🖌️ Product Designer at Acho (W20)
Data application development platform
Boston, MA / Remote
Full-time
3+ years
About Acho

Acho helps business teams turn data into apps. Anyone can connect different databases, build complex data pipelines, and build scalable data applications - all in one place with a point-and-click interface.

About the role
Skills: Growth design, Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Figma, React

Overview

Hi there 👋, glad that you found us! I hope that this page explains what we do pretty well. Feel free to reach out to us if there’s anything unclear.

Acho is building a Collaborative GUI for data engineering tasks. From building a data connector, and data pipeline to supporting an application, we make Acho accessible to all team members regardless of their roles, and technical backgrounds.

Today, hundreds of business teams use Acho to transform their processes and unlock more value from their data than ever before. Team Acho is engineering-focused and collaborative. Recently closed a Seed Round by Y Combinator, VCs, and industry leaders, we are setting off to solve some of the most complex problems in the data space today.

We love designers proposing new ideas and solutions, from the start to the end. For example, a new requirement often originates from the business team. And it may very likely be your responsibility to do the research, generate inspiration, flesh out ideas, present them to the team, produce pixel-perfect design materials and conduct the marketing campaign.


Qualification

  • BS or Master's degree in Graphic Design, Design, Visual Communication or equivalent experience

  • 1-3 years of experience in visual design, graphic design, brand design, or related field

  • You are passionate about generating concepts and communicating them in an effective way

  • Gather ideas and elements to redefine Acho’s branding and bring the company’s ​​identity to the next level

  • Build a strong online presence for Acho by producing compelling graphics, videos, and digital assets

  • Produce elegant and vivid materials(visuals, gifs, video, etc) for Acho’s website, product, and social media platforms

  • Excellent communication skills in verbal and written English

  • Experience at a start-up or agency is a plus


Qualifications

• You need to know how to create an amazing digital interface using Adobe products or equivalent

• You need to know the basics of front-end development and be able to build prototypes using Vue.js, React.js, Bootstrap, etc.

• You need to have at least 3+ years of experience designing, marketing, or selling digital products

• You need to understand some basic business logic in B2B markets.

• You need to be very detail-oriented and organized.

• You love to write and publish your ideas online.

• You love listening to customers and discussing strategies with colleagues

Acho is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and support diversity, and work every day to create an inclusive work environment that represents the world that we live in


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FAQ

What does the interview process look like?

  • We’ll reach out for an intro call after reviewing your resume. We may follow by scheduling an interview to walk through the portfolio. If the initial round went well, we’d give you a small project. After assessing the project, we’d be ready and make an offer.

Can I work remotely?

  • Yes. We support a hybrid of remote and on-site work environments.

What’s it like working for a startup?

  • Being a small nimble team is the best way to grow fast both personally and collectively as a team. We tend to debunk some of the stereotypes about working at a startup. We rarely work overtime. Our processes are pretty clear and structured. Our goal is super defined. The vision is pretty big and exciting. Our financial risk is a lot lower than a lot of established businesses as we have zero debt, fewer commitments/overheads, and grow each month.

What can I expect in terms of compensation?

  • We aim to compensate competitively. Additionally, we ensure a “happy rate” and boost in pay for every milestone we achieve together.

What’s unique about this role?

  • The product designer on our team solves a lot of problems, from usability issues, information architecture, and visual branding, to even engineering feasibility, our product designer detects, defines, and solves problems around our products and services. To quote the famous saying by Steve Jobs, “It's not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
Technology
  •          HTML & CSS
    
  •          Javascript (Vue.js, bootstrap, axios, redux, google analytics, jquery, datatables, webpack)
    
  •          RESTful API Design & Implementation (OpenAPI)
    
  •          MySQL Commands & Utilities (Mysqldump...)
    
  •          Elasticsearch
    
  •          DynamoDB
    
  •          Docker & Docker-compose
    
  •          Python3 (Requests, PyMySQL, SQLAlchemy, Scrapy, multiprocessing, apscheduler, pandas, numpy...)
    
  •          Linux Commands & Utilities (Ubuntu, screen, crontab)
    
  •          Kubernetes (GKE)
    
  •          Load Balancer (Ingress)
    
  •          Compute Engine (GCE)
    
  •          Cloud Endpoint
    
  •          MySQL (Cloud SQL)
    
  •          Redis
    

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