Job description
Why should I Apply:
At Sonar, we’re a group of brilliant, motivated, and driven professionals working hard to help organizations build responsible, secure, high-quality code quickly and systematically. We build solutions that don’t just solve symptoms of problems – we fix problems at the source – source code, to be specific.
We have a dynamic culture with employees worldwide and hub offices in the USA, Switzerland, the UK, Singapore, and Germany. We believe team members should have the opportunity to come to work every day, work on a product they are proud of, love what they do, and feel energized by their peers. With our roots deep in the open source community, we’re all about the mission: provide solutions that deliver Clean Code.
The impact you will have
The Marketing team is looking for a passionate UX designer with strong emphasis on UI to help us improve the overall user experience, interfaces, and web design across our website / web presence and design impactful web experiences.
You will get to work in modern UX/UI & Design principles (Design System, Atomic Design, Design thinking, etc…) and tools including Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, FullStory, etc. You will design impactful stories from the ground up by working with your marketing peers and also grow through cross-team interactions. Working closely with the marketing team’s developers you will bring to life your ideas and guide them to completion.
What You Will Do Daily:
- Create web designs that convey the value propositions defined by Sonar, with the goal of making our stories even more impactful to the audience
- Create and maintain great website UX through intuitive, usable, and engaging user interfaces.
- Build user interface based on our UX principles and branding guidelines by producing wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and specs
- Maintain the UI and UX principles of the Sonar Design System and improve it collaboratively with the other members of the team.
The Experience You Will Need:
- Passionate about Design, UX Design & UI Architecture
- Experience working on customer facing web properties and sites
- Able to move quickly without sacrificing quality or attention to detail
- Ability to create interfaces that tell a story and transform complex concepts into simple designs
- Deep understanding of UX design principles and Design System methodologies
- Experienced Figma user
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
- HTML & CSS - While you will never need to touch code, an understanding of CSS and HTML is a must to understand the complexity of your design decisions and the impact they will have on development.
- Confident enough to challenge the status quo as well as receive feedback
- An open-minded and positive can-do attitude
- Fluent English both written and spoken
- French is a plus!
Benefits of Working with Sonar:
- Flexible comprehensive employee benefit package.
- We encourage usage of our robust time-off allocations. You will receive 23 days of PTO per calendar year (on a pro-rated basis depending on your employment start date), with additional time provided for sickness, life events and holidays.
- We offer an exciting 401(k) plan that has a 4% match, fully vested on day one of participation.
- Generous discretionary Company Growth Bonus, paid annually.
- Fully paid parking in the heart of downtown Austin, Texas.
- Global workforce with employees in 20+ countries representing 35+ unique nationalities.
- We have an annual kick-off somewhere in the world where we meet to build relationships and goals for the company.
- Monthly catered events, and team events
Why you will love it here:
• Our culture and mission set us apart. We have a dynamic work culture that values respect and kindness – and embraces the right to fail (and get right back up again!). We believe that the best idea wins and everyone has a voice.
• We believe that great people make a great company. We value people skills as much as technical skills and strive to keep things friendly and laid-back while still being passionate leaders in our domains. Our 550+ SonarSourcers from 33 different nationalities can relate!
• We embrace work-life balance. It is important to maintain a healthy work-life balance. This is why we have a flexible work policy that includes remote and in-office hybrid work (minimum three days a week in the office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday).
• We have a growth mindset. We love to learn and believe that continuous education is critical to our success. In an ever-changing industry, new skills are a must, and we’re happy to help our team acquire them.
We prioritize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At Sonar, we are a global workforce and recognize the value of different backgrounds, and global cultures.
We are committed to creating a diverse work environment and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
All offers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the clear results of a comprehensive background check conducted prior to the start date.
Please note that applications submitted through agencies or third-party recruiters will not be considered.
