Mintlify

The modern standard for documentation

Design Engineer

$150K - $200K / 0.15% - 0.30%
Location
San Francisco
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
1+ years
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Han Wang
Han Wang
Founder

About the role

Mintlify empowers developers and businesses worldwide.

We're a company forged in building. Our founders aimed to create a platform that accelerates the ability to solve problems. With X, Anthropic, Cursor, Scale AI as customers, we’re proven problem solvers.

We raised our Series A in Summer of 2024 - we're reaching 30m+ developers every year and power the documentation of 6000+ companies. And we’re proud of our history, being one of the most popular products used by YC companies.

We grew in value faster than headcount and we’re looking to align the two in the coming year.

Who is an employee at Mintlify?:

People that are excited to grow as humans alongside us as a company.

We always <u>hire for slope</u>. High learning velocity and grit win 99% of the time.

People who think beyond their work scope.

“Where else can I be impactful?” “Oh, I know how to do that! How can I help?”

Not uncommon to hear in our office.

People who appreciate diversity. Our company collectively speaks 12 languages. We’re full of introverted extroverts.

Characters are welcome here - be unapologetically you!

Who is an engineer at Mintlify?

Engineers at Mintlify appreciate a high degree of ownership, are passionate about a tasteful user experience and come to work ready to contribute to a small-but-mighty team. 

Small Team. Big Dreams.

You’ll have daily stand ups and plenty of heads down builder time. We believe in the power of strong teams to drive change - and have created an environment where the best ideas win and we can acknowledge when we’re wrong.

Joining the team

We’ll learn where your strengths lie and put you in position. You’ll jump into new territory and learn something new. You’ll own projects and features. You’ll ship. 

Move Fast. Big Swings.

About this role

Our ideal candidate bridges the gap between design and development: crafting beautiful, responsive interfaces while maintaining excellent code quality and performance.

Requirements:

  • You've built and deployed Next.js applications in production environments

  • You've got a good looking portfolio. No broken links!

  • You excel at creating component-based design systems

  • Strong eye for design, typography, spacing, and visual hierarchy

Nice to have:

  • Familiarity with UI/UX design tools (Figma, Adobe XD)

  • Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library)

Company Benefits

Competitive compensation and equity | Flexible work culture

20 days paid time off every year | Health, dental, vision

401k or RRSP | Free lunch and dinners

$420/mo. wellness stipend | Annual team offsite

Our interview process

  • Culture interview (30-min video call)

  • Technical interview (take-home, week to complete, 2-3 hours total depending on test)

  • Debugging interview (1-hour live w/ one of our engineers)

  • Founder interview (1 hour)

  • On-Site (half-day)

  • Offer

About Mintlify

Mintlify
Founded:2022
Team Size:15
Location:San Francisco
Founders
Hahnbee Lee
Hahnbee Lee
Founder
Han Wang
Han Wang
Founder