Company Description:

DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) simplifies cloud computing so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. With our mission-critical infrastructure and fully managed offerings, DigitalOcean enables startups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to rapidly deploy and scale modern applications. As a remote-first organization, our employees, like our customers, are based around the world.

We want people who are passionate about creating simple experiences in a complex world.

We are looking for a thoughtful user-centered designer to help design features of our cloud infrastructure products for developers and data scientists. Reporting to the Manager of Product Design, the Product Designer will join a close-knit, collaborative, and light-hearted team, making sure our customers get the best possible experience from our products and services. 

Simplicity and usability are central to the DigitalOcean differentiator. The Product Design team has an impact across the organization, working with engineering and product teams to create experiences that make development much more enjoyable and much less frustrating. As the product grows, the challenge of keeping the platform and experience simple becomes even more crucial. Our team is committed to helping each other grow as designers and be impactful in our design work.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Partnering with a senior or lead designer to build out your skill set in visual design, UX design, and research methodologies.
• Participating in design to help build DigitalOcean into a robust cloud host that is simple, friendly, beautiful, and powerful for application developers.
• Discovering insights through continuous customer, user, and stakeholder engagement.
• Testing your designs with users. Iterating on your designs as we learn.
• Participating in frequent design reviews with the Product Design team and providing valuable critique.
• Rapidly prototyping interactions and experiences.
• Collaborating with designers and developers to expand our design system.

What You’ll Add to DigitalOcean:

• You have a strong interest in designing transactional productivity applications.
• You want to think in terms of design systems.
• A base understanding of design theory, research data, business goals, and team principles.
• You enjoy and value creating simple, clear solutions.
• You stress the details and care about creating truly delightful experiences.
• Experience in either interaction or visual design.
• You’re up to date regarding the latest web design and technology developments.
• You are interested in working with developers and learning how to build for them.
• You work well within a team. You’re opinionated yet humble and always looking to grow.
• You are a self-starter, who feels responsible for the work assigned to them and knows how to ask for help and guidance when needed.
• You are curious, and like to learn about new things.

What We Need From You:

• A link to your portfolio (preferred) or previous work so we can see what you delivered and understand the thinking that went into your design decisions. 
• Your cover letter explaining why you would be great at DigitalOcean.
• Your resume to give us a quick idea of what you’ve been up to and what you accomplished before arriving in our job application queue.

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean:

• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on relevant years of experience and skills. Employees may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees including grants of equity upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• We value development. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that is always challenging our teams and employees to continuously grow. We maintain a growth mindset in everything we do and invest deeply in employee development through formalized mentorship and other internal programs. We provide all employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
• We care about your well-being. In addition to cash and equity compensation, we also offer employees a competitive array of benefits. In the United States, these include health insurance, unlimited vacation, retirement benefits, a generous parental leave program, and additional resources to support employees’ overall well-being. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary in other countries due to local regulations and preferences.
• We value diversity and inclusivity. We are an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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