Staff Product Designer, Observability

Temporal Technologies is an open source programming model company focused on simplifying code and enhancing developer experiences. They are seeking a Staff Product Designer to lead the design of observability and analytics experiences across their platforms, collaborating closely with product managers and engineers to create user-friendly interfaces and conduct user research.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design of Temporal's observability, analytics, and insights experience across both the open-source and Temporal Cloud platforms, creating cohesive solutions that help users monitor, understand, and optimize their Temporal Workflows
• Design intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces that make complex system metrics, Temporal Workflow execution data, and performance insights accessible and actionable for both technical and non-technical users
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and Engineers to plan, validate, and iterate on project scope and delivery
• Conduct user research with developers, platform engineers, and operations teams to understand their observability needs, pain points, and mental models when debugging and monitoring distributed systems
• Partner with Product and Engineering to create low and high-fidelity mockups, interactive prototypes, and data visualization designs to validate concepts with users and stakeholders
• Establish design patterns and design system components for displaying time-series data, Temporal Workflow traces, execution histories, and system health metrics that scale across the product
• Ensure accessibility and compliance with WCAG Level AA 2.1 standards

Requirements:

• You are a self-starter with a passion for making complex technical systems understandable and usable
• You have experience designing data-heavy products such as dashboards, analytics tools, data visualizations, monitoring systems, or developer platforms
• You are super passionate about building accessible, usable, and high-quality products that delight users while meeting WCAG Level AA 2.1 standards
• You are happiest when working remotely, but are open to travel once a quarter to meet with the team
• You enjoy collaborating with other Designers, Engineers, Product Managers, and subject matter experts to produce something you'll be proud of in a timely manner
• Above all else, you are a highly motivated team player who thrives on having ownership over core parts of the user experience in an exciting, ambitious, and fast-paced company
• 6+ years of professional experience building digital products and working in a creative environment, with demonstrated experience designing data visualization or analytics features
• Strong proficiency using Figma and comfort working with data visualization libraries and design systems
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment that is constantly evolving, especially in the open-source and cloud-native space
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, with experience translating technical requirements into user-centered designs
• No formal education required for this role
• Understanding of coding languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript and developer tools like GitHub and Terminal