Principal Product Designer @ Steadily
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Overview
As our Principal Product Designer at Steadily, you will own the experience layer of how landlords, insurance agents, and lenders interact with our platform from marketing collateral to our application. You will work across the full design lifecycle, ensuring intuitive, accessible, and efficient designs for a wide range of users.
The Role
You will:
- Own the end-to-end design process from discovery to delivery.
- Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups.
- Extend and evolve our nascent design system for consistency.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Operations.
- Validate designs through user research and usability testing.
- Simplify complex workflows into clear, digestible visuals.
- Review engineering PRs to ensure design accuracy.
Who You Are
The ideal candidate is user-obsessed, practical, fast-moving, and comfortable in ambiguity. You are an expert in Figma, passionate about designing for humans, and skilled at untangling complex information. You take initiative, propose solutions, and thrive on creating beautiful yet functional designs.
What You Will Do
Your responsibilities include:
- Designing user-friendly experiences for our marketing site, web application, and documents.
- Running usability tests with diverse users including landlords and insurance agents.
- Communicating with engineering to ensure quality implementation.
- Translating customer feedback and real usage data into design improvements.
Company Culture & Benefits
Steadily offers a fast-paced, in-office work environment located in central Austin with a flexible schedule (in-office 4 days, no-meeting Wednesdays). Enjoy top compensation, equity, health benefits, PTO, free snacks, team lunches, and growth opportunities in an early-stage, well-funded company backed by successful founders.
Interview Process
- Intro call (15 mins)
- Hiring manager interview (45 mins) with Christine
- Portfolio review and resume deep dive (2 hours)
- Paid onsite working interview (2 days)
Key Skills/Competency
Principal Product Designer, Figma, UX, UI, wireframes, prototypes, usability testing, design system, collaboration, interaction design
How to Get Hired at Steadily
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Customize Your Resume: Tailor your experience to design skills and Figma expertise.
- Showcase Portfolio: Highlight comprehensive projects and real-world impact.
- Research Steadily: Understand their culture, mission, and growth trajectory.
- Prepare for Interviews: Practice design challenges and collaborative scenarios.
- Engage in Follow-ups: Send thoughtful thank-you notes post-interview.