Senior Web/UX Design Engineer

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October 7

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WunderGraph

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API • Enterprise • SaaS

WunderGraph is a platform designed for building APIs significantly faster, particularly focusing on GraphQL implementations. It offers a comprehensive solution that includes a fast GraphQL Router/Gateway, schema registry, and various analytics and tracing tools, making it suitable for both monolithic and federated API architectures. The platform supports developer workflows while ensuring high performance, scalability, and compliance, catering to the needs of engineering teams across different industries.

2 - 10 employees

Founded 2020

🔌 API

🏢 Enterprise

☁️ SaaS

📋 Description

• Lead the end-to-end design-engineering process for web and product experiences, from discovery to delivery. • Drive a consistent, scalable, and technically feasible design system across product and marketing. • Translate customer needs and business goals into user-centric solutions that can be built and maintained at scale. • Champion accessibility, usability, performance, and responsive design best practices. • Mentor teammates on design and front-end best practices. • Strengthen WunderGraph’s product and brand identity through thoughtful, technically sound design execution. • Influence product strategy by connecting design decisions with engineering and business outcomes. • Design and prototype user flows, interfaces, and interactions with scalability in mind. • Contribute to implementation by working closely with engineers (and coding where appropriate). • Define and evolve our design system and component library, ensuring technical maintainability. • Conduct and oversee user research, usability testing, and competitor analysis. • Introduce advanced prototyping, interaction design, and performance-focused practices. • Own the design and technical evolution of WunderGraph’s web presence. • Deliver assets that blend design and code: landing pages, visuals, campaign graphics, and interactive components. • Shape and maintain a cohesive style guide, balancing design innovation with engineering consistency. • Support brand storytelling with technically feasible motion graphics and interactive elements. • Set best practices for design-to-engineering workflows, documentation, and handoff. • Mentor and support teammates in both design and front-end implementation. • Act as a design/engineering advocate across the organization. • Represent the team in cross-functional workshops and external thought leadership.

🎯 Requirements

• Senior-level experience in Design Engineering, Product, or UX/UI Design with a strong portfolio of projects. • Proficiency in Figma, prototyping tools, and Adobe Creative Suite. • Working knowledge of front-end technologies (HTML/CSS, JavaScript a plus). • Strong background in UX research, accessibility, responsive design, and performance optimization. • Experience contributing to or leading design systems and component libraries. • Ability to bridge design and engineering with hands-on contributions. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills in English. • Self-starter, capable of leading initiatives independently. • Comfortable working 100% remotely in a distributed team. • Willingness to travel occasionally for team retreats and workshops.

🏖️ Benefits

• Discretionary PTO: take the time you need to recharge • Competitive compensation • Depending on location, we offer healthcare benefits according to local standards • Team retreats across the globe • Pick your preferred work hardware • Co-working space options worldwide if needed