CareerDev4AI

Product / UI-UX Designer

Researches user needs, crafts intuitive interaction architectures, and engineers design systems that deliver delightful, accessible digital experiences.

Design & Creative Mid level $80,000 - $130,000 / year

What the role involves

  • Conduct generative and evaluative user research to uncover pain points
  • Design wireframes, high-fidelity prototypes, and design system components in Figma
  • Collaborate with engineers to ensure pixel-perfect, accessible component delivery
  • Design accessible interfaces compliant with WCAG 2.1 AA standards
  • Create interactive motion prototypes explaining state transitions

Core skills

  • Figma & Design Systems (level 5/5)
  • Interaction & UX Design (level 4/5)
  • User Research & Usability Testing (level 4/5)
  • Visual Hierarchy & Typography (level 4/5)
  • Accessibility (WCAG AA) (level 3/5)
  • Design-to-Code Handoff (level 4/5)

Preferred skills

  • HTML & CSS Basics
  • Motion & Micro-interactions
  • Information Architecture

Tools

FigmaFigJamMiroLottieMazeNotionStorybook

Experience expected

2-4 years designing web or mobile digital products with a published portfolio

Projects that prove the role

  • Comprehensive Design System tokens and component library used by 20+ devs
  • End-to-end mobile checkout redesign lifting conversion rate by 18%
  • Heuristic evaluation and redesign of a complex B2B data workspace

Evidence to collect

  • A case study showing the problem, the research, and the outcome
  • A Figma prototype you can open and click through
  • Before and after usability test findings

What the interview covers

  • Portfolio walkthrough: trade-offs, constraints, research iterations, and final outcomes
  • Design system governance: component tokens, versioning, and deprecation
  • Handling critical stakeholder feedback that contradicts user research data
  • Accessibility best practices for color contrast, keyboard focus, and screen readers

How the role progresses

  • Junior UX Designer
  • Product Designer
  • Senior Product Designer
  • Design Lead
  • Head of Design

Certifications that carry weight

  • Google UX Design Professional Certificate
  • Nielsen Norman Group UX Certification

Related roles

  • frontend-engineer
  • product-manager
  • graphic-designer

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