Senior Visual Designer

Ellipsis Labs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

A New York based tech startup is seeking a Senior Designer to define and elevate the visual language of their decentralized finance products. The role involves owning the visual system for the Phoenix trading exchange, creating clear data visualizations, and maintaining a design system in Figma. Ideal candidates will have 2+ years of experience and a strong portfolio. Competitive salary: $170,000 – $225,000 per year.

Qualifications

• 2+ years designing visual systems for complex digital products.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating visual craft and system thinking.
• Fluency in Figma and handoff practices.
• Comfort collaborating with engineers; balancing quality and performance.
• High ownership and ability to move quickly.

Responsibilities

• Own the visual system for Phoenix and future products.
• Turn complex trading mechanics into clear visual hierarchies.
• Build and maintain a Figma library/design system.
• Drive visual polish on critical surfaces.
• Partner closely with engineers for visual fidelity.

Skills

Visual system design

Data visualization

Figma proficiency

Collaboration with engineers

Attention to detail

Job description

Ellipsis Labs is a profitable venture‑backed New York startup building products in decentralized finance. We build Phoenix, a leading order‑book spot exchange on Solana with >$70B in volume.

We’re hiring a Senior Designer to define and elevate the visual language of our exchange and brand across real‑time trading interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Own the visual system for Phoenix and future products: typography, color, spacing, iconography, design tokens, and component theming.
• Turn complex trading mechanics and data into clear, scannable visual hierarchies and data visualizations that perform under real‑time constraints.
• Build and maintain a Figma library/design system, ensuring consistency and speed of implementation; provide developer‑ready specs and assets.
• Drive visual polish on critical surfaces (order entry, positions, charts, risk states), including loading/empty/error states and micro‑interactions/motion.
• Partner closely with engineers to ensure visual fidelity in production and pragmatic choices under technical constraints.
• Own the company and product brand expression across product surfaces and key moments.
• Incorporate feedback, user signals, and metrics to iterate quickly without sacrificing craft.

Qualifications

• 2+ years designing visual systems for complex digital products, ideally high‑density or data‑heavy (trading/finance, analytics, dev tools, etc.).
• Portfolio demonstrating strong visual craft (type, color, layout), system thinking (tokens/components), and clear data presentation.
• Fluency in Figma (components/variants, auto‑layout) and handoff practices; attention to detail across states and edge cases.
• Comfort collaborating with engineers; ability to balance visual quality with performance and feasibility.
• High ownership and bias to ship; you sweat the details and move quickly.

Preferred

• Familiarity with crypto/Web3 design patterns and user behaviors.
• Exposure to Solana or similar blockchain ecosystems.

Compensation

Base pay range: $170,000 – $225,000 per year.