Evaluate the current state user experience and work cross-functionally with Product, Data, and Engineering to identify UX/UI issues preventing users from getting the most value out of Niche, propose and implement improvements
Support senior designers on larger projects by creating user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes that address clear user and business needs
Assist others with lightweight evaluative/usability research to test solutions, analysis results and apply the findings to your designs
Create clear design specs and collaborate with engineers to support smooth handoff and implementation
Leverage qualitative and quantitative data to understand what’s working/not working, iterate on shipped experiences, and improve performance
Participate in design critiques, team rituals, cross-functional meetings
Support documentation and maintenance of design patterns, in partnership with senior designers and design system contributors
Requirements
At least 1 year of professional experience in a product/UX design role, where you have designed solutions and worked with Engineering to deliver them live to production
All applicants must submit a portfolio of product experiences that showcase user flows, interface design, prototypes, polish and shipping. Please include examples of how you organized your designs and docs, such as Figma file hierarchies, documenting and prioritizing feedback, handoff processes, etc
Great taste and keen eye for craft and quality, sweating the details and using your knowledge of industry patterns and trends to deliver visually appealing solutions with great usability
Familiar with Figma, design systems, and other modern design tools – no prior experience with generative AI is required
Curious and eager to understand user behavior, mental models, and product constraints
Able to balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints
Proactively collaborate to overcome challenges, seek assistance to unblock yourself
Comfortable iterating quickly with feedback from users, PMs, engineers, key stakeholders
Resilience and flexibility that helps you adapt to a fast-paced work environment, frequent changes, and considerable ambiguity
Bonus if you have experience with visual design for digital products, design systems and component libraries, and/or analyzing and interpreting data
Benefits
Best-in-class 100% paid employee health plan, including vision and dental and supplemental coverage
Flexible Paid Time Off Policy
Stipend that allows you to build your work from home office in a style and function that suits your personal preferences
Parental leave for all employees (12 weeks fully paid) in addition to short term disability for birthing parents
Meaningful 401(k) with employer match
Your ideas and work will make an immediate impact on our company and millions of users
You will join a team that cares about you, our mission, our work