Product Designer (Contract)

We're Karat, the world's largest interviewing company.

Karat helps companies hire top engineering talent with confidence. As an end-to-end hiring solution, we work with organizations to improve the quality, efficiency, and equity of their technical hiring process. Global leaders like Walmart, Atlassian, and Citi rely on Karat to conduct hundreds of assessments and interviews every day through a powerful combination of human expertise and innovative technology. Our mission is to make every interview predictive, fair and enjoyable so we can unlock opportunity -- for everyone. We’re a passionate, focused, human-centric team, and we want you to join us!

Come join our Design team

Our Design team is committed to creating industry-leading user experiences that help Karat deliver on its purpose of unlocking opportunity.

What you will do

As a contract Product Designer at Karat, you will exercise your passion for designing elegant, inclusive, and goal-directed product experiences to help Karat with some of its H2 product initiatives. This is a 40-hour, three-month contract. Working hours will be 9:00 am PT to 5:00 pm PT, Monday through Friday.

• Work closely with Karat’s Design, Engineering, and Product teams on current Company initiatives, reaching alignment to achieve project outcomes and implementation.
• Perform cross-team ideation on key projects, solving complex problems that resonate at the most customer-centric intersection between design, business, content, and technology.
• Provide the right mix of context, storytelling, and execution specifics at the appropriate forum/venue and level of detail required.
• Contribute human-centered, generative ideas through design research; lean on formative prototyping and collaboration with researchers to learn and iterate design execution.
• Contribute to and improve the Company’s design system, aid as libraries, patterns, and workflows.

The experience you will bring

• 3+ years as a professional UX or product designer
• High-quality portfolio with clear critical and informed thinking and strong polish.
• Knowledge of the latest design patterns, emerging technologies, and other developments in the field
• Working knowledge of Figma, Miro, and other industry-leading Product Design tools
• Confidence in applying best practices to common problems for solid solutions
• Decision-making that is consistently strong, clear, and human-centered
• Ability to work towards business goals within technical constraints, recognizing that human needs must be balanced with other goals and priorities
• Strong empathy, optimism, and active listening when collaborating closely with other disciplines, partners, and users
• Attention to detail, curiosity, and situation-driven ownership
• Ability to determine which feedback you receive is actionable and integrate it into your work
• Strong English communication (both verbal and written)

Applicants, please note: submissions not 100% in English will not be considered.

Statement of Inclusivity:

In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Karat.

We value a diverse workforce: people of color, womxn, and LGBTQIA+ individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at [email protected].