Staff Product Designer - Insomnia ID-10709

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Staff Product Designer


North America Remote (US & Canada)

Eligible for work authorization sponsorship


Kong is building the future of API management for developers. We’re a fast-growing, well-funded company with happy customers and motivated employees. 

Weekend Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, College Student Remote Data Entry, No Experience, $40/hr, Part-Time Phone Job, $35/hr, Remote, No Degree, Part-Time, Weekend Data Entry, $35/hr, Night Shift, No Degree,?Remote?Job Remote Data Entry, $40/hr, Part-Time, No Degree Required Virtual Assistant, No Degree, $45/hr, Remote, Part-Time Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Remote, Part-Time, Evening Job Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, No Experience, Remote, Night Job Remote Moderator, $42/hr, Weekend, No Experience Required Phone Support, Remote, $35/hr, No Experience, Part-Time Remote Moderator, $35/hr, No Degree, Weekend, Part-Time Part-Time Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, College Student Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Weekend, College Student, Remote Remote Phone Support, $40/hr, Evening, No Experience Required Weekend Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, No Experience Evening Virtual Assistant, Remote, $40/hr, No Experience Entry-Level Remote Data Entry, $35/hr, Evening Job Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Weekend, College Student, Remote Part-Time Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, College Student Friendly Remote Live Chat, $50/hr, College Student, No Experience Remote Data Entry, $45/hr, Weekend Job, College Student Remote Phone Job, $42/hr, Part-Time, College Student Friendly Customer Support, $35/hr, Remote, Evening/Night Job, No Degree Remote Moderator, $40/hr, College Student, Weekend Job Virtual Assistant, No Experience, $40/hr, Remote, Weekend Virtual Assistant, Remote, $35/hr, Part-Time, Night Shift Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Evening, Remote, College Student Remote Data Entry, $45/hr, No Degree, Weekend, Night Job Data Entry, $35/hr, Night Shift, No Degree,?Remote?Job Data Entry, $40/hr, Remote, Night Shift, College Student Job Customer Support, $35/hr, Remote, Evening/Night Job, No Degree Data Entry, $50/hr, Night Shift, No Degree, Remote Job Data Entry, $40/hr, Remote, Night Shift, College Student Job Phone Job, $35/hr, Remote, No Degree, Part-Time, Weekend Phone Job, $40/hr, Remote, Night Shift, No Degree Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, Night Job, No Degree Live Chat Support, $40/hr, Part-Time, Remote, No Degree Customer Support, $50/hr, Remote, Evening/Night Job, No Degree Remote Customer Support, $42/hr, Weekend, No Experience Phone Support, Remote, $40/hr, Evening/Night Shift Remote Moderator, $42/hr, Part-Time, Weekend, No Degree Remote Data Entry, $42/hr, Evening/Night Job, No Experience Customer Support, $42/hr, Weekend Job, Remote, No Degree Data Entry, $40/hr, Remote, Night Shift, College Student Job Live Chat Support, $50/hr, Remote, Night Shift, No Degree Virtual Assistant, No Degree, $40/hr, Remote, Part-Time Customer Support, $50/hr, Remote, Evening/Night Job, No Degree Live Chat Support, $40/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Degree Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Remote, Weekend, Entry Level Phone Support, $45/hr, Remote, No Experience, Evening Job Virtual Assistant, $50/hr, Part-Time, Remote, Weekend Job Customer Support, $42/hr, Remote, Part-Time, No Degree Data Entry, $40/hr, Evening Job, No Experience, Remote Remote Phone Job, $40/hr, Night Shift, College Student Friendly Remote Data Entry, $50/hr, No Experience, Evening/Night Job Phone Support, $50/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Experience Customer Support, $50/hr, Remote, Evening/Night Job, No Degree Data Entry, $40/hr, Evening Job, No Experience, Remote Part-Time Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, College Student Friendly Data Entry, $40/hr, Evening Job, No Experience, Remote Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Evening, Remote, College Student Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Part-Time, Remote, Weekend Job Remote Moderator, $40/hr, Part-Time, Weekend, No Degree Remote Data Entry, $40/hr, No Degree, Night Shift Virtual Assistant, $45/hr, Remote, No Experience, Night Job Virtual Assistant, No Experience, $40/hr, Remote, Part-Time Remote Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Evening, Part-Time Job Remote Moderator, $42/hr, Part-Time, Weekend, No Degree Virtual Assistant, $45/hr, No Experience, Remote, Night Job Remote Data Entry, $45/hr, Weekend Job, College Student Remote Customer Support, $45/hr, Part-Time, College Student Remote Customer Support, $40/hr, Weekend, No Experience Data Entry, No Degree, $45/hr, Part-Time, Remote Job Virtual Assistant, $50/hr, Part-Time, Remote, Weekend Job Remote Moderator, No Degree, $35/hr, Evening, Weekend Job Customer Support, $42/hr, Remote, Evening, No Experience Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Remote Remote Moderator, $40/hr, Part-Time, Weekend, No Degree Remote Moderator, $40/hr, Part-Time, Weekend, No Degree Evening Virtual Assistant, Remote, $40/hr, No Experience Customer Support, $35/hr, Night Job, Remote, No Experience Live Chat Support, $50/hr, Remote, Night Shift, No Degree Remote Moderator, $50/hr, No Degree, Weekend, Part-Time Customer Support, $35/hr, Night Job, Remote, No Experience Remote Moderator, $42/hr, College Student, Weekend Job Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, Night Job, No Degree Live Chat Support, $40/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Degree Phone Support, $35/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Experience Remote Phone Job, $40/hr, Part-Time, No Degree Required Customer Support, $35/hr, Remote, Evening/Night Job, No Degree Customer Support, $40/hr, Weekend Job, Remote, No Degree Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Remote, No Experience, Evening Remote Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Evening, Part-Time Job Remote Customer Support, $45/hr, No Experience, Part-Time Remote Moderator, $40/hr, Weekend, No Experience Required Virtual Assistant, No Degree, $45/hr, Remote, Part-Time Live Chat Support, $42/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Degree Remote Live Chat, $40/hr, Part-Time, No Degree Required Remote Live Chat, $40/hr, College Student, No Experience Remote Live Chat, $45/hr, College Student, No Experience Remote Data Entry, No Experience, $40/hr, Part-Time Remote Live Chat, $40/hr, Part-Time, No Degree Required Virtual Assistant, $50/hr, Remote, Part-Time, Evening Job Data Entry, $35/hr, Night Shift, No Degree,?Remote?Job Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Remote, No Experience, Evening Remote Customer Support, $35/hr, Night Shift, No Degree Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Remote, No Experience, Evening Data Entry, No Degree, $40/hr, Part-Time, Remote Job Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Remote, No Degree, Night Job Remote Phone Job, $42/hr, Part-Time, No Experience Required Remote Phone Support, $45/hr, Night Job, College Student Evening Virtual Assistant, Remote, $40/hr, No Experience Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, Evening, No Experience Required Phone Support, Remote, $35/hr, No Experience, Part-Time Part-Time Data Entry, $40/hr, Remote, College Student Friendly Data Entry, $35/hr, Remote, Evening Job, College Student Virtual Assistant, No Experience, $40/hr, Remote, Weekend Remote Customer Support, $45/hr, No Experience, Part-Time Live Chat Support, Remote, $40/hr, Night Shift, College Student Remote Phone Job, $42/hr, Night Shift, College Student Friendly Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, Night Job, No Degree Phone Support, Remote, $42/hr, Evening/Night Shift Remote Customer Support, $42/hr, Night Job, No Experience Live Chat Support, $40/hr, Part-Time, Remote, No Degree Data Entry, $35/hr, Night Shift, No Degree,?Remote?Job Remote Live Chat, $50/hr, Part-Time, Evening/Night Job Phone Support, Remote, $50/hr, No Experience, Part-Time Data Entry, $50/hr, Remote, Evening Job, College Student Data Entry, Remote, $40/hr, Night Shift, No Degree Weekend Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, College Student Data Entry, $35/hr, Night Shift, No Degree,?Remote?Job Phone Support, Remote, $50/hr, No Experience, Night Shift Remote Phone Job, $45/hr, No Degree, College Student Friendly Remote Live Chat, $42/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Part-Time Remote Moderator, $50/hr, No Degree, Weekend, Part-Time Remote Phone Support, $45/hr, Evening, No Experience Required Phone Support, Remote, $50/hr, No Experience, Night Shift Remote Live Chat, $40/hr, Part-Time, No Degree Required Remote Live Chat, $35/hr, College Student, No Experience Virtual Assistant, No Experience, $40/hr, Remote, Part-Time


