UI UX Designer (Remote)

Location: Remote (USA or Canada-based)

Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

Designers who don't just sketch ideas — they bring them to life in React, JSX, and advanced CSS
This role sits at the intersection of creativity and code
It's for someone with genuine taste — someone who knows when a design feels elegant, when typography sings, when a layout breathes
Every interaction you refine, every system you build, every component you document in Storybook will ripple across a massive audience
Creative + Technical: This isn't "make a slide deck and hope Engineering builds it." You'll design and code, seeing your ideas through to production
System Builder: You'll create design systems, UI libraries, and patterns that last — helping everyone move faster with consistency and taste
Iterative, Real-World Design: You'll collaborate tightly with PMs and Engineers, test in production, gather feedback, and refine quickly
Interaction Design: Craft elegant, intuitive flows that make complex workflows feel simple
User Journey Mapping: Translate personas and use cases into frictionless product experiences
End-to-End Design: Take concepts from Figma to production-ready React code
Prototyping & Testing: Build wireframes, prototypes, and run usability tests to validate and refine ideas
UI Components: Create menus, tabs, tables, and widgets that are reusable, consistent, and scalable
Frontend Implementation: Write JSX and advanced CSS in our React codebase — not just hand off
Design Systems: Document and maintain UI in Storybook.js so that our components scale across teams and features

Skills

New features feel intuitive on Day 1, with minimal user confusion
✅ Comfortable moving between design tools (Figma, Sketch, Adobe Suite) and production code (React, JSX, CSS)
✅ Obsessed with creating systems that last: design systems, component libraries, repeatable patterns
That means a portfolio that shows your eye for visual polish, your ability to design at system-level scale, and your capacity to make complex workflows feel simple

Benefits

💰 Compensation: Competitive salary + equity + premium benefits
💼 Perks & Benefits
💊 100% Paid Health, Dental & Vision (75% for family)
💰 401(k) with 4% Company Match
🎁 Equity Grants for Every Employee
🍼 Paid Parental Leave
📅 20 PTO Days + 11 Holidays + Full Company Winter Break
💵 $1,000 Signing Bonus + Modern Apple Laptop + Anniversary Gifts
✈️ Team Travel to NYC, Austin, Nashville, Miami, and more

Qualifications

New features feel intuitive on Day 1, with minimal user confusion
✅ Comfortable moving between design tools (Figma, Sketch, Adobe Suite) and production code (React, JSX, CSS)
✅ Obsessed with creating systems that last: design systems, component libraries, repeatable patterns
That means a portfolio that shows your eye for visual polish, your ability to design at system-level scale, and your capacity to make complex workflows feel simple

Perks & Benefits

100% Paid Health, Dental & Vision (75% for family)
401(k) with 4% Company Match
Equity Grants for Every Employee
Paid Parental Leave
20 PTO Days + 11 Holidays + Full Company Winter Break
$1,000 Signing Bonus + Modern Apple Laptop + Anniversary Gifts
✈️ Team Travel to NYC, Austin, Nashville, Miami, and more

Who We Are

We're Files.com, a profitable, founder-led SaaS company powering secure file transfer and automation for 4,000+ brands you know: Marc Jacobs, GrubHub, Michelin, Hot Topic, Stamps.com, Planet Fitness, KFC, and more.

We've built a $35M+ business with just 70 people by hiring smart, disciplined, high-output teammates who act fast and own outcomes. Backed by $46.5M from Riverwood Capital, we're scaling intentionally — and this role is a critical part of that growth.

What Makes This Role Different

Creative + Technical: This isn't "make a slide deck and hope Engineering builds it." You'll design and code, seeing your ideas through to production.
System Builder: You'll create design systems, UI libraries, and patterns that last — helping everyone move faster with consistency and taste.
Iterative, Real-World Design: You'll collaborate tightly with PMs and Engineers, test in production, gather feedback, and refine quickly. No ivory tower design work.
✨ High Bar for Taste: We care deeply about aesthetics. This isn't just about usability — it's about building a product that feels modern, cohesive, and delightful to use.

What You'll Actually Do

Interaction Design: Craft elegant, intuitive flows that make complex workflows feel simple.
User Journey Mapping: Translate personas and use cases into frictionless product experiences.
End-to-End Design: Take concepts from Figma to production-ready React code.
Prototyping & Testing: Build wireframes, prototypes, and run usability tests to validate and refine ideas.
UI Components: Create menus, tabs, tables, and widgets that are reusable, consistent, and scalable.
Frontend Implementation: Write JSX and advanced CSS in our React codebase — not just hand off.
Design Systems: Document and maintain UI in Storybook.js so that our components scale across teams and features.

What Success Looks Like

New features feel intuitive on Day 1, with minimal user confusion.
Designs are not only usable but visually impactful — customers describe the UI as modern, polished, and easy to navigate.
Components you create become part of the broader design system, used across multiple parts of the app.
Usability testing consistently validates your design choices and surfaces clear improvements.
Engineers and PMs trust you to deliver designs that are practical, scalable, and production-ready.

Who Thrives in This Role

✅ Brings a refined visual sensibility and a strong eye for detail — knows the difference between "good enough" and "exceptional."
✅ Balances originality with structure, creating designs that are both imaginative and scalable.
✅ Comfortable moving between design tools (Figma, Sketch, Adobe Suite) and production code (React, JSX, CSS).
✅ Obsessed with creating systems that last: design systems, component libraries, repeatable patterns.
✅ Energized by shipping work, gathering feedback, and iterating fast.

Perks & Benefits

100% Paid Health, Dental & Vision (75% for family)
401(k) with 4% Company Match
Equity Grants for Every Employee
Paid Parental Leave
20 PTO Days + 11 Holidays + Full Company Winter Break
$1,000 Signing Bonus + Modern Apple Laptop + Anniversary Gifts
✈️ Team Travel to NYC, Austin, Nashville, Miami, and more

Show, Don't Tell

At Files.com, design is judged in the details — and that starts with your application. We don't just want to hear that you have great taste, we want to see it.

That means a portfolio that shows your eye for visual polish, your ability to design at system-level scale, and your capacity to make complex workflows feel simple. It also means a resume that reflects the same principles you'd bring to our product: clarity, hierarchy, and elegance.

We're not looking for clutter, gimmicks, or filler. We're looking for proof — that you know how to communicate ideas visually, that you can demonstrate the thinking behind your choices, and that you can make even a resume feel like great design.

If your resume and portfolio make us stop, look twice, and think "this person has taste," then you're already halfway there.