Job opening - Senior UX Designer at Sonatype, Inc (Washington, DC; Boston, MA; Manchester, NH) (telecommute)

Sonatype is seeking an experienced interaction designer to work with a world-class engineering team in the development of web applications that help people effectively manage and safely use Open Source Software components.

About You

You are tired of just going to work - you want the opportunity to transform the world of software development by working with one of the most successful open source technology companies. You are a self-starter who can be thrown into a situation and given lots of latitude to figure things out without a lot of hand-holding. You have a strong engineering background and experience working with Agile software development teams. You would you like to work with top-notch, cutting-edge engineers who make significant contributions to Open Source projects. You want to work with our highly collaborative, fully distributed engineering group.

We are always open to talking to star performers about potential oppo! rtunities. So if you are tired of just going to work and want the opportunity to transform the world of software development, you should be talking to us! If you want to work with one of the most successful open source technology companies while receiving a competitive salary, flexible hours and medical benefits, you should contact us today.

We’re especially looking for candidates in the following locations: DC-Metro Area, Boston, East Coast, Toronto.

The ideal candidate:

• Is experienced at conceptualizing and designing elegant, intuitive and functional web applications that make data informative and actionable


• Knows how to use established human factors and usability methodologies to design beautiful web applications that make business strategy a reality


• Can define and develop task and transactional focused user experiences


• Can be involved in all aspects of user experi! ence including: business & user needs analysis, high &! low fidelity prototyping, usability testing, and following deployment, monitoring usage and measuring adoption success

Key Responsibilities

• Align business requirements, user centered design methodology and technology factors to create low and high fidelity interactive prototypes for the purposes of validating business requirements and conducting usability testing


• Create click-through prototypes with HTML, CSS and Javascript


• Develop wireframes, screen-flow diagrams & UI spec documentation as needed


• Consider localization, scalability, and ease of maintenance in all solutions


• Define and demonstrate best in class web solutions that can be integrated with Sonatype's Information Technology standards


• Act as a user experience evangelist within diversely skilled project teams


• Engage business and technical team stakeholders for feedb! ack and validation


• Assist with validating and measuring user experience success via usability testing and post deployment evaluations


• Effectively communicate project status to product management on a regular basis

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