Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. VARITE INC is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting and staffing services. They are seeking a Product Designer focused on the Android platform to design and refine components for their Spectrum design system while collaborating with engineering and other designers across platforms.
Responsibilities
- You'll be designing and refining Spectrum components for Android, balancing Material Design conventions with •••'s cross-platform design language
- You'll work closely with engineering to scope components, refine implementation strategies, and craft specs that translate directly into Jetpack Compose
- You'll be collaborating with Spectrum designers working on iOS, web, and desktop to align patterns across platforms while respecting what makes each one unique
- You'll be contributing to documentation and usage guidance so product teams building •••'s Android apps can adopt components confidently
Skills
- 5+ years of product design experience with significant time spent designing for Android
- Fluency in Material Design and a clear point of view on when to follow it, when to extend it, and when to diverge
- Experience designing components and patterns as part of a design system, not just screens or features
- Strong collaboration skills with engineering partners, including familiarity with how Android components are built (Jetpack Compose experience a plus)
- Clear written and verbal communication, so you can explain a design decision to a designer, an engineer, and a PM, and each one walks away with what they need
- Ability to ramp quickly and work independently within an established system
- A degree or certification in product design
- Prior experience contributing to a public or large-scale design system
- Familiarity with accessibility standards on Android (TalkBack, touch targets, motion preferences)
- Experience designing across multiple platforms (iOS, web) in addition to Android
- Background working with creative or productivity tools
Benefits
- Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan.
- Legal Service Plans: Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation.
- Eligible employees may receive
- Employee referral bonus
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