Product Designer - Engine

Hybrid Working

We have a hybrid approach to working here  preference is that you’re located within a commutable distance of one of our offices, allowing us to collaborate in person while also providing remote flexibility.

Engine by Starling is building a series of mobile SDKs and web portals to bring best‑in‑class digital banking to our clients worldwide. As a Product Designer, you will own the design of products and features, working closely with our engineering team to ensure design quality from discovery through delivery. You’ll collaborate with product owners, tech leads, and clients to balance their needs across multiple regions.

• Work across multiple product areas, solving complex, ambiguous problems with product owners and tech leads.
• Contribute to the entire product development lifecycle, from discovery through to delivery.
• Design the visual and functional experience of our mobile SDKs and web portals, including cards, lending, saving, onboarding, open banking and payments.
• Maintain and develop our multi‑brand design system to ensure a consistent user experience across all platforms.
• Ensure our products are designed and documented to a standard that enables rapid adoption and meaningful configuration by our clients.
• Champion design, internally and externally, demonstrating how best‑in‑class design can transform banking.

• 2+ years experience as a UX / Product Designer.
• Lots of examples of designing thoughtful, accessible experiences for customers.
• Ability to communicate design decisions, strategies, and concepts to diverse audiences.
• Accomplished visual design quality – able to guide and evolve our design language to the next level.
• Experience planning and running various research methods to test and evaluate our ideas.
• Proficiency working with Figma and prototyping tools.
• Confident in working with a design system.
• Examples of partnering with cross‑functional stakeholders and product owners.
• Openness to feedback – the Engine team is collaborative and friendly, encouraging sharing of opinions and contributions.

• Experience in a Product Design role for a Fin Tech or Software Startup / Scaleup, ideally with mobile design experience.
• Experience with B2B / B2B2C products or environments where we balance both customer and client needs.
• Practical experience maintaining and contributing to a design system (incl. design tokens) – extending beyond Figma and UI components.
• Illustration skills and strong craft for creating custom iconography and visual assets.
• Bachelor’s degree in Design, HCI, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).

Interviewing is a two‑way process. Follow a chat with one of our Talent Team members, then:

• First 45‑minute interview with a Design team member.
• In‑depth 60‑minute interview with a Design team member and an Engineer – we’ll review a case study you bring.
• Final interview with senior members of the Engine team.

• 33 days holiday (including public holidays) – plus an extra day for your birthday.
• Annual leave increases with length of service; you can buy or sell up to five extra days.
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year.
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme.
• Life insurance at 4× your salary & group income protection.
• Private Medical Insurance with Vitality Health – includes mental health support and cancer care.
• Partner benefits: discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith, Peloton, etc.
• Generous family‑friendly policies.
• Incentives refer‑a‑friend scheme.
• Perkbox membership – retail discounts, wellness platform, weekly perks.
• Access to initiatives:
  Cycle to Work, salary‑sacrifice gym partnerships, EV leasing.

Engine by Starling is an equal‑opportunity employer. We foster diversity & inclusion and consider applicants without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. By applying, you consent to our privacy notice and the processing of your personal data for recruitment purposes.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

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• IT Services and IT Consulting