Senior UX / UI Designer

There are NO limits to your career : come shape the future and be part of a truly unique global culture at OutSystems!

About This Role

Are you a passionate and experienced UXUI designer eager to shape the future of how software is built? Do you thrive in collaborative environments, working on complex challenges and empowering others through intuitive and consistent design? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join OutSystems as a Senior UXUI Designer.

As a Senior UXUI Designer working in the design System team, you will play a crucial role in evolving and maintaining the design language and component library that powers the OutSystems platform. You'll collaborate closely with product designers, UX Researchers, engineers, and product managers to ensure our design system is not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, accessible, and scalable. Your contributions will directly impact the experience of developers worldwide, enabling them to build innovative applications with speed and efficiency.

In this role, you will :

Contribute to the evolution of the Design System : Help define and expand our core design principles, patterns, and components based on user needs, technical constraints, and platform strategy.

Design and document UI components and patterns : Create high-fidelity designs, prototypes, and detailed specifications for new and existing components, ensuring clarity and ease of implementation for engineering teams.

Maintain and govern design consistency : Conduct design reviews and provide constructive feedback to product teams to ensure adherence to the Design System and promote a unified user experience across the OutSystems platform.

Collaborate cross-functionally : Work closely with product designers, front-end engineers, product managers, and accessibility experts throughout the product development lifecycle.

Advocate for the user : Bring user-centered design principles to the forefront, ensuring that the design system empowers developers to create intuitive and effective user interfaces.

Contribute to design system documentation and education : Help create and maintain comprehensive documentation, guidelines, and educational resources to facilitate the adoption and understanding of the Design System.

Stay current with industry trends : Continuously research and explore emerging UXUI trends, technologies, and best practices to inform the evolution of the design system.

Mentor and support junior designers : Share your knowledge and experience to help grow the design capabilities within the broader OutSystems design team.

What we're looking for :

A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).

Proven experience as a UXUI designer, with a strong portfolio showcasing your work on complex use cases.

Solid understanding of user-centered design principles, interaction design, information architecture, and visual design.

High proficiency in Figma and other industry-standard design tools.

Experience working with or contributing to design systems.

Deep understanding of component-based design, system thinking, user testing and documentation.

Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions clearly and persuasively.

Experience with accessibility guidelines (WCAG) and inclusive design principles.

A proactive and self-motivated approach with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively.

The Longer Story :

OutSystems is a global leader transforming how companies innovate through software, empowering IT leaders with a better way to build the software that matters most.We are looking for talented and motivated people to join us in helping companies solve some of their most strategic business challenges, from modernizing their workplace processes to transforming their employee and customer experiences. As a member of the OutSystems global team, you will help build, deliver, manage, and evolve the software that is a low-code market leader and preferred by professional developers around the world.

OutSystems is a truly global company, with more than 800,000 developer community members, 1,700 employees, more than 500 partners, and thousands of active customers in over 75 countries and across 21 industries. Founded in 2001, OutSystems has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, the UAE, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia, India, and Singapore, and of course has a thriving, worldwide community of remote employees.

Working at OutSystems

Our goal is to ensure that OutSystems is a place for bright, happy, and motivated people who share a common purpose and take pride in excellent work towards our vision. Our culture is focused on building agility at scale, which allows us to operate with a high drive in a competitive market. In our federation of teams culture, if we have every team operating like a startup, we can all learn, grow, and innovate while having the space to be proactive and creative. We encourage our team members to collaborate, focus on results, act quickly, understand our business, and adopt a growth mindset.

What do we have to offer you?

A company that continues to grow, change and innovate, and gives our teams the space to be proactive and creative.

Real career opportunities. We care about growth and development. Vertical career progression is an obvious possibility, but we also offer the possibility for lateral moves, joining different teams, and mastering specific skills.

Work colleagues that are as smart, hardworking and driven as you – and a team that is global.

Disrupting the status quo is in our DNA. In fact, it’s why our company exists.

We “Ask Why” a lot. It helps us connect our individual work to the bigger picture and sometimes even uncover a better way.

Are you ready for the next step in your career? Then we’d love to hear from you!

OutSystems nurtures an inclusive culture of diversity, where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic self and perform at their best. A company that embraces the creativity and innovation that comes through diverse perspectives. We are committed to creating a team that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive equal consideration regardless of race, place of origin, color, age, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by law.

Join us in disrupting the status quo of the low-code market, we give you the power to "Ask Why", you give our customers the power to innovate through software!

Why work here?

We are one of the fastest-growing B2B software companies in the world, OutSystems is on a mission to enable every organization to innovate through software. We are looking for talented and motivated people to join us in helping companies solve some of their most strategic business challenges, from modernizing their workplace processes to transforming their employee and customer experiences. As a member of the OutSystems global team, you will help build, deliver, manage, and evolve software that is a low-code market leader and preferred by professional developers around the world.

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About Us

Since our pioneering start in 2001, OutSystems has been a driving force in the low-code revolution, transforming enterprise software delivery. First established in Portugal, we are now nearing a workforce of 2000 employees and proudly hold the global number 1 position in the low-code platform landscape.

With offices strategically located in the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, the UAE, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia, Singapore, and a thriving worldwide community, we're igniting change in 87 countries and across 22 industries. Our success is grounded in a commitment to customer triumph, as reflected in over 1,533 positive public reviews showcasing the real business value OutSystems delivers.

Ready to join the global leader in low-code and be part of a transformative journey? OutSystems awaits, where your talent meets unparalleled opportunity!

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