dbt Labs
17 days ago
About Us
As a Senior Product Designer at dbt Labs, youll be at the forefront of revolutionizing the data transformation experience for our customers. You will lead design efforts for our visual SQL editing experience, creating intuitive interfaces that empower analytics engineers to work more efficiently and effectively.
Your contributions will be crucial in enhancing our design system and crafting experiences that make complex SQL workflows more accessible and delightful. In this role, youll have the opportunity to shape innovative solutions that directly impact our users, helping them navigate the complexities of data transformation with unprecedented ease.
Were looking for someone who is passionate about creating developer-focused tools, has a strong technical foundation, and can translate complex SQL workflows into intuitive visual interfaces that delight our users.
In this role, you can expect to:
- Lead the design of our visual SQL editing experience
- Create intuitive interfaces that transform complex SQL concepts into accessible visual elements
- Design experiences that cater to both SQL beginners and advanced users
- Create high quality, delightful experiences while collaborating with designers, product managers, engineers, and others on your team
- Take concepts from research, to exploration, to prototypes, to production
- Work quickly with an iterative design philosophy that uses rapid prototyping and testing
- Be an active member of the Design team by sharing your work, actively participating in design reviews, and collaborating with others to make their work and the whole team better
- Contribute to the definition and expansion of new and existing design systems
- Develop a solid understanding of the data practitioners who use our product, and how best to design for them
You are a good fit if you:
- Have 5+ years of product design experience, working with product development teams focused on creating complex B2B or enterprise products
- Have experience designing tools and interfaces specifically for developer or analyst workflows
- Have working knowledge of SQL and database concepts to effectively design visual SQL editing experiences
- Have a strong portfolio demonstrating measurable impact on user acquisition, activation, retention, or revenue metrics
- Are proficient in modern design tools (Figma, Sketch, etc.)
- Work quickly with an iterative design philosophy that uses rapid prototyping and testing
- Are highly collaborative and love learning from others
- Are self-directed with ability to manage ambiguity and prioritize effectively
- Have a low ego, collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Marketing)
Youll have an edge if you have:
- Basic understanding of front-end development principles (HTML, CSS)
- Familiarity with product analytics tools
- Familiarity with dbt and data engineering workflows
- Experience with designing query builders or visual programming interfaces
- Background in designing for different user skill levels (novice to expert)
- Knowledge of accessibility considerations for technical tools
- Portfolio examples that demonstrate simplifying complex SQL workflows through visual design
- Previous work on tools that bridge visual and code-based interactions
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: 155,000 - 200,000 USD
- Equity Stake
- Benefits: In the US, dbt Labs offers unlimited vacation (and yes we use it!), 401k w/3% guaranteed contribution, excellent healthcare, paid parental leave, wellness stipend and a home office stipend. For employees outside the United States, dbt Labs offers a competitive benefits package
- Benefits - dbt Labs offers:
- Unlimited vacation (and yes we use it!)
- 401k w/3% guaranteed contribution
- Excellent healthcare
- Paid Parental Leave
- Wellness stipend
- Home office stipend, and more!
*Equity or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal limitations
What to expect in the hiring process (all video interviews unless accommodations are needed):
- Interview with talent acquisition partner
- Interview with hiring manager
- Portfolio review with members of our design team
- Team interviews, including product manager, members of the engineering team, and members of the design team
- Final interview with one of our Values Carriers
Who we are
At dbt Labs, we have developed strong opinions on how companies should practice analytics.
Specifically, we believe that:
- Code-based transformations offer unmatched flexibility and transparency across various “multi-player” development to power everyone in the organization to collaborate on a common language
- Data analysts should adopt similar practices and tools to software developers
- Critical analytics infrastructure should be controlled by its users as open source software
- Analytic code itself — not just analytics tools — will increasingly be open source
It turns out that a lot of other people believe this too! Today, there are 50,000 teams using dbt every week, 100,000 dbt Community members, and 5,100 companies paying for dbt Cloud. Our customers include JetBlue, Hubspot, Vodafone New Zealand, and Dunelm. dbt is synonymous with the practice of analytics engineering, defining an entire industry. We’re backed by top investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Altimeter.
dbt Labs is an equal opportunity employer. Were committed to building an inclusive team that welcomes a diversity of perspectives, people, and backgrounds regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or any other protected status. We feel strongly that whether or not your experience exactly fits the job description, your passion and skills will stand out and set you apart even if your career has taken some twists and turns. If you are on the fence about whether you meet our requirements, we encourage you to apply anyway! Please reach out to us directly at recruiting@dbtlabs.com if you need assistance or an accommodation.
Want to learn more about our focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at dbt Labs? Check out our DEI page here.
dbt Labs reserves the right to amend or withdraw the posting at any time. For employees outside the United States, dbt Labs offers a competitive benefits package. Equity or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal or country limitations.