Product Designer (UI/UX)

Wariverse; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Wariverse is seeking a product designer who treats craft as non-negotiable, turning ambiguous problems into intuitive interfaces. You will shape the visual language and experience of our software, working with engineers from the first sketch through to ship.

The ideal candidate has 3-4+ years of experience in UI/UX design for software, a strong portfolio with end-to-end flows, and fluency in Figma with token-driven design systems.

Qualifications

• 3-4+ years of professional UI/UX design for software products.
• Portfolio showing end-to-end flows you've shipped, plus at least one solo project.
• Fluency in Figma with component-based, token-driven design systems.
• Proven ability to work directly with engineers through implementation, not just hand off a file.
• Ability to defend a design decision with real reasoning, not just taste.

Responsibilities

• Shape the visual language and experience of the software you build.
• Work directly with engineers from first sketch through to shipping features.
• Turn ambiguous problems into interfaces that feel obvious in hindsight.

Skills

UI/UX design

End-to-end flows

Design systems

Engineer collaboration

Design reasoning

Tools

Figma

Design tokens

Job description

About The Role

We're looking for a product designer who treats craft as non-negotiable, someone who can take an ambiguous problem and turn it into an interface that feels obvious in hindsight. You'll shape the visual language and experience of the software we build, working directly with engineers from the first sketch through to what actually ships.

What You'll Need

• 3-4+ years of professional UI/UX design for software products
• A portfolio is required, showing end-to-end flows you've shipped, plus at least one project you built on your own initiative, not assigned by a client or employer
• Fluency in Figma with component-based, token-driven design systems
• Proven ability to work directly with engineers through implementation, not just hand off a file and move on
• Ability to defend a design decision with real reasoning, not just taste

Nice to Have

• Experience designing dashboards or internal/admin tooling
• An eye for motion and micro-interaction detail
• Comfort owning design across more than one product surface at a time

Who We're Looking For

You're obsessive about craft and can't stand shipping "good enough."
You have strong opinions, and you can explain exactly why.
You're just as comfortable being the only designer in the room as you are on a team of ten, and the standard you hold yourself to doesn't change either way.