projects, conducting over 2 million code reviews each week. We build the symbiotic partnership between developers and AI that makes shipping fast software safe again, reviewing every pull request, IDE change, and CLI commit so teams can move quickly without breaking things.

We are a fast-moving, well-funded company, fresh off a $143M Series C at a $1.5B valuation — building Agentic Change Management, the control layer for software changes created by humans and agents. As AI writes more of the world's code, the bottleneck moves from implementation to judgment and helping human judgment scale is exactly the problem we exist to solve.

## ABOUT THE ROLE

We're looking for a Design Engineer who lives at the intersection of design and code. You will prototype, build, and polish the experiences that make CodeRabbit feel like a trusted teammate rather than noise — across IDEs, Git platforms, the CLI, and the web, surfaces with few established conventions, where the right interaction pattern hasn't been invented yet.

Whether a developer trusts an AI-generated suggestion enough to merge it often comes down to execution: the pixels, the motion, the copy, the milliseconds of latency, the edge cases. This role owns that last mile. It is perfect for someone who thinks like a designer but builds like an engineer — or vice versa.

This is a high-ownership role working directly with design, engineering, and AI teams to define what's possible and then ship it, fast.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Build production-quality UI. Ship polished components and interactions that make complex code analysis feel effortless and earn developers' trust in AI-generated suggestions.
- Prototype rapidly. Turn concepts for emerging AI experiences — real-time review, conversational feedback, agentic workflows — into working prototypes in hours, not days, to validate ideas before full implementation.
- Bridge design and engineering. Translate high-fidelity designs into pixel-perfect code, and push design forward through technical innovation the mockups couldn't anticipate.
- Own implementation quality. Set and hold the bar for UI execution across the product — smooth interactions, thoughtful motion, and micro-interactions that make the product feel alive.
- Build the design system in code. Create and maintain reusable, well-engineered components spanning Web, IDE extensions, Git platforms, and CLI surfaces, so the whole team ships faster.
- Make complex data legible. Implement clear, performant visualizations for code quality metrics, dependency graphs, and AI-generated insights.
- Stay close to the model. Build for where AI capabilities are heading, not just what they can do today, and help define interaction paradigms native to AI and developer tools.

## WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

- Equally fluent in Figma and your editor. You move between design tools and code without friction, and you're credible in both rooms. This is the core of the role.
- Strong front-end engineering. Deep skills in TypeScript, React, CSS, and animation, with an instinct for building reusable, maintainable UI systems.
- An obsession with craft. You have an eye for design details, you've shipped polished products, and you know what it takes to get from 90% to 100%.
- You ship fast and learn in the open. You'd rather get something in front of users this week than perfect it for a month — and you find ways to keep the care in the details while moving quickly.
- You're AI-native in how you work. You already use AI tools to extend what you can build and see AI as a creative partner in your own practice.
- You're rethinking the basics. Many UI primitives were designed for a different era; you're excited to question assumptions and invent patterns native to AI and developer tools.

YOU MAY BE A GOOD FIT IF YOU HAVE

- 2–5+ years of experience in design engineering, front-end, or product design roles, with a portfolio or shipped work demonstrating both engineering rigor and visual craft.
- A proven track record of shipping complex technical products end-to-end in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
- Experience building or contributing to design systems and component libraries across multiple platforms.
- Strong command of modern front-end tooling (TypeScript, React, CSS, animation libraries) and modern design tools (e.g., Figma).
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills across cross-functional teams.

## Nice to have

- Experience at developer-focused companies (e.g., GitHub, Postman, Hasura) or building developer tools.
- A background in or strong understanding of software development and Git workflows.
- Experience with IDE extensions (VS Code, JetBrains), Electron, or building cross-platform apps.
- Experience designing or building AI/ML-powered interfaces, or motion design and micro-interactions.
- Contributions to open-source projects or design systems.

