Prototype Design Engineer

Kentik

5h • $170,000 - $210,000 • Remote

About The Position

Kentik is the network intelligence platform for modern infrastructure teams. Unlike traditional monitoring and observability tools, we demystify complex network operations, enabling organizations to deliver applications and innovation at scale. Built by network experts to make critical insight accessible to every engineer, Kentik is the real-time source of truth that understands every network in context — from data center to cloud to the internet. This single platform unifies and correlates cloud, device, flow, synthetic data to turn telemetry into action. Market leaders like Akamai, Booking.com, Dropbox, and Zoom rely on Kentik to run, manage, and optimize their networks.
The Sr. Product Designer joins a small but growing Product Design team with a passion for usability and the ability to make complex systems easy to understand. You will work closely with Product Managers to drive the creation of compelling features and actionable insights across our platform, including our Cloud Observability product line. Your role is integral in creating intuitive and easily navigable experiences for our users.

Requirements

• Demonstrated curiosity and/or experience in observability/infrastructure analytics or monitoring, with a willingness to learn complex technical concepts and present them with simple UX.
• Strong prototyping skills, capable of quickly iterating and adjusting designs to achieve consensus.
• Analytical and structured mindset, capable of asking the right questions, digging into user data, talking to customers, and making design choices that benefit our user base.
• Passion for enterprise SaaS offerings, particularly data-heavy products with complex visualizations, and the ability to evaluate competitors in the market.
• Proven ability to work across design and engineering, comfortably navigating both conceptual and technical discussions
• Demonstrated experience with LLMs and prompt engineering (through work, research, or significant personal projects).
• 4+ years of software engineering experience with Python or similar languages.
• Background in human-computer interaction, UX, or instructional design
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and prioritize effectively.
• Experience with version control, CI/CD, and modern software development practices.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, autonomous environment.
• Familiarity with networking as a field, and a willingness to learn.
• Experience with Claude or other frontier AI models in production settings.
• Experience with Data Analytics tools and platforms, including data visualization over large datasets.
• Understanding of transforming complex domain-specific workflows into intuitive UI/UX.
• Practical experience in Frontend Engineering, with proficiency in Node/React being highly advantageous.
• Familiarity with Public Cloud Analytics or infrastructure monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Gather and review requirements from Product Managers and customers, identifying pain points and designing solutions.
• Use prototypes as communication tools to align design, research, and engineering teams around shared understanding and direction.
• Take a holistic approach to improve Kentik's UX, contributing to its overall accessibility and usability.
• Effectively present and articulate design choices to various stakeholders, including Product Management, Engineering Management, customers, and executives.
• Collaborate with other Product Designers to drive strategic UX initiatives across the entire product and enhance the overall Kentik experience by making it more accessible to novice users.
• Produce UI artifacts using appropriate tools based on the design exercise, such as high-to-low-resolution mockups, and visual designs.

Benefits

• 100% of premiums are paid by company for health, vision and dental coverage for you and your dependents
• Additionally, an annual Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) of $3,000 for an individual or $4,500 for a family
• Paid family & medical leave
• Open PTO, a quarterly Wellness Day, and a minimum of 10 paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement account
• Home office reimbursement
• Stock options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed