Staff Product Designer, Console Experience

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the complete design process for DigitalOcean’s console experience, from initial login to daily operations.

• Approach the design system as a product by managing the component library, design patterns, visual guidelines, and interaction standards.

• Collaborate with engineering to outline the roadmap for the design system.

• Establish a high standard for the craft and quality of the product suite and implement a review process.

• Create reusable, impactful patterns for product teams.

• Oversee shared interfaces, including navigation, onboarding, app shell, and landing pages.

• Work closely with engineering to guarantee that designs are executed as envisioned.

• Enhance UI engineers’ design capabilities through a design guild, feedback sessions, and collaborative efforts.

• Back design investment choices with evidence of anticipated impact.

• Direct the creative vision and strategy for the console experience.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive product design experience at a staff level with a proven ability to build and scale a design system across multiple products or teams.

• A systems thinking approach emphasizing reuse and consistency on a large scale.

• Strong skills in interaction, visual, and information design.

• A portfolio that showcases design quality and quantifiable UX impact.

• Experience in driving quality and encouraging adoption through influence across various teams.

• Capability to provide direction amidst uncertainty as the most senior or sole designer.

• A strong, well-defined perspective on design and creative direction.

• Proven collaboration skills with engineers.

• Practical knowledge of front-end constraints and design systems within code is highly advantageous.

• Experience in leading or expanding a design system guild or community of practice within a large engineering organization is desirable.

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure concepts, including compute, storage, networking, and Kubernetes, is a plus.

• Experience designing for both novice and expert users within the same product is a bonus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and educational opportunities, in accordance with company policy.

• Flexible time off.

• Local team gatherings.

• Support for mental health and well-being.

• Eligibility for an annual bonus plan.

• Potential for a new hire equity grant.

• Employee Stock Purchase Program available in participating countries.

• Access to professional development resources.

• Commitment to equal-opportunity employment.