About the Role
We are seeking our first designer to elevate the company's design standards. Axle operates with a highly autonomous, flat structure where many team members make design decisions daily. The goal is to amplify design impact, inspiring and supporting others to improve their design capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Build systems in Claude and code to enable faster shipping of beautiful software.
- Deepen the culture of user research and understand user experiences with Axle's products (B2C and B2B2C).
- Lead visual identity efforts and explore new storytelling methods through web, animation, and video.
Requirements
- Consider yourself on the 'engineery' side of design and enjoy end-to-end shipping.
- Ability to distill technical domains for non-technical users.
- Deep curiosity about the world and user experiences.
- Interest in bringing sophisticated technology to broader audiences.
- Ability to prioritize usability over aesthetics when necessary.
Location
- Farringdon (Office)
Work Type
- Hybrid
Salary/Compensations
- £75k–£200k (base salary + equity)
Benefits
- Meaningful slice of equity
- Competitive salary
- Enhanced parental leave
- Bi-annual retreats
- Dog-friendly office
About the Company
- Axle Energy is building the infrastructure for a decarbonised energy system.
- Our software optimizes energy usage by controlling vehicle charging, heating systems, and home batteries.
- We manage hundreds of thousands of energy assets.
- We operate in a legacy industry, moving gigawatt-hours of electrons in the real world at high speed.
- We are growing the team to meet customer demand.
- We are supported by world-leading investors, including Accel.
Equal Opportunity
- We are extremely keen to build a diverse company, and we’re particularly eager to hear from candidates who don't fit the traditional role stereotypes.
- If you’re motivated by our mission, please do reach out, even if you feel you might not ‘check all the boxes’.
