About the company
The Nexus Project is a scientific and engineering effort bringing truth to the field of computation. Weāre enabling a new form of compute: verifiable computation, powered by open science and open-source software so it can benefit everyone. Our work aims to bring to life decades of advancements in zero-knowledge cryptography, achieved by many scientists, engineers, and mathematicians, into a single software system. Nexus raised $25M in Series A funding, co-led by Lightspeed and Pantera, with participation from Dragonfly, SV Angel, and more. Our team consists of some of the world's top cryptographers, mathematicians, and engineers, all working together with one goal: to unite the world's computers and prove humanity's computations.
Job Summary
Key Responsibilities:
šLead the design across Nexus products and interfaces, including network visualizations, mathematical visualizations, network explorers, prover frontends, and mobile frontends. šCollaborate with the Brand Design Director and VP of Brand & Design to guide design strategy and establish Nexus' visual identity across all touchpoints. šExperiment with artistic and creative expressions of Nexusā core concepts such as computation, cryptography, supercomputing, and zero-knowledge proofs. šBuild and maintain design practices that foster collaboration between designers, engineers, and product teams. šDrive the UX/UI direction, ensuring a seamless, user-centered experience across all Nexus products. šInspire a fast-paced design process, ensuring quick iteration and constant improvements, while maintaining high standards of design excellence. šCollaborate cross-functionally primarily with engineers and the leadership to align design with broader product goals.
Qualifications:
šExperience: 7+ years of experience in product design, with a strong portfolio of work that includes UI/UX design, particularly in data-driven visualizations or highly technical products. šCreative Vision: Proven ability to integrate artistic and creative design with complex, technical concepts like computation, mathematics, and cryptography. šLeadership: Experience in a senior design role, with the ability to take initiative, set design direction, and mentor junior designers. šCollaboration: Strong ability to work across teams, especially in close collaboration with engineering, product, and leadership. šDesign Tools: Expertise in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, and other relevant software. šFamiliarity with Frontend Tools: Nexus engineers work with various frontend frameworks, such as React, TypeScript, React Native, Flutter, NextJS and more. Critical to this role is to work in close collaboration cycles directly with engineers to effectively implement designed interfaces, and build a composable frontend design system.
