Formlabs

Software Product Designer

Formlabs$110K — $165K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven track record with complex technical products, especially desktop, web, mobile, or embedded interfaces.
  • Strong understanding of human-computer interaction principles and clear communication of design intentions.
  • Diverse portfolio showcasing early-stage ideation, user research, and detailed designs.
  • Expertise with design tools like Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
  • A collaborative spirit, able to give and receive constructive feedback.
  • Technical background with experience working alongside product and engineering teams.
  • Experience designing software for physical products or background in industrial design.

Responsibilities

  • Understand customer needs and translate insights into innovative features.
  • Collaborate with engineering to refine and implement designs from wireframes to prototypes.
  • Partner with product managers to ideate and validate concepts for impactful features.
  • Conduct in-depth research on product usage and perform usability studies for strategic design decisions.
  • Audit user experiences holistically and propose initiatives to improve them.
  • Design and maintain robust, scalable design systems for product consistency.

Benefits

  • Robust equity program to build wealth through RSUs.
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage including Medical, Dental, and Vision.
  • 401K matching and access to financial advisors.
  • Generous paid Parental Leave (up to 16 weeks).
  • Tenure-based Sabbatical Leave (up to 6 weeks).
  • Flexible Out of Office Plan for personal time when needed.
  • On-site parking & pre-tax commuter benefits.
  • Healthy on-site lunches, snacks, and beverages.
  • Regular sponsored professional development opportunities.
  • Participate in diverse culture events across the community.
  • Unlimited access to 3D prints.
Full Job Description
Your Impact:

The Formlabs Design Team is looking for a Software Product Designer to shape the UX/UI design and development of user experience and interfaces across our embedded, desktop, and web products. As a member of the team, you will collaborate across creative and engineering disciplines, prototype at varying levels of fidelity, and contribute to creating products and user experiences that empower our customers to achieve their goals.

If you're deeply technical and excited to ship products that ship products, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do:
  • Deeply understand the needs of Formlabs customers, translating their insights into innovative features.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering to refine designs and bring them to life, driving features from low-fidelity wireframes to pixel-perfect prototypes and all the way through to public release\-where your work has a tangible impact on our customers and their creations.
  • Partner with product managers to ideate, define, and validate early-stage concepts for new features that deliver significant business value and exceptional user experiences.
  • Conduct in-depth research by collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing product usage data, creating high-fidelity prototypes, and validating assumptions with usability studies to uncover insights that inform customer-focused, strategic design decisions.
  • Conduct regular audits of the end-to-end user experience across our ecosystem and propose impactful initiatives to leadership.
  • Help design, grow, and maintain robust and scalable design systems that ensure consistency and efficiency across all products.

About You:
  • Have a proven track record of working on complex, technical products, ideally with experience spanning desktop, web, mobile, or embedded interfaces.
  • Bring a clear understanding of human-computer interaction principles, executing them effectively and communicating design intentions clearly to collaborators.
  • Demonstrate a strong and diverse portfolio that includes early-stage ideation, user research, and pixel-perfect designs.
  • Have deep expertise with design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Thrive in a collaborative environment, where you can take and give constructive feedback in a culture where the best ideas win.
  • Leverage a technical background, with experience working closely with product and engineering teams.
  • Prior experience designing software for physical products and/or have a background in industrial design.

Bonus Skills:
  • An interest in 3D printing, CAD, embedded software, and/or related technologies.
  • Computer Science background or coding experience.
  • Experience with Qt, QML, or OpenGL.

Our Benefits & Perks:
  • Robust equity program to build future wealth through RSUs
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • 401K matching and access to financial advisors
  • Generous paid Parental Leave (up to 16 weeks)
  • Tenure-based paid Sabbatical Leave (up to 6 weeks)
  • Flexible Out of Office Plan \- Take time when you need it
  • Ample on-site parking & pre-tax commuter benefits
  • Healthy on-site lunches, snacks, beverages, & treats
  • Regular sponsored professional development opportunities
  • Many opt-in culture events across our diverse community
  • And of course\... unlimited 3D prints

Compensation

We are all owners of Formlabs and direct beneficiaries of our success. We believe that equity is a critical component of compensation at Formlabs, and we want our newest team members to understand the potential value of their equity compensation. Full time employees receive equity, in the form of RSUs. Your financial investment will grow with us in accordance to your impact.

At Formlabs, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. Your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, location and expected impact on the organization.

The annual base pay range for this role is:

$110,000-$165,000 USD

About Formlabs

Formlabs is a 3D printing technology developer and manufacturer. The company was founded in 2011 by a team of engineers and designers from the MIT Media Lab. Formlabs specializes in stereolithography (SLA) and digital light processing (DLP) 3D printers, as well as related software and materials. The company's products are used in a variety of industries, including healthcare, engineering, and education. Formlabs has received numerous awards for its innovative products and has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States.
Learn more about Formlabs
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2011

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