Senior UX/UI Designer (Datadog Dashboards) [207977]

We are seeking a specialized UX/UI Designer to refine and redesign a Datadog-based dashboard that provides real-time visibility into partner uptime, system failures, and the overall product experience. The successful candidate will transform an existing draft into a high-density, actionable visualization tool that enables our team to triage partner issues across multiple geographies in seconds.

• Duration: 2–4 weeks (Part-time)
• Projected Effort: 54–66 Hours
• Max Pay rate: $90.51/hour
• Pay Comments: W2, weekly pay, benefits, 401k w/ match

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables

• Audit & Strategy: Conduct a “Current State Assessment” of the existing draft to document gaps and opportunities.
• Information Architecture: Define data hierarchies and filtering logic to support multi-partner and multi-geography views
• High-Fidelity Design: Produce 3–5 production-ready dashboard views.
• Prototyping: Build a clickable prototype demonstrating drill-downs, filtering, and alert states.
• Handoff: Create annotated design specifications tailored for internal engineering teams to implement within Datadog

Technical Challenges

• Visualization at Scale: Prominently display primary partners while keeping long-tail partners accessible without clutter.
• Geographic Drill-Downs: Enable a seamless flow from a global overview down to specific regions or countries.
• Platform Constraints: Design effectively within the specific widget types and technical capabilities of the Datadog platform.

Contractor Qualifications

• 5+ years of UX/UI design experience.
• A portfolio showcasing data visualization or monitoring dashboards (SRE, operations, or analytics contexts preferred).
• Proven experience designing for constraint-based platforms (e.g., Datadog, Grafana, Tableau).
• Expertise in creating production-ready specs for internal B2B or enterprise tools.
• Direct experience with Datadog dashboard design.- Preferred
• Background in visualizing hierarchical data (geography, tiers, or org structures). – Preferred

Engagement Structure

• This is a part-time contract including two rounds of revisions per deliverable.
• Kickoff: Review draft dashboard and align on partner hierarchy.
• Review 1: Present information architecture and wireframes.
• Review 2: Iterate on high-fidelity mockups.
• Handoff: Deliver final specs and interactive prototype.
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Client Description

Our client is a global leader in consumer technology, renowned for redefining the intersection of hardware, software, and services. Known for their uncompromising commitment to world-class design and user experience, they create products that have become essential to daily life. You will be joining a team that values craftsmanship and simplicity, working on high-impact projects that reach hundreds of millions of people worldwide.