Senior Product Designer, Dashboards

Role Overview

Datadog is seeking a Senior Product Designer with strong technical aptitude and a passion for problem-solving to design their core Dashboards product. This role involves collaborating with various teams to enhance dashboard functionality and user experience, engaging with customers to understand their needs, and translating complex technical concepts into intuitive designs.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and researchers to understand customer needs and product usage.
• Drive design from user research insights to prototyping and final product shipment.
• Develop strong relationships with engineering teams to ensure designs are feasible and well-implemented.
• Effectively communicate design decisions and rationale across the company.
• Act as a product area expert, contributing to roadmap and vision development.
• Utilize component-based design patterns and systems thinking in design solutions.

Requirements Snapshot

• 5+ years of experience in digital product design.
• Portfolio showcasing intuitive and scalable web application solutions.
• Strong visual and written communication skills.
• Experience with complex technical design problems.
• Proficiency in modern UX/UI tools like Figma.

Expected Impact

The Senior Product Designer will significantly impact the usability and effectiveness of Datadog's core Dashboards product, which is used by nearly all customers. Their work will directly contribute to how users monitor application health, troubleshoot issues, and gain insights from their data, ultimately enhancing the overall customer experience and product value.

Why Apply

• Opportunity to shape a critical, widely-used product at a rapidly growing SaaS company.
• Collaborate with talented engineers and product managers on complex technical challenges.
• Contribute to a people-first culture that values professional development and innovation.