Sr Product Experence DesignerYour role at DynatraceBindplane is the Swiss Army knife inside Dynatrace: small, focused, and built to move fast. We're
creating the first truly unified OpenTelemetry-based observability pipeline, giving enterprises a single place to collect, process, and route telemetry data across complex environments.
This role combines the speed, ownership, and creative freedom of a startup with the scale, resources, and expertise of Dynatrace. You'll benefit from mature design systems, user research capabilities, and a strong Design & Experience community while helping shape the future of observability.
We're looking for a designer who codes, a product designer with strong frontend engineering skills who thrives at the intersection of UX and development.
As a
Senior Product Experience Designer, you'll own the end-to-end experience for a product domain, from user research and concept development through implementation in React. You'll transform complex technical workflows into intuitive, production-ready experiences that deliver value to customers.
What You'll DoCraft & Impact- Own the end-to-end product experience for your domain, translating user needs and business goals into intuitive, scalable solutions.
- Conduct research, identify customer pain points, prototype ideas, validate concepts, and ship production-ready experiences.
- Build and maintain frontend applications using React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, with a strong focus on usability, performance, and accessibility (WCAG).
- Contribute to and evolve Bindplane's component library and design system while leveraging Dynatrace design assets where appropriate.
- Map user journeys, develop personas, and deepen understanding of customer workflows within observability and telemetry pipelines.
- Monitor product experience metrics and continuously improve user outcomes.
- Stay informed about industry trends, emerging UX practices, and competitive solutions.
Collaboration- Partner closely with Product Managers, Backend Engineers, and fellow designers to deliver elegant, responsive user experiences.
- Create clear prototypes, specifications, and reusable components that accelerate team execution.
- Work iteratively, share work early, gather feedback often, and continuously refine solutions.
- Engage with the Dynatrace Design & Experience community to share knowledge and contribute to design standards.
- Participate in planning, estimation, and agile development processes.
Influence- Clearly communicate design and technical decisions to product, engineering, and leadership stakeholders.
- Build visibility through impactful work within Bindplane and the broader Dynatrace R&D organization.
- Mentor junior designers and engineers on UX best practices, frontend quality, and user-centered thinking.
- Advocate for design excellence and help drive adoption of research insights and shared design standards.
What will help you succeed What You Bring:- 5+ years of combined experience in product/UX design and frontend development, with strong proficiency in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
- A portfolio of shipped product experiences. Not just designs, but working interfaces you've designed and built.
- Solid grounding in UX principles: user research methods, journey mapping, persona development, usability testing, and translating findings into design decisions.
- Experience with responsive design, accessibility (WCAG), and frontend performance optimization.
- Familiarity with REST APIs, GraphQL, or other frontend-to-backend integration patterns.
- Experience contributing to or extending design systems and component libraries.
- Strong problem-solving, written and verbal communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience mentoring less-experienced engineers or designers.
- Bonus: knowledge of observability, monitoring, OpenTelemetry, or SaaS infrastructure platforms.
Compensation and Rewards DOE, salary $120K - $180K, plus Health, Dental, Life, STD, LTD, 401K, PTO. Total compensation may vary depending on candidate experience/education and location.
