Zagaran is looking for an experienced UI/UX Designer to join our growing team of software engineers and support development across many different software projects. While we currently work with a part-time design contractor, you would be the first full-time designer on the team. You would have the opportunity to work closely with software experts to craft intuitive, modern web applications. We value collaboration, communication, and creative thinking, and we believe good design (from backend architecture to frontend flow) is the foundation for building state-of-the-art software. If you’re a self-motivated individual with broad knowledge of design practices and a passion for quality products, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities for this position include:

• Collaborating closely with software engineers to understand requirements, needs, and technical limitations

• Creating static mocks of software interfaces for desktop and mobile

• Creating dynamic, clickable prototypes in Figma (or equivalent)

• Designing for mobile and web applications at varying screen sizes (desktop, tablet, phone)

• Conducting user testing interviews and running UX focus groups on designs

• Creating attractive designs based on existing theme/brand guidelines

• Occasionally creating attractive designs from scratch

• Professionally styling documents and slide decks in Google Docs & Google Slides

• Designing or illustrating art assets such as icons and background images

• Attending requirements meetings with clients to understand their needs and use cases

• Generating UX workflows or interfaces to make software more intuitive or easier to use

Required qualifications:

• 1-2 years of experience working on software UI or UX design

• Experience with Figma (or equivalent)

• Have a UI design portfolio you can share with us

• Be fluent in English

• Excellent written/verbal communication skills

• Good interpersonal and problem-solving skills

• Able to work 5 days a week in our downtown Boston office (live in or be willing to relocate to Boston area)

• Legally authorized to work in the United States (Zagaran is unfortunately unable to sponsor work visas in the United States at this time)

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience professionally styling and editing layouts in Google Docs and Google Slides

• Experience editing SVG files with Inkscape or similar

• Experience with CSS, HTML, SASS/SCSS, Bootstrap, and/or Tailwind

• Experience with photo editing

• A degree in design or a related field

About us:

Zagaran is a Boston-based software development company founded in 2013. Today, we are a proudly employee-owned business and an elite team of full-stack engineers in a downtown office with fancy equipment, an impressive wall of food, and a solid collection of Nerf™ guns. We take our work seriously (but not ourselves). With clients ranging from government agencies to local Boston start-ups, we’re constantly developing a wide variety of software across industries.  

Job Type: Full-time and in-person at our downtown Boston office

Salary: $85,000-$95,000+ per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)

• Flexible schedule

• Health insurance

• Paid time off

• Monthly T pass