Senior Product/Visual Designer

Harness is a high-growth company that is disrupting the software delivery market. Our mission is to enable the 30 million software developers in the world to deliver code to their users reliably, efficiently, securely and quickly, increasing customers’ pace of innovation while improving the developer experience. We offer solutions for every step of the software delivery lifecycle to build, test, secure, deploy and manage reliability, feature flags and cloud costs. The Harness Software Delivery Platform includes modules for CI, CD, Cloud Cost Management, Feature Flags, Service Reliability Management, Security Testing Orchestration, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights and continues to expand at an incredibly fast pace.

Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, who founded AppDynamics and sold it to Cisco for $3.7B. We’re backed with $425M in venture financing from top-tier VC and strategic firms, including J.P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, ServiceNow, Splunk Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Adage Capital Partners, Balyasny Asset Management, Gaingels, Harmonic Growth Partners, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Alkeon Capital, Battery Ventures, Sorenson Capital, Thomvest Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.

POSITION SUMMARY

You will play a pivotal role in defining the future of Harness’s product experiences, particularly as we move into the age of AI. With a strong focus on enhancing user experience, you will leverage your skills to delight users with innovative product designs. You are passionate about creating accessible, high-quality designs that resonate with our customers and inspire your team to explore new possibilities and reach higher standards.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• As a Product/Visual Designer at Harness, you will:

  • Collaborate closely with a small, remote global team of visual designers, design engineers, and product designers, bringing fresh ideas and perspectives to the table.
  • Use a data-driven approach to guide design initiatives, ensuring that design improvements are quantifiable and impactful, while encouraging open discussions and creative brainstorming.
  • Conduct user research to gain insights that inform your design process, allowing you to iterate continually and enhance the user experience while pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
  • Work alongside cross-functional teams, including Product Management and Engineering, to translate design ideas into high-fidelity prototypes and specifications, fostering a culture of innovation and creativity.
  • Stay abreast of the latest trends in AI and accessibility to inform product design decisions and improvements, inspiring the team to embrace new methodologies and technologies.
  • Measure the impact of design post-launch and iterate based on user feedback and engagement, promoting a mindset of continuous improvement.

ABOUT YOU

• 5+ years of experience in product design, ideally with familiarity in enterprise and/or cloud products (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and CI/CD tooling.
• Experience working in a startup environment, allowing for quick adaptation and effective contribution in a dynamic setting.
• Strong understanding of how AI can influence product design and user experience, enabling the creation of innovative solutions that transform existing workflows.
• Relentless passion for providing the best possible experience, consistently iterating to improve it, and a desire to inspire the team to think differently.
• Familiarity with design systems and experience in implementing them effectively.
• Familiarity with coding (e.g., React, Git, Tailwind CSS) is a plus, with a primary focus on product design.
• Understanding of the importance of accessibility in design and commitment to creating inclusive experiences for all users.
• Ability to showcase how past work reflects thought processes and design execution through a portfolio or case studies.

Remote from within the US or UK

What you will have at Harness

• Competitive salary
• Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team building events
• Monthly internet reimbursement

• Harness Grabs a $150m Line of Credit
• Welcome Split!
• Harness Recognized in Inc.'s Best Workplace Awards 2022
• Harness on LinkedIn: America's Great Companies to Work For -- And What You Can Learn From
• #6 - Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2021 list
• #17 on Forbes Top 50 Cloud Companies to Work For
• #47 on LinkedIn’ Top 50 Companies to Work For
• #2 on Quartz 2021 list best places to work for remote workers
• 2021 Career Launching Companies List

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Note on Fraudulent Recruiting/Offers

We have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of Harness. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, or messages claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers. 

Please note, we do not ask for sensitive or financial information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the domain @harness.io. Additionally, Harness will never ask for any payment, fee to be paid, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations.

If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Harness, please do not provide any personal or financial information and contact us immediately at [email protected]. You can also find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission’s website (https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams), or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.