AI-Powered UI/UX Designer — Remote, Design System Lead

ApTask Global Workforce; Menlo Park (CA); Remote; USD 76,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

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Sick Pay (for applicable states/munic）

Job summary

Aptask Global Workforce is seeking a UI/UX Designer for a remote, 5+ month contract with a leading technology firm in Menlo Park, CA. You will own end-to-end design from research through visual identity and a cohesive design system for the product portfolio.

Responsibilities include running structured design sessions, usability testing, creating wireframes and high-fidelity mockups, building and maintaining an internal design system, and collaborating with product teams to translate user needs

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of UI/UX design experience, with internal tools or B2B products preferred.
• Portfolio showing range across user research, interaction design, and graphic design.
• Proficiency in Figma for specs, prototyping, and design systems.
• Experience designing standards for vibecoded web apps.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent design requests across products, prioritizing based on impact.
• Clear communication skills for documenting standards and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Self-directed with the ability to ramp quickly through structured onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Take products to users, run structured product design feedback sessions, and translate findings into prioritized improvements
• Conduct usability testing on existing and in-development tools, synthesize findings into actionable product recommendations, and maintain a research repository
• Create design specs, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups for new products and features
• Conduct design reviews of existing products and proposed changes, and build interactive prototypes for stakeholder alignment
• Design logos and visual identity for internal products and services
• Create graphics and illustrations for user interfaces and communications
• Develop marketing and launch materials for internal tool rollouts
• Build and maintain an internal design system (component library, style guide, patterns)
• Contribute directly to builds through vibe coding, particularly marketing pages, brand artifacts, and lightweight front-end experiences
• Document design standards, research methods, and system patterns
• Partner with builders, product partners, and stakeholders to identify adoption friction and translate user needs into scoped design work

Skills

UI/UX design

Portfolio development

Cross-functional collaboration

User research

Tools

Figma

Job description

Aptask Global Workforce is seeking a UI/UX Designer for a remote, 5+ month contract with a leading technology firm in Menlo Park, CA. You will own end-to-end design from research through visual identity and a cohesive design system for the product portfolio.

Responsibilities include running structured design sessions, usability testing, creating wireframes and high-fidelity mockups, building and maintaining an internal design system, and collaborating with product teams to translate user needs