As a Senior Product Designer |, youll play a key role in shaping intuitive, elegant, & impactful product experiences. You will translate complex workflows & information into user-friendly interfaces that are both visually compelling & highly functional. With a strong foundation in interaction, visual, & product design, youll contribute to the ongoing refinement of our digital products, ensuring they consistently meet high standards of usability, accessibility, & design quality. Working closely with cross-functional teams, youll help develop innovative solutions that align with user needs & business goals.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, researchers, & engineers to design end-to-end user experiencesincluding information architecture, content, interaction flows, & navigationthat meet both user & business needs.
• Apply human-centered design methodologies to transform abstract challenges into clear, user-focused solutions by analyzing data & creating workflows, wireframes, mockups, & prototypes.
• Partner with product managers & researchers to deeply understand user problems & business requirements, aligning on a shared vision before moving into solution design.
• Work hand-in-hand with engineering teams (front-end, middleware, back-end, QA) to ensure high-quality implementation of design solutions.
• Participate in design critiques, reviews, & guilds to help refine the design process & uphold design quality across the team.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) & product metrics to evaluate the effectiveness & impact of your design work.
• Contribute to & maintain the design systemcreating & updating reusable components & visual assets (e.g., icons, illustrations, typography) to expand the systems core libraries.
• Ensure designs follow accessibility standards & support inclusive experiences for a global audience.

Preferred Education, Technical Skills, & Experience

• BA/BS in a design-related field (e.g., Interaction Design, Visual Communication, Product Design) or equivalent practical experience.
• 57 years of experience working in digital product or UX/UI design teams.
• Experience collaborating with distributed & remote teams.
• Familiarity with product-led growth principles & UX research practices within agile or iterative development cycles.
• Strong foundation in visual & interaction design principlestypography, layout, grid systems, color, hierarchy, & composition.
• General understanding of computer science principles & how modern software is built.
• A strong portfolio or real-world case studies demonstrating T-shaped design skills & recent work.
• Proficiency with design & prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.).Knowledge of AI tools will be considered an added advantage.
• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, & JavaScript is a plus.
• Experience in the cloud hosting industry is preferred.

Preferred Personality Traits

• Strong work ethic with a willingness to go above & beyond when needed.
• Curious, quick learner, & eager to explore new industries & technologies.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity & helping define problems from the ground up.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment with a focus on iterative design & end-to-end product ownership.
• Embrace the "build fast" mindsetdelivering practical, user-friendly solutions quickly & efficiently.
• Future-focused, with a desire to shape the design culture & practices of DigitalOcean through modern processes & innovation.

Why Youll Like Working for DigitalOcean:

• We are proud to work here. Youll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud computing so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, & scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action & a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, & decisions. 
• We prioritize career development. At DO, youll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest & most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, & education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth & development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support your overall well-being, from one-time work from home stipend to wellness allowance to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations & preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, & skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company & individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire & the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program. 
• We value diversity & inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, & recognize that diversity of thought & background builds stronger teams & products to serve our customers. We approach diversity & inclusion seriously & thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

*This is a hybrid role

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