UX Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Create interfaces and workflows for classified defense operations.

• Perform user research with warfighters and mission operators to confirm design choices.

• Convert intricate mission requirements into straightforward, navigable product experiences.

• Operate within security limitations and government certification protocols while ensuring usability.

• Collaborate with engineers and product managers to produce designs that function reliably in contested settings.

• Lead prompt-to-prototype processes using Claude Design and Claude Code.

• Convert user needs and technical specifications into functional prototypes and high-fidelity interfaces.

• Partner with engineering teams to construct, test, and fine-tune interactive prototypes and production features utilizing AI tools.

• Oversee the complete user experience for deployment, configuration, and accreditation processes.

• Interpret compliance and technical requirements into intuitive, accessible user pathways.

• Conduct interviews, usability tests, and surveys with commercial software vendors.

• Maintain and enhance the design system to ensure visual quality, accessibility, and consistency in interactions.

• Advocate for user-centered design throughout the product lifecycle, balancing user needs with technical feasibility and speed.

• Represent the voice of operator needs in product decision-making.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of professional experience as a Product Designer, UX Designer, or UI Designer for intricate web applications or SaaS products.

• Established proficiency with Claude Design, Claude Code, and Figma for prompt-to-prototype workflows and design systems.

• Proven ability to work collaboratively with AI-assisted engineering teams in dynamic, fast-paced agile environments.

• Strong portfolio showcasing the design process, problem-solving skills, and real-world examples of simplifying complex technical workflows into user-friendly applications.

• Experience implementing user research methodologies and converting feedback into actionable design modifications.

• Solid foundation in information architecture, interaction design, visual hierarchy, and principles of user-centered design.

• Familiarity with government compliance frameworks such as ATO, FedRAMP, or NIST 800-53 and accreditation processes.

• U.S. citizenship is required due to government contract regulations.

• Candidates must live in one of the designated hiring hubs: DC/Maryland/Virginia; Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC; Denver/Colorado Springs, CO; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX.

🏝️ Benefits

• Potential eligibility for equity awards.

• Discretionary bonuses.

• 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.

• 401(k) plan with a 3% company contribution.

• Comprehensive wellness benefits, including a One Medical membership, mental health resources, family planning assistance, and more.

• Equity incentive plan.

• Stipend for new hire technology and home office setup.

• Annual professional development allowance.

• Flexible paid time off, in addition to all federal holidays.

• Generous parental leave policy.

• Flexible remote work arrangements.

• Employee referral bonus program.