Staff Product Designer, Console Experience

DigitalOcean

. Own the end-to-end design of DigitalOcean’s console experience, from first login through daily user workflows .

Posted 10/31/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • United StatesLead💰 $192,800 - $241,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in end-to-end product design, focusing on building and scaling design systems while ensuring high-quality user experiences. Collaborates effectively with engineering teams to implement designs and drive adoption across multiple products.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Staff-Level Product Design ExperienceDesign System OwnershipStrong Interaction Design SkillsCollaboration With EngineersSystems-Thinking Approach

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Hard Skills

Visual Design SkillsInformation Design SkillsDesign Quality MeasurementDesign System DevelopmentUser Experience Impact Analysis

Soft Skills

Strong Point Of View On DesignAbility To Set Direction Under AmbiguityInfluence Across Teams

Tools & Technologies

Component LibraryDesign GuildFront-End Constraints KnowledgeCloud Infrastructure ConceptsKubernetes

Industry Keywords

DigitalOceanUser WorkflowsOnboardingNavigationProduct Teams

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the end-to-end design of DigitalOcean’s console experience, from first login through daily user workflows
Treat the design system as a product by owning the component library, patterns, visual standards, and interaction standards
Plan the design system roadmap jointly with the engineering team
Set the craft and quality bar for the product suite and establish a review process
Build reusable, high-leverage patterns for product teams
Own shared surfaces including navigation, onboarding, app shell, and landing pages
Collaborate with engineering to ensure designs are implemented as intended
Grow UI engineers’ design skills through a design guild, reviews, and pairing
Use evidence to support additional design investment
Own the creative vision and design direction for the console experience

Requirements

What you’ll need

Staff-level product design experience with a proven track record of building and scaling a design system across many products or teams
Systems-thinking approach focused on reuse and consistency at scale
Strong interaction, visual, and information design skills
Portfolio demonstrating design quality and measurable UX impact
History of driving quality and adoption through influence across many teams
Ability to set direction under ambiguity as the most senior or only designer in the room
Strong, opinionated point of view on design and creative direction
Solid collaboration with engineers
Hands-on knowledge of front-end constraints and design systems in code is a strong plus
Experience running or scaling a design system guild or community of practice across a large engineering organization is nice to have
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure concepts such as compute, storage, networking, and Kubernetes is nice to have
Experience designing for novice and expert users within the same product is nice to have

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional development resources
Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education, subject to company policy
Flexible time off
Local team meetups
Mental health and well-being support
Annual bonus plan eligibility for non-sales roles
Potential new hire equity grant, subject to plan terms and local eligibility
Employee Stock Purchase Program participation in participating countries, subject to eligibility
Global benefits philosophy with benefits and eligibility varying by location