UX Designer II
Overview
At System Initiative, we’re passionate about building innovative software that is the Future of DevOps Automation. We’re looking for a UX Designer who can help build a revolutionary visual and multi-layer interface, which does for DevOps Engineering what Figma did for Design. As a key member of our Product team, you’ll work directly for our Director of Product and collaborate closely with our co-founders and engineering team to deliver intuitive and impactful user experiences. Your work will drive the design of our user interface, blending a passion for usability with an obsession for interaction design. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact at a company where UX is not just valued - it’s central to our strategic vision.
Job Description
System Initiative is a company focused on building innovative software for the future of DevOps Automation. They are seeking a UX Designer to create a revolutionary visual and multi-layer interface for DevOps Engineering, similar to what Figma did for Design.
Responsibilities
- - Collaborate on the strategic UI/UX design for System Initiative
- - Proactively research UI/UX in other industries (gaming, VFX, design) and apply those insights to our Product
- - Participate in product ideation and work with Product and Engineering leadership on Opportunity planning
- - Collaborate with Product and Engineering leadership to set the UI/UX objectives for the Engineering teams
- - Provide Engineering teams with prototype designs, wireframes, and mock-ups
- - Provide Engineering teams with feedback on initial designs, wireframes, and mock-ups to impact in-progress work
- - Interact with our community, responding to questions or comments about UI/UX and facilitating discussions about upcoming UI/UX projects and strategy
- - Conduct user research and usability testing
- - Build out our design system, workflow, and component library
Required Skills
- - 4+ years of experience in user experience, UI design, and interaction design with a focus on visual interfaces that help manage complex tasks across multiple personas
- - An understanding of Enterprise products (preferably SaaS)
- - Familiarity with Developer tools and building products for technical folks
- - Proficiency in information architecture, interaction design, and visual design
- - Proficiency with graphic design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite and Figma
- - Ability to rapidly prototype interactive user experiences
- - Elevated esthetic sense
- - Detail-oriented and operate with a sense of urgency
- - Ability to design for the needs of today with an eye toward the future
- - Strong verbal and written communication skills
- - Excellent problem-solving abilities
- - Experience working directly with engineering
- - Perform well given a high level of independence and autonomy
- - Thrive working with a fully distributed team
Benefits
- - Salary range: $125K - $185K. The salary range may differ in countries outside of the USA.
- - Stock Option range: .05% - .1% Fully Diluted
- - Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), etc. We are a small company with big company benefits
- - An accrual paid time off (PTO) policy of 24 days per calendar year. We encourage all employees to take one week of PTO per quarter, where they unplug entirely
- - Home office and equipment stipend. Just articulate what you need, and we’ll take care of it
- - You can live anywhere, but your working hours will overlap with a 9 am - 6 pm Pacific Time Zone schedule by 6 hours
About the company
The Future of DevOps Automation. System Initiative is an Intuitive, Powerful, and Collaborative replacement for Infrastructure as Code.