senior uxui designer at lifted an upwork company san francisco ca

**Job Description**

We are seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer for a full-time contract engagement supporting technically complex integration experiences for employers and ATS partners.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role for a senior product designer who can independently own design work from early exploration through prototyping, validation, and iteration. The role is not focused on people leadership or high-level design strategy.

The ideal candidate is comfortable designing for technical and partner-facing audiences, working within an established design system, and using AI-assisted tools to accelerate prototyping and design exploration.

Enterprise experience strongly preferred.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Design clear, intuitive product experiences for employer and ATS partner integrations.<br/>- Translate complex technical systems and partner workflows into usable product experiences.<br/>- Create user flows, wireframes, interaction designs, visual designs, and interactive prototypes.<br/>- Work hands-on in Figma throughout the design process.<br/>- Use AI-assisted design and prototyping tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or similar tools.<br/>- Design within an established design system and follow existing component and interaction standards.<br/>- Plan or support usability testing and apply findings to design iterations.<br/>- Support A/B testing by creating design variants and incorporating experiment results.<br/>- Take ownership of assigned design work with limited oversight.<br/>- Communicate design decisions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

**Qualifications**

**Must-Have Skills**

- 5+ years of professional Product UX Design experience.<br/>- Senior-level individual contributor experience.<br/>- Recent hands-on product design experience.<br/>- Strong proficiency with Figma.<br/>- Experience using AI-assisted design or prototyping tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or similar tools.<br/>- Experience designing within an established design system.<br/>- Experience with usability testing.<br/>- Experience with A/B testing.<br/>- Ability to design complex, technical, or partner-facing product workflows.<br/>- Portfolio demonstrating relevant product UX design work.<br/>- Ability to work independently and take ownership from the beginning of the engagement.

**Nice-to-Have Skills**

- Experience with applicant tracking systems, recruiting technology, or HR technology.<br/>- Experience designing developer-facing or API-facing products.<br/>- Experience designing for two-sided marketplace platforms.<br/>- Experience with job seeker and employer marketplace products.<br/>- Experience applying WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards.<br/>- Experience with inclusive design principles.

**Additional Information**

**Required Tools & Platforms**

- Figma<br/>- AI-assisted design and prototyping tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or similar tools<br/>- Established product design systems

**Location, Time & Engagement**

- Remote contract engagement.<br/>- Candidates must be based in the United States.<br/>- Strong working-hour overlap with U.S. Pacific and Central time zones is required.<br/>- Some overlap with Eastern time-zone working hours is beneficial.<br/>- Full-time allocation of approximately 40 hours per week.<br/>- Expected engagement through March 31, 2027.<br/>- A portfolio must be included with the application.

Location: San Francisco, CA (Remote)

Remote: Yes