UX/UI Designer – Interaction Architecture & Experience Patterns (Scientific Software)

Location: Germany-Waldbronn near Karlsruhe; hybrid working model with occasional international travel.

Company

hirify.global develops technologies and software that support scientists, laboratories, research, therapies, and quality and safety applications worldwide.

What you will do

• Partner with Product Management, Product Owners, software teams, architects, UX colleagues, scientists, and other experts to understand user needs, workflows, business goals, technical constraints, and requirements across multiple projects.
• Define and evolve interaction architecture and scalable UX patterns for navigation, search, dashboards, tables, filtering, notifications, settings, and onboarding across a connected software ecosystem.
• Translate complex user, platform, and technical requirements into interaction models, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and implementation-ready UX specifications.
• Establish consistent behavior across applications while supporting product-specific workflows and user needs.
• Explore, evaluate, and validate interaction models with users and stakeholders, using findings to inform design decisions.
• Collaborate with product-line UX designers and the design system team to create reusable components, guidelines, specifications, and platform-level UX governance through implementation.

Requirements

• Degree in User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Design, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience designing complex software applications, platforms, enterprise products, or connected digital ecosystems.
• Strong expertise in interaction design, information architecture, workflow design, and prototyping, including the ability to translate complex user, business, and technical requirements into intuitive interaction models.
• Demonstrated ability to define reusable experience patterns across products, applications, or teams while balancing immediate needs with long-term consistency and scalability.
• Experience designing data-rich interfaces such as dashboards, tables, search experiences, filters, configuration tools, or administrative applications, with strong Figma and interactive prototyping skills.
• Familiarity with design systems and collaboration with software architects, Product Management, development teams, and UX designers to translate interaction patterns into component behavior and guidelines.
• Excellent communication skills and a proactive, structured, and collaborative working style.
• Fluent command of English.
• Willingness to travel internationally on occasion.

Nice to have

• German language skills.
• Experience designing enterprise software, SaaS products, scientific applications, or other complex technical systems.
• Experience contributing to platform-level UX, shared service experiences, or cross-product information architecture.
• Experience with accessibility requirements and responsive web applications.
• Familiarity with agile product development and design QA.
• Experience with instrument-connected software, laboratory workflows, or regulated environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on products supporting scientists, laboratories, and research through interaction models used across multiple applications, services, and workflows.
• Join a globally connected and international UX team in a collaborative environment built on trust, psychological safety, open feedback, and diverse perspectives.
• Access continuous learning and development opportunities, conferences, and regular feedback.
• Benefits include sports and cultural programs and an on-site cafeteria.
• Hybrid working model and a culture focused on quality and long-term impact.