Remote Product Designer

Summary

Join Astronomer, a rapidly growing, venture-backed company, as a Product Designer to shape the future of our industry-leading data orchestration platform, Astro. You will play a key role in crafting intuitive user experiences and collaborating with product managers and engineers. This position requires 3+ years of experience in product design, a strong understanding of UI/UX principles, and proficiency in design tools. The ideal candidate will have experience designing for SaaS or cloud-based products used by engineers or analysts. Astronomer offers a competitive salary range of $160,000-$200,000, along with equity, and is a remote-first company.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in product design, with a portfolio showcasing your work on SaaS or cloud-based products where the end product user is an engineer or analyst
• Strong understanding of UI/UX principles and how to design for complex software products, especially in the data or developer tool space
• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar
• Experience with creating and maintaining design systems
• A proven track record in user research methods and data analysis that has translated into impactful experience changes for users
• Ability to work cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to drive design solutions in a fast-paced, iterative product cycle

Responsibilities

• Work closely with product managers and engineers to conceptualize, design, and deliver user-centric features for our cloud platform
• Conduct user research, gather insights, and apply feedback to improve the product experience
• Develop wireframes, mockups, and prototypes that effectively communicate design ideas and product flows
• Create high-fidelity designs and ensure consistency across all design elements and user interactions
• Collaborate in an agile environment to ensure the timely delivery of design work and its seamless integration with development efforts
• Define and evolve the design system, ensuring a cohesive visual and interaction experience across the platform
• Partner with the product and marketing teams to align user experience with product positioning and business goals
• Advocate for design thinking and contribute to a culture of experimentation, iteration, and learning

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data visualization tools, developer-centric platforms, or workflow orchestration (e.g., Apache Airflow)
• Experience taking a new developer-centric product from zero to one

Benefits

• The estimated salary for this role ranges from $160,000 - $200,000, along with an equity component
• Astronomer is a remote-first company