Senior Product Designer - remote

Status.im

Posted 3 years ago

About Status

Status is the gateway to the decentralized web. We’re building the tools and infrastructure for the advancement of a secure, private, and open web3. With the high level goals of preserving the right to privacy, mitigating the risk of censorship, and promoting economic trade in a transparent, open manner, Status is building a community where anyone is welcome to join and contribute.

As an organization, Status seeks to push the web3 ecosystem forward through research and development of both end-user products and the underlying infrastructure for a decentralized web. Our core product is an open source, Ethereum-based Mobile and Desktop app that gives users the power to chat, transact and browse the decentralized web on their own terms.

The role

As a Senior Product Designer you will be responsible for turning ideas into detailed execution of features, flows and interactions for Status Wallet, Key management and Keycard. You will proactively lead all elements of product design, from strategy and requirements gathering, to UI design, delivery and communication. Together with your peers in the design team you’ll ensure an excellent end-to-end experience in support of key user goals: Chat, Browse, Transact and Manage your Web3 assets.

You will bring excellent communication skills with an ability to explain your design decisions, the problem you are solving, your preferred solutions and alternatives. Proven capability of mapping requirements, navigating technical limitations and finding elegant solutions.

Status is a fast-paced, flat organization in a dynamic landscape. In this setting you are encouraged to own a problem space, work independently with stakeholders and seek critique from peers. You’ll join a small, tight-knit design team, while collaborating closely with Product Strategy, Engineering, QA and Marketing to deliver end to end value. More info about Status’ design team here.

What we ask from you

Distill complex features and workflows into simple intuitive experiences
Deliver carefully thought out design flows and interaction patterns, following best practices as well as proactively gathering feedback
Continuous engagement with Engineers to find elegant and creative solutions
Delivery of detailed design specification in combination with conversational handoff to Engineers
Ensure timely feedback loops with Engineers and QA to verify implementation and optimize designs where needed

What you bring

5+ years of experience designing complex digital products
Experience with projects in the blockchain industry
A portfolio that shows your experience in designing digital products, your design process, interaction design and visual design skills
Experience in designing production ready cross-platform products for iOS, Android, Desktop
Adopt a modern design workflow and willing to work in Figma
Fluent in English
Living in, or comfortable working in, UTC ± 4h

Bonus points

Experience with GitHub, or a similar software versioning tool

Some things about us:

We care deeply about open source software, and our organizational structure does away with strict hierarchy and fixed work hours. We believe in working with a high degree of autonomy while supporting the organisation's priorities.

We are Remote and Decentralized.
We are 70+ employees spread across 30+ different countries
We are driven by shared principles and believe in complete transparency. That's why everything we do is completely public to the entire community. You can view our development, Town Halls and conversations.

Want to know more? You can follow along on Our Status.

Our community comes from all walks of life and so do we. We work with great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our project stronger. If you share our values, you will be right at home.

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