Senior Product Designer

Location

Oregon State | United States

Job description

Our client - a Silicon Valley-based company who building a code security platform, is now looking for a Senior Product Designer. 

Location: Europe
Type:  Remote, full-time
Start date: ASAP
About company:

The company is building a code security platform that gives organizations the ability to verify the authenticity and provenance of code within their software development lifecycle. They are solving a painful problem that affects every software developer on the planet: ensuring software security, authenticity, integrity, and compliance by providing the context for how the code was created. They ensure that secure coding best practices are implemented proactively at the earliest stages of the SDLC, from research and design to development and deployment. The company was funded by top investors in Silicon Valley, including the first investors of Google, Twitter, Zoom, LinkedIn, and Uber. Our team has backgrounds from NASA, LinkedIn, Facebook, Amazon, AWS, Cisco and MIT, Harvard, Stanford, and Berkeley. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, but the team is all remote and globally distributed.

About role:

Now the company is seeking a Senior Product Designer to lead technology design on the frontier of code context and software delivery. A successful applicant is an expert in web application design wizard in the canvas with deep knowledge of user experience. You will help the team design, test and rapidly iterate on multiple products and services stemming from the core technology. You will design APIs, browser extensions, microsites, IDE integrations, bots, and webhooks across services. You will help us visualize our rich dataset drawn from a diverse array of sources. You will make common tasks easier, and save everyone steps along their way.

You seek simplicity. You like making the pieces fit together, with the fewest clicks. You enjoy being as
close as possible to the user experience, pouring your personality into each interaction. You are an
explorer, looking to help developers discover code in any form and improve their productivity. You are a coder, yourself and you bring that perspective to every interaction and design. You are a designer with a strong, informed opinion based on experience using lots of other developer tools

• Work on product problems from initial definition through to shipping, and track impact after launch
• Design UX of our platform capabilities that integrate into 3rd party platforms (e.g. IDE integrations)
• Work within cross-functional teams (Design, Engineering, Ops, Sales) to tackle product problems
• Write and collaborate on project briefs and scope
• Craft rational, elegant, and delightful solutions to complex problems
• Build wireframes and early-stage prototypes to test your assumptions
• Communicate design work clearly, with rationale grounded in research and data
• Collaborate deeply with Engineers and PMs
• Undertake qualitative research, identifying needs and pain points, to inform feature development
• Work with the rest of the Design Team to ensure cohesion across all our products
• Inspire the entire team by bringing new ideas to the table
• Attract, recruit, and retain top talent

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience designing digital products and systems
• Experience designing for multiple platforms (iOS, Android, Mobile web, Desktop, etc.)
• Experience with prototyping to communicate design solutions
• Ability to code in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (React/Node)
• Experience working in a team and deploying solutions in an Agile environment
• Expertise with software developer tools like Github, Gitlab, IDEs (e.g. VS Code)
• Strong command of modern design tools such as Figma, Webflow, InVision, Sketch, Framer 
• Ability to handle uncertainty and ambiguity and to make decisions without enough information
• Attention to detail and an eye for great user experiences
• Ability to learn and evaluate new technologies quickly
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while achieving benchmarks
• Understanding of key design principles
• English - Upper Intermediate+

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or related technical field, or equivalent
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Knowledge of image authoring tools
• Familiarity with TypeScript, or willingness to learn
• Experience with responsive and adaptive design
• Experience in platform development to solve complex business problems at scale
• Experience with data visualization tools, particularly d3.js or other

The Company Offer:

You have the opportunity to join an early-stage startup and have significant ownership of technology

development. You will work at the highest level and collaborate with world-class colleagues, advisors and technical experts. The team is growing rapidly, and we hope you'll grow with us, too.

• Competitive salary & equity packages
• Unlimited vacation and sick leave
• Strong remote work culture and esprit de corps

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