Product Designer

Summary

Join CircleCI as a Product Designer and collaborate with cross-functional teams to design intuitive and innovative user experiences. You will contribute to shipped products, collaborate with engineering teams for successful implementation, and evolve the design system. Responsibilities include creating interactive prototypes, developing user journey maps, managing multiple projects, and communicating design decisions effectively. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of product design experience, a strong portfolio, and proficiency in user-centered design methodologies. CircleCI offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• 3+ years of product design experience with contributions to shipped products
• Strong portfolio demonstrating your design process and problem-solving abilities
• Experience with prototyping tools and techniques
• Understanding of engineering and production implementation constraints
• Proficiency in user journey mapping and user-centered design methodologies
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate design decisions
• Proven ability to manage time effectively across multiple projects

Responsibilities

• Contribute to shipped products with a demonstrable impact on user experience
• Collaborate effectively with engineering teams to ensure successful implementation
• Work within and help evolve our design system
• Create interactive prototypes to test and validate design concepts
• Develop comprehensive user journey maps to identify opportunities and pain points
• Manage time effectively across multiple projects and priorities
• Communicate design decisions clearly and persuasively to stakeholders
• Exercise diplomacy when navigating competing priorities and feedback
• Maintain accountability for design deliverables and timelines
• Stay informed about competitor strengths and weaknesses to identify opportunities
• Work independently with development teams while maintaining alignment with the design team
• Utilize AI tools in the design process to move rapidly from idea to prototype

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in designing for technical audiences and complex workflows
• Knowledge of CI/CD concepts and the software development lifecycle
• Previous SaaS, enterprise, or developer tools experience is a huge plus

Benefits

$113,000 — $140,500 USD