Career guide

UX Designer

UX designers turn ambiguous product intent into interfaces people can actually use. The work is research, information architecture, flows and prototypes — visual polish matters, but the differentiating skill is deciding WHAT to build and proving it with evidence before engineering pays for it.

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What the work actually is

  • User flows, wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes (Figma)
  • Usability tests and synthesizing findings into design changes
  • Design-system work: components, tokens, accessibility standards
  • Working sessions with PM and engineering to scope what ships

The skills that get you hired

Core — expected at interview

FigmaInteraction designInformation architectureUsability testingDesign systemsAccessibility (WCAG)

Differentiators

Prototyping with code or FramerQuantitative analyticsCopywritingMotion design

The path

  1. UX / Product Designer0–3 yrsOwn flows and components; learn to present decisions, not screens.
  2. Senior Designer3–6 yrsOwn a product area and its research loop; mentor and set patterns.
  3. Lead / Principal6+ yrsOwn the design system and the quality bar across teams.

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