Product Designer, SaaS – Contract Role

Role Overview

• Own end-to-end product design across Cargo's product lines, from helping shape early concepts through detailed interaction design
• Evolve and extend our established design system in Figma and in code as we expand into new product areas
• Shape 0-1 product surfaces where no design precedent exists yet, while keeping them cohesive with the broader Cargo experience
• Iterate rapidly based on user feedback
• Make opinionated decisions about UX. We'd rather you have a strong point of view and be wrong than play it safe
• Use AI as a core part of how you work it is your daily tool for exploration, iteration, prototyping, and learning
• Leverage AI to punch above your weight: move faster, explore more directions, and produce higher-fidelity work than would be possible through traditional workflows alone
• Prototype in code, pair ideas with working prototypes to feel it out
• Ship frontend work in React — components, layouts, polish, animation
• Own the final-mile quality gap of what truly makes the product feel excellent
• Contribute to PRs, participate in code review, work inside the codebase daily
• Care about the details that most people skip: empty states, loading patterns, error messages, transitions
• Design QA what ships — catch drift between intent and implementation before users do

Requirements

• Strong product design fundamentals: you can structure complex workflows into clear, usable interfaces
• Design discernment: You have a documented eye for high-quality craft and can articulate the objective principles behind what makes software feel intuitive and polished.
• AI-native: You use AI tools daily to accelerate exploration, prototyping, and development, and you’re constantly experimenting with new workflows.
• Comfort with ambiguity: You are energized by both extending established patterns and inventing new ones from scratch when no precedent exists.
• Bias toward action: You prioritize shipping and learning over prolonged debate, understanding that real-world feedback is the best data.
• Working proficiency in React and CSS: You have the technical fluency to contribute to the production codebase and ship high-fidelity frontend work.
• Figma fluency: you think in components and systems, not one-off screens, maintaining a scalable design language.
• Experience evolving an existing design system: you know how to add to a living system without breaking what's already there.
• English fluency: You possess strong professional verbal and written English skills, with the ability to articulate complex design decisions and technical trade-offs to a global team.
• Time zone & Collaboration alignment: You are based in Europe or Latin America and are able to maintain a consistent daily overlap (typically 4+ hours) with our North American-based team for synchronous collaboration and stand-ups.
• An eye for fine details: You are observant and precise, catching the "final-mile" details like empty states, transitions, and error handling.
• Highly accountable: You take end-to-end ownership of your work and believe that individual accountability is the foundation of team success.
• Appetite for scale-up culture: You are a self-starter who thrives in fast-moving environments and can quickly adapt to shifting product needs.
• Commitment to continuous growth: You actively seek out new technical and creative challenges and are dedicated to evolving your toolkit as the industry changes.

Tech Stack

• React

Benefits

• Generous paid time off: Including 12 company holidays and 2 seasonal companywide breaks annually, unlimited PTO, and paid parental leave.
• $1,000 per year towards professional development
• Opportunities to work remotely from around the world
• Exclusive employee-only guest speakers
• Bi-weekly team building: we call it Fuzzy Friday
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth as we grow.