As a Staff Product Designer at Kong, you’ll collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to understand customer needs and craft exceptional solutions for our customers. Because we’re a small team, you have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our end-to-end product experience. Given the technical nature of our product, an ideal candidate will have familiarity with using or designing developer experiences.

What you’ll do:

  • Design exceptional experiences: Design experiences that our customers need and love. Lead complex projects from early concepting to final UI design, while upholding our design standards and design system. Apply systems thinking by looking beyond your product area for opportunities to improve overall cohesion and usability.
  • Champion customers: Take time to understand our customers, their jobs-to-be-done, and infuse this understanding into your work and that of others. Identify and make a compelling case for improving existing areas of our product to better meet the needs of our customers.
  • Drive alignment: Solicit diverse perspectives, early and often, to strengthen your work. Communicate context, including customer data, business impact, trade-offs, and rationale, to generate alignment and make forward progress.
  • Demonstrate ownership: Proactively educate people outside of the design team on the best way to work together. Be clear about your priorities and level of urgency. Keep people informed about your progress, risks, and changes to timelines. Take initiative to improve our team and its practices.
  • Level others up: Role model best practices and mentor junior members of the design team.

What you’ll bring:

  • At 6+ years of related experience, with at least one experience designing for a developer-focused product


A portfolio that demonstrates expertise in all phases of design, including:

  • Leading a collaborative design process from definition to delivery
  • Conducting your own user research
  • Making data-informed design decisions
  • Positively impacting customers and improving business metrics
  • Demonstrating strong communication and storytelling skills (written and verbal)
  • Using and contributing to a shared design system and team processes
  • Crafting aesthetically-pleasing and pixel-perfect final UI

Kong has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States, which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently in different geographic markets. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to specific candidate location, role, skill set and level of experience. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards including sales incentives depending on the terms of the applicable plan and role. Benefits may vary depending on location. US based employees are typically offered access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan, short and long term disability benefits, basic life and AD&D insurance, among others. The typical base pay range for this role in the US is $153,300 - $210,683.


About Kong: 


Kong is THE cloud native API platform with the fastest, most adopted API gateway in the world (over 300m downloads!). Loved by developers and trusted with enterprises’ most critical traffic volumes, Kong helps startups and Fortune 500 companies build with confidence – allowing them to bring solutions to market faster with API and service connectivity that scales easily and securely. 


83% of web traffic today is API calls!  APIs are the connective tissue of the cloud and the underlying technology that allows software to talk and interact with one another.  Therefore, we believe that APIs act as the nervous system of the cloud.  Our audacious mission is to build the nervous system that will safely and reliably connect all of humankind!  


For more information about Kong, please visit konghq.com or follow @thekonginc on Twitter.


We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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