Mission

At Databricks, we design tools that make complex data workflows intuitive and powerful. On the data engineering team, our mission is to simplify how data is ingested, transformed, and prepared so that teams across an organization can turn raw data into impact. Designers at Databricks blend strong visual craft with systems thinking, shaping products that support some of the most advanced data teams in the world.

We're hiring a Staff Product Designer to lead the evolution of our data ingestion and transformation experience. You will shape visual, low-code, and AI-powered workflows that help users bring data into the Lakehouse and prepare it for downstream use.

You will partner with cross-functional teams in SF and Seattle and collaborate with the Amsterdam team to ensure a cohesive, end-to-end experience across the data engineering journey.

The impact you will have

• Lead design for a core pillar of Databricks’ product suite, shaping how thousands of enterprises ingest and transform data daily.
• Define a new paradigm for building pipelines through visual, low-code, and AI-assisted workflows.
• Collaborate closely with product management, engineering, and leadership to shape the future of our platform's ETL experience.
• Design intuitive user experiences that align with engineering best practices, simplifying complex workflows for our users.
• Develop a deep understanding of Databricks business objectives, the ETL space, its users, and competition
• Conduct user research to identify customer needs and pain points related to data ingestion and transformation
• Mentor junior designers, fostering their growth and development within our team.

What we look for

• 8+ years of product design work experience
• A bachelor's or master’s degree in design, computer science, human-computer interaction, or related field
• Demonstrated ability to lead large and complex design projects and balance the needs of diverse stakeholders
• Can execute beautiful visual and interaction work that’s rooted in a data-driven, and well-researched UX process
• 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
• You have a unique combination of technical knowledge and visual design skills which allows you to design powerful and intuitive engineering tooling
• A portfolio demonstrating your end-to-end design process, from inception to production
• Experience designing low-code platforms, data tools, or visual builders is a strong plus
• You don’t need to code, but an understanding of React or SQL helps you reason about system constraints