UI/UX Designer Internship

Role Overview

The UI/UX Designer Intern will be responsible for supporting the design of intuitive, efficient, and accessible user experiences across our product ecosystem. This includes customer-facing e-commerce platforms, internal SaaS tools (WMS, OMS), and interaction interfaces for AI-powered agents such as chatbots and co-pilots.

The role focuses on user-centered design, visual consistency, and usability across complex workflows while collaborating closely with product managers and frontend engineers.

Internship Details

- Duration: 3 months, with potential extension based on performance

- Work Mode: Remote

- Stipend: Unpaid initially; performance-based evaluation in the first quarter may lead to a paid internship extension or full-time opportunity

- Working Hours: 8 hours per day

Key Responsibilities

- Design user-centric interfaces for:

- Customer-facing e-commerce flows (catalog, checkout, accounts)

- Internal SaaS platforms (WMS, OMS, project management, service desk tools)

- AI agent interaction surfaces (chatbots, co-pilots)

- Create and iterate on design artifacts including wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups

- Support usability research through user interviews, testing sessions, and feedback analysis

- Assist in maintaining and extending a centralized design system

- Ensure design consistency across web applications built on React / Next.js

- Apply accessibility best practices and WCAG guidelines

- Collaborate with frontend engineers to ensure design feasibility and fidelity

- Work with product managers to align design outcomes with business goals

Product & Design Focus

- E-commerce UX: Improving usability and conversion through intuitive design

- Operational Tools: Designing efficient, data-dense interfaces for internal users

- AI Interfaces: Creating clear, trustworthy interaction models for AI-driven workflows

Required Skills & Qualifications

- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in:

- UI/UX Design, Product Design, HCI, Graphic Design, or related field

- Strong understanding of UX principles, interaction design, and visual design

- Ability to explain and justify design decisions clearly

- Strong attention to detail and user empathy

Preferred / Design Tools

- Proficiency with Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD

- Familiarity with component-based design systems

- Basic understanding of responsive and mobile-first design

- Exposure to accessibility standards (WCAG)

- Interest in designing AI-powered interfaces

What You Will Gain

- Hands-on experience designing complex, real-world products

- Exposure to e-commerce, SaaS platforms, and AI-driven interfaces

- Practical experience with design systems and usability research

- Collaboration with product, engineering, and architecture teams

- Mentorship from Product Managers and Technical Architects

- Certificate of Internship Completion upon successful completion

- Opportunity for paid or full-time conversion based on performance

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