We’re looking for a talented UX/UI Designer to join us at Percona! We want you to play a pivotal role in our new team, and pave the way in shaping the architecture and design of our cutting-edge Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions. Do you thrive in the electric buzz of a startup ethos? This opportunity is your ticket to a fresh frontier within Percona, a pioneering team crafting novel solutions for our customers. So, if you're ready to dive into the heartbeat of an innovative, high-performance team, your search ends right here!
As the SaaS UX/UI Designer at Percona, you will be instrumental in creating visually stunning and user-friendly interfaces for our SaaS products. You'll work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to understand user needs, design intuitive experiences, and contribute to the overall success of our SaaS solutions.
What You Will Do:
- Have a strong product mindset, and a foundation in problem solving and experimentation (i.e. participating and collaborating in the creative process, generating solution ideas, fast-prototyping those ideas, conducting tests, evaluating results, and iterating over and over).
- Develop, maintain, and evolve a comprehensive design system that supports our SaaS products.
- Create and document UI components, design patterns, and interaction guidelines to ensure consistency across all platforms.
- Conduct user research to understand the needs, behaviors, and pain points of our target audience.
- Translate user insights into user personas, journey maps, and design solutions that prioritize the user experience.
- Design aesthetically pleasing and intuitive user interfaces for our SaaS products.
- Create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to visualize and communicate design concepts.
- Work closely with front-end and back-end developers to ensure seamless integration of design concepts.
- Collaborate on the implementation of design elements, providing guidance and support throughout the development process.
- Conduct usability testing to gather feedback on design prototypes and iterate on designs based on user input.
- Analyze user data and behavior to make informed design decisions and improvements.
- Establish and maintain a consistent design language and style guide for our SaaS products.
What You Have Done:
- Minimum of 5 years of work experience in product design, preferably in SaaS solutions.
- Experience in designing interfaces for observability platforms and/or features.
- Strong portfolio showcasing your design work, with an emphasis on user-centered design principles.
- Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and best practices.
- Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Sketch, Figma .etc.
- Experience with Tailwind CSS and the integration into design systems.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with varying deadlines and milestones.
What Will Make You Stand Out:
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, or related field.
- Experienced with database metrics, tools and reporting.
- Experience in designing and prototyping user interfaces within technical constraints while leveraging and maximizing technical features.
- Experience with all stages of product development - concept, wireframes, design iterations, production and quality assurance.
- UX research experience conducting contextual research, design synthesis, concept testing, usability testing, and heuristic evaluation.
- Experience in front end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React).
Personal Attributes:
- Global mindset.
- Pride and ownership of meeting expectations.
- Adaptable, resourceful, and able to work within ambiguity.
- Self-directed and highly organized.
- Creative and innovative.