Remote Web Designer At Douro Labs

Aug 5, 2024

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Douro Labs is at the forefront of Web3 development. We help decentralize data services and enhance access to real-time, once-exclusive market data for all blockchain participants by contributing to some of the most important projects in the space, such as the Pyth Network, where we are one of the initial contributors.

We’re looking for a web product designer to help deliver best-in-class DeFi tools. We’re building a suite of web products that will improve developer relations, community engagement, and protocol insights into the projects we support.

We need a talented designer to help us structure our user research, establish a web app design framework and component library, and develop top-notch designs for the suite of application we will deploy.

You should be quality-obsessed, comfortable working autonomously, and should enjoy bringing a unique skill set to the table.

You will be working with a highly talented team, and we each bring skills that the others don’t — you’ll be the main in-house product UI/UX designer and so you must be comfortable with establishing and leading the process.

You should also be passionate about both learning from and teaching teammates who will come with very diverse skills and backgrounds.

You will be responsible for bringing web UI/UX design expertise to the firm and enabling us to make the best product UX decisions and you will have a ton of trust and freedom to leverage your experience to drive us in the best direction.

Knowledge of the nuances of web — including designing features that work well across browsers, form factors, and accessibility requirements — is a must. So is comfort navigating ambiguity and competing priorities.

Experience in crypto and/or finance is not a requirement, but interest in them is, and experience would be ideal.

If you’re looking to join a fast-paced, problem-solving environment that is at the nexus of blockchain infrastructure, decentralized applications, and finance apply!

About Our Team and Your Role

We’re a well-rounded team: half of us are tech whizzes, while the other half excel in building partnerships with data providers, developers, and the DeFi community. Communication is key to our network-driven approach.

Remote Work: Our team is spread across the globe, from the US and South America to Europe and Asia, with an optional office in Porto, Portugal. Remote work is the norm here.

Language Proficiency: English proficiency is essential as it’s our primary communication language.

Startup Vibe: We thrive in the dynamic DeFi space and love adaptable problem solvers who are eager to meet evolving market needs.

Your Responsibilities

Design web3 applications to improve developer tools, network insights, and interactions with the ecosystems of the networks and projects we support.
Establish a design system and component library for use across our ecosystem.
Collaborate with our web engineers to deliver world-class products that provide value and enhance community and developer relationships.
Create processes for user research to guide our product designs.
Develop design processes and frameworks to scale our design output as we grow.

Desired Skills and Experience

5+ years of experience designing for the web.
Strong intuition for building highly functional UX and attractive and accessible UI.
Experience designing for cross-browser and cross-form factor (mobile + web) web apps.
Experience in establishing and designing a design system and component library.
Working knowledge of designing for accessibility and understanding of WCAG guidelines.
Proven track record of delivering effective research-based web designs.
The ability to translate internal feedback into cohesive materials to share with the world.
Great visual design skills, and good instincts for use of typography, color, hierarchy, and overall feel.
A portfolio of exceptional UI/UX design projects
(Nice to have) Experience working in web3/crypto.
(Nice to have) Experience working in finance/trading.