UX/UI Design Lead, Scroll
Scaling Ethereum with research and technology
Open for applications
Scaling Ethereum with research and technology
21-100 employees
Open for applications
21-100 employees
Company mission
To provide users with near instant and cost efficient transactions while also upholding the high security properties offered by the Ethereum network.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, UX Design, or a related field
- At least 2+ years of leading product design and visual design teams
- At least 5+ years of product design experience, including research, prototyping, and implementation of user-facing applications
- Proficiency in modern design tools such as Figma, Framer, or equivalent
- Proficiency in user research techniques and tools, such as interviews, surveys, usability testing software, and analytics platforms
- Excellent product and interaction design skills, with a strong portfolio that reflects independent project ownership and high-quality execution
- Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate design decisions and rationale to cross-functional teams
- Bonus: Familiar with blockchain and web3 products
What the job involves
- We are hiring the UX/UI Design Lead to own the end-to-end product design and visual design processes for our next-generation web and mobile experiences
- As a UI/UX design lead, you will be driving the designing process and product design leadership, from creating user flows and wireframes to building user interface mockups and prototypes
- You will rely on user-centric design principle to craft industry-leading user experiences and meet the product goals
- As a senior designer, You’ll work with design team, set the bar for design quality, give constructive feedback to peers, and partner closely with product and engineering to ship features at pace
- Own and execute end-to-end design projects that deliver intuitive user experience for blockchain and web3 products
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate requirements into intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces
- Utilize various research techniques such as interviews, surveys, usability testing, and ethnographic studies to gather qualitative and quantitative data
- Develop user-centered design concepts, wireframes, prototypes, and user flows that address user needs and align with business goals
- Maintain unified and high-quality design systems that adhere to style guides and brand identity
- Lead and mentor junior designers and help develop best practices through constructive feedback and documentation
Our take
Heavy traffic has created a real scaleability issue that’s threatening Ethereum’s long-term competitive viability. One solution is zero-knowledge (ZK) rollups, but they have’t historically been compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). This means developers can’t easily create layer 2 dApps with the familiar EVM tools until an EVM compatible zk rollup, or a zkEVM, is developed. Scroll is looking to be the first to fix this, but the race is a heated one.
Polygon and Matter Labs have also announced they'll be the first to bring out zkEVM rollups, possibly as early as late 2022. The crucial difference between these players for now appears to be precisely how far the rollups are compatible with or equivalent to EVM, with the latter being preferable. Scroll’s is arguably the most equivalent of the three, a “true zkEVM” in that it directly executes EVM bytecode - but whether this will be a boon or a hindrance remains to be seen.
The stakes are high, because general purpose zkEVM’s are expected to overtake the mainnet as the main arena for Ethereum development over the coming years. Being the first rollup to break that new ground would be a massive coup, so the world of blockchain is paying close attention.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2023
$50m
EARLY VC
Apr 2022
$30m
SERIES A
Total funding: $80m
Company benefits
- Annual growth budget
- Coworking membership allowance
- Private healthcare in selected countries
- Work from anywhere with flexible hours
- Generous paid time off
- Home office set up
Leadership
Sandy Peng
(Co-founder)A Cambridge graduate who went on to work as a Management Associate at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, and then a Partner at Fission Capital.
Haichen Shen
(Co-founder)Previously worked in software at Microsoft and Google, alongside serving as a Research Assistant at the University of Washington (where he completed his PhD in Computer Science). Subsequently worked as a Senior Applied Scientist for Amazon.
Ye Zhang
(Co-founder)Worked as a Research Assistant at Peking University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, before taking up an R&D role at Conflux. Is also completing a Computer Science PhD at NYU.
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