Datadog · 17 hours ago
Visual Designer - Contract
New York, New York, USA
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
$75/hr - $100/hr
5+ years expDatadog is a global SaaS business on a mission to enable digital transformation and infrastructure monitoring. They are seeking a Visual Designer to shape new visual directions, focusing on refining product UI and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience.
AnalyticsCloud ComputingCloud Data ServicesCloud InfrastructureData ManagementDevOpsProductivity ToolsSaaS
Responsibilities
Advance the visual craft, while staying grounded in the established UX framework
Polish and refine existing UI components to elevate clarity, visual cohesion, and consistency across the product
Design high-quality visual artifacts including illustrations, icons, visual systems, and states for micro-interactions
Collaborate with product designers to align visual updates with UX goals
Work outside the boundaries of Datadog’s current design system while contributing new visual patterns and refinements where appropriate
Ensure visuals are accessible, scalable, and production-ready
Partner with engineering to support implementation and maintain visual quality
Align with the broader design org on visual standards and contribute to best practices for visual design at Datadog
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional experience as a visual or UI designer
Exceptional visual craft, with strong attention to detail, layout, color, typography, and spacing
Designed high-quality UI visuals for complex products
Comfortable designing icons, illustrations, and motion/micro-interaction states
Worked with or contributed to design systems, and understand how to maintain visual consistency at scale
Collaborate well across disciplines and communicate visual direction clearly
Care about accessibility, visual hierarchy, and delivering polished, user-centered interfaces
Self-directed, proactive, and able to work independently while also collaborating deeply with others
Preferred
Experience with visual design for analytics, monitoring, or data platforms
Experience in B2B environments where clarity and usability are key priorities
Experience building and evolving design systems, ensuring scalability and consistency across components and workflows
Benefits
Healthcare
Dental
Parental planning
Mental health benefits
A 401(k) plan and match
Paid time off
Fitness reimbursements
A discounted employee stock purchase plan, if eligible
Company
Datadog
Datadog is an observability and security platform that offers infrastructure, applications, software development, and monitoring services.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.02BKey Investors
ICONIQ GrowthIndex VenturesOpenView
2024-12-09Post Ipo Debt· $870M
2020-05-28Post Ipo Debt
2019-09-19IPO
Leadership Team
Olivier Pomel
Co-founder, CEO
Alexis Le-Quoc
Co-founder & CTO
Recent News
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