Product Designer

About Us

Xata brings Postgres at scale with developer-first features like instant copy-on-write branching, built-in data anonymization, and separation of storage and compute.

The Role

Job Title: Product Designer

Job Responsibilities:

• Be an active contributor to our core product and public website.
• Collaborate in multifunctional project teams (with frontend engineers, marketing, and PMs) to create new features or improve existing ones - optionally leading such projects.

Qualifications:

• Solid engineering skills - coding expertise is a big plus. Familiarity with APIs, HTML, CSS, JavaScript (React), and accessibility (A11y) is a bonus.
• Basic data visualisation skills (e.g. knowing what type of chart best represents data).
• Any experience with databases (MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB) - maybe you've built something with one.
• Experience working on open-source projects.
• Experience with developer tools is a big plus.

Skills:

• You have a sharp eye for aesthetics.
• Interest in the startup world - you’re a shipper!
• Basic illustration skills (we do everything in Figma - no Illustrator or complex vector tools).
• You’re a self-starter who takes responsibility.
• You’re comfortable working with design systems (preferably based on Shadcn and Tailwind).
• You have at least a basic knowledge of React.
• You’re open to leveraging AI tools like v0 to speed up development.
• You have strong CSS skills.
• You're comfortable working with Git and GitHub.

Work Style:

• Full-Time
• Remote

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary and stock options.
• Friendly, diverse, and inclusive work environment.
• 30 vacation days (not including local public holidays).
• 2 months of fully paid parental leave.
• Flexibility, autonomy, and real impact.
• Budget for home office setup + coworking space stipend.
• Continuous learning support - budget for conferences, courses, and books.
• Healthcare coverage.
• Two company offsites per year, with partners and kids welcome. So far, we’ve been to Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Iceland!
• Ample opportunity for career growth - there are no boundaries to your development at Xata.