LaunchDarkly — Product Designer (Contract)

Core Skills (“Must-Have”)

Figma mastery & design-system mindset

Comfortable working inside an existing reusable component library
Knows common SaaS UI patterns (modals, tables, wizards, dashboards) and can apply them consistently

App-flow comprehension

Quickly understands how current features work and extends them without breaking mental models

Tight designer-engineer collaboration

Partners daily with front-end engineers; speaks “component-level” language (props, states, breakpoints)
Provides red-line specs, edge-case mocks, and async feedback in tools like Storybook or GitHub PRs

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Ship incremental UI upgrades to the core LaunchDarkly SaaS platform (think: polishing flows rather than ground-up rebrands)
Assemble layouts by snapping together pre-built Figma components—adding only what’s missing and documenting new patterns
Validate usability through quick internal reviews or lightweight user checks; iterate based on findings and stakeholder input

Nice-to-Have Extras

Familiarity with AI-enhanced design tools (e.g., Locofy, V0.dev, Cursor) to accelerate wire-up or code hand-off
Experience visualizing “health” or “status” states in analytics / monitoring products

Sample Mini-Projects You Might Tackle

Scenario: Convert modal → full-screen

Take an existing “Create Metric” modal and redesign it as a full-screen wizard that feels native to the app shell

Scenario: Metric health-check widget

Craft a compact UI that instantly shows whether all metric requirements are met (green/amber/red + tooltip drill-downs)

Product Designer