Staff Product Designer, Data Visualization and Business Analytics

While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered.

Mission

At Databricks, our mission as designers is to make data science simpler and more accessible so that more people can contribute to solving the world’s toughest problems. Product Designers at Databricks balance the creativity of a craftsperson with the analytical curiosity of a data scientist. We believe in the traditional and timeless value of great graphic design - while at the same time, we have a restless desire to get to the truth and make the best decisions possible using data. We design simple and collaborative products that have the power to delight a discriminating and highly technical audience.

The impact you will have:

• Lead a wide range of data visualization product features and initiatives across Databricks

• Empower our customers to quickly and easily build insightful and beautiful graphs and visualizations using their data • Lead the design of our self-service analytics solutions which focus on users who are not extremely technical and require intuitive UIs to help them build complex visualizations and dashboards 

• Develop ways for data visualizations to be shared easily across the enterprise

• Gain a deep understanding of Databricks business objectives, users, market opportunities, and competition. Become well-versed on the Databricks product and its personas (Data scientists, data engineers, data analysts and administrators)

• Deliver designs for Databricks’ product and contribute to the overall direction of the product

• Able to work closely with Engineering,  Product Management and other key leadership to drive critical initiatives through from ideation to completion

• Actively seek & provide design feedback and collaboratively improve the design process

What we look for:

• You possess a unique combination of technical knowledge and visual design skills which allows you to design beautiful and impactful data visualizations, charts and data visualization components

• You have the skills to create not only the details of a graph, but also the UX craft to build a seamless and easy user experience for customers when they are creating a graph or visualization

• A system thinker who has the vision to design the big picture, and the tactical ability to break it down so that engineering can succeed in building it incrementally

• 7+ years of product design work experience

• Proven ability to ship great data visualization products 

• A bachelor's or master’s degree or equivalent, ideally with specialization in HCI, Interaction Design, graphic design, computer science, or related disciplines

• A portfolio showcasing the end-to-end design process, from inception to production

• Experience with the following is a nice-to-have: experience designing products in the Big Data space and coding Python, R, SQL (or other languages that could be most relevant to the field of data visualization)

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) Plan
• Equity awards
• Flexible time off
• Paid parental leave
• Family Planning
• Gym reimbursement
• Annual personal development fund
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)