## WHAT WE OFFER

- The chance to define the design language for a category-defining AI product used by millions of developers.
- A collaborative, high-velocity environment working alongside strong engineers and AI researchers.
- Competitive salary, meaningful equity, and benefits.
- Professional development and the resources to do the best work of your career.

## About CodeRabbit

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: CodeRabbit is an AI‑powered platform that automates the first pass of code reviews, providing context‑aware, human‑like feedback to help development teams ship faster and catch more bugs.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B; total funding $79.61M; last round $60M in October 2025)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, United States (also reported as Walnut Creek, California – conflicting reports)
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Harjot Gill (CEO) is the primary founder; other co‑founders are not publicly disclosed.

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Software Development, AI‑powered Developer Tools
- **Target customers**: B2B, serving Engineering teams across SMB and Enterprise (15,000+ customers including The Economist, Life360, ConsumerAffairs, Hasura)
- **Mission / purpose**: “Revolutionize how code reviews are done” – enabling teams to move fast while maintaining code quality.

## Products & Services
- **CodeRabbit AI Review (SaaS / API)**: An AI‑powered code review agent that integrates with GitHub, GitLab, and other platforms. It provides line‑by‑line feedback, code suggestions, architectural diagrams, unit‑test generation, docstring creation, and a “Chat with CodeRabbit” feature. Supports custom guidelines, path/AST‑based instructions, and learns from developer feedback (“Learnings”).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: **Total Funding** – $79.61 million raised (Series B led by Scale Venture Partners at $60M, October 2025)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Scale Venture Partners (lead, Series B), CRV (lead, Series A), Engineering Capital, Harmony Partners, NVentures (NVIDIA), and 8+ other investors.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount: 154 employees, **+363.6% year‑over‑year**.
  - Customer base grew to 15,000+.
  - SOC 2 Type II certified; GDPR compliant.
  - Acquired FluxNinja in 2024.
  - Claimed as “Most installed AI App” (quote attributed to Jensen Huang, NVIDIA CEO) on homepage.
  - Active job postings: **39** (yearly increase of +550%).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Continuous learning**: AI agent improves over time by incorporating developer feedback in natural language.
- **Deep context**: Uses Codegraph, MCP servers, linked issues (Jira, Linear), and web queries to understand dependencies across files.
- **Noise reduction**: 40+ linters and security scanners are integrated while false positives are filtered out.
- **Customizability**: Entire review workflow can be configured via a YAML file, including custom checks and coding guidelines.
- **Security‑first**: End‑to‑end encryption, zero data retention post‑review, independent SOC 2 Type II audits.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand pre‑merge checks** and finishing touches (e.g., custom checks in natural language).
- **Deepen IDE & CLI integration** to review code even before PRs are created.
- **Enterprise growth**: Hiring senior sales roles (Enterprise AE, Sales Manager) and expanding into EMEA and APAC markets (e.g., South Korea).
- **Continuous improvement** of AI agent through user feedback and expanded external context sources.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as fast‑paced, innovation‑driven, collaborative, and impact‑oriented. Values: fearless & innovative, persistent & passionate, impact‑driven.
- **Work model**: Hybrid/office‑first (San Francisco office with daily catered lunch); remote roles may be available for some positions.
- **Compensation & perks** (from careers page):
  - Unlimited PTO
  - Premium medical, dental, vision coverage
  - 401(k) for U.S. hires
  - Stock options (high growth potential)
  - Monthly commuter stipend
  - Learning & development stipend
- **Employee sentiment**: 3.8/5 on LinkedIn (11 reviews), with Compensation at 4.2, Career growth at 4.1, and Culture at 3.8.
- **Engineering culture**: Technical team makes up 28% of headcount; employees use and improve the AI tool themselves; strong emphasis on shipping fast without breaking things.

## Sources
1. [coderabbit.ai/careers](https://coderabbit.ai/careers)
2. [coderabbit.ai](https://coderabbit.ai/)
3. [cbinsights.com/company/coderabbit](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/coderabbit)
4. [linkedin.com/company/coderabbitai](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coderabbitai)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/coderabbit](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/coderabbit)

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