UX Designer

EngFlow; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software development company is seeking a UX Designer to shape the user experience of its developer productivity tools. This role involves designing user flows, conducting research, and ensuring user-centered design in a technical environment. The ideal candidate has experience with complex products and modern design tools. Benefits include comprehensive health coverage and flexible remote work arrangements.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision benefits

401k bonus

Generous vacation

Parental leave

Fun team events

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing UX for complex, technical products.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centered design process.
• Experience conducting user research and usability testing.
• Ability to work independently in a startup environment.
• Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency with modern design tools and basic prototyping.

Responsibilities

• Design and iterate on user flows and high-fidelity mockups.
• Conduct user research to understand workflows.
• Translate technical complexity into usable interfaces.
• Collaborate with engineers and PMs on design feasibility.
• Develop and maintain EngFlow's design system.
• Advocate for user-centered design in a technical environment.

Skills

User-centered design process

Problem-solving

Communication skills

UX design for technical products

Research and usability testing

Proficiency with design tools

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Job description

At EngFlow, we help developers save time by accelerating software builds and tests. Our cloud-based, distributed service optimizes workflows through remote execution and caching, improving efficiency, developer productivity, and product quality.

Backed by top investors, EngFlow is redefining how companies build and ship well-tested software. Our solutions speed up builds by a factor of 10 or more, while our observability platform provides actionable insights for optimization. Founded by key contributors to Bazel, we build tools that empower engineering teams—from startups to Fortune 500 companies—to enhance developer velocity and improve build performance.

Learn more about our mission, culture, and team: EngFlow | Video

As a UX Designer you'll own and shape the user experience across EngFlow’s suite of developer productivity tools. You will work closely with engineering, product, and customers to design interfaces that make complex systems feel intuitive and delightful to use. You will have a direct impact on how developers interact with our products every day.

What You’ll Do

• Design and iterate on user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups for our core developer tools.
• Conduct user research with engineers to deeply understand their workflows and pain points.
• Translate technical complexity into simple, usable interfaces.
• Collaborate closely with engineers and PMs to ensure designs are feasible and aligned with product goals.
• Develop and maintain EngFlow’s design system and visual language.
• Advocate for user-centered design in a highly technical environment.

Requirements

• Proven experience designing UX for complex, technical products — ideally for developer tools, B2B SaaS, or enterprise software.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centered design process, problem-solving, and end-to-end delivery.
• Experience conducting user research and usability testing, especially with technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently and thrive in a startup environment.
• Excellent communication skills to explain design decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency with modern design tools (Figma, Sketch, etc.) and basic prototyping.

Benefits

We offer comprehensive medical, dental, vision benefits, 401k bonus, parental leave and generous vacation. The team is fully remote but we enjoy meeting together several times a year at exciting destinations throughout the world. We value getting the work done and having fun while doing it, and have done numerous fun team events such as chocolate, whisky and tea tastings, monthly team games, escape the room among other fun events.