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POSITION 05 · Product & Design · UI / UX Designer
UI / UX Designer
Make it beautiful — and make it obvious
UI owns visual consistency, UX owns information structure and task flow. In smaller teams one person does both and validates with research.
Core responsibilities 01 / DUTY
- Map information architecture and task flows
- Build component libraries and design systems
- Define empty, loading and error states
Required skills 02 / SKILL
Interaction designTypography & hierarchyDesign systemsUser researchFigma
Who this suits 06 / FIT
- Detail-oriented
- Willing to be proven wrong by users
FAQ 07 / FAQ
Should designers code?
Understanding the box model and responsive constraints removes most handoff friction.
Related industries & roles 08 / LINK
This role commonly appears in these industries and works with these roles:
Before you start · insider notes
Never skip empty and error states
A review showing only the happy path guarantees rushed copy later.
Consistency beats novelty
Ten different button radii quietly raise the learning cost.
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Company size × salary
Illustrative ranges · not official statistics · community-editableThe same role pays differently — and asks for different things — at different company sizes. Editorial reference ranges; corrections welcome.
| Company size | Monthly salary | What matters |
|---|---|---|
| Startup / <50 | 10–20K | Define visual language from scratch |
| Growth / 50–500 | 15–28K | Design system & user research |
| Large / 500–5k | 20–38K | Cross-platform consistency & metrics |
| Platform / >5k | 28–48K | Design language & brand strategy |
Abilities required
Five dimensions, level 1–5
Visual craft
5/5
Information architecture
5/5
User research
4/5
Collaboration
4/5
System thinking
4/5
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UI/UX Designer · A Feature Nobody Uses
Looking good is the start; being usable is the deliverable.
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