About us
HELIX is the first company to spin out of Google X. Backed by Silicon Valley venture capital firms and prestigious global real estate firms, we work with large-scale real estate tenants and building owner/operators in the US, Europe and Asia. Our clients need accurate and usable 3D building models generated quickly for construction and occupancy planning, asset purchase analysis and more. We use advanced data capture (LiDAR and photogrammetry), spatial machine learning and cloud compute technology to relentlessly reduce the time and cost to generate easy to consume digital building models.
Overview
As a HELIX User Interface (UI) Designer you will be responsible for creating a stunning, modern and intuitive web application that defines how our users engage with building data.
The primary role of the User Interface Designer is to work with Product Managers and User Experience Designers in researching, designing, and testing new product interfaces, enhancements and rewrites. The User Interface Designer will review requirements and use cases, participate in user research to ultimately create exceptional user interfaces that are consistent with HELIX design patterns, current web application standards and usability best practices. The User Interface Designer will create high fidelity UI designs that are simultaneously beautiful and functional. The User Interface Designer must be comfortable working with highly technical colleagues and must be self-motivated, accountable and a true champion of visual design in support of the user.
Responsibilities
• Develop fresh interaction ideas and UI sketches for user testing
• Create high fidelity product UI designs from which front end engineers can build the product effectively
• Collaborate closely with front end engineers to solve technical implementation challenges
• Be a company wide advocate for UI design best practice
• Participate in user groups and user shadowing sessions to gather feedback and recommendations
• Update existing designs to accommodate new or evolving user requirements
• Update and maintain online UI design documentation and component systems
• Help build and manage a growing team of design professionals
Requirements
• Degree in visual design or related field
• 2+ years of related work experience within software UI design and development
• Experience designing interfaces and producing visual assets across multiple platforms
• Experience with highly iterative and interactive development cycles collaborating with engineers
• Effectiveness in designing and producing effective, pleasing and usable interfaces demonstrated by a strong portfolio that includes shipping products
• Familiarity with interactive UI design patterns, usability and the unique constraints and idioms of mobile design
• Fluency in a variety of visual design software (i.e. Figma, Sketch, Illustrator)
• Familiarity with prototyping tools (i.e. Figma, InVision)
• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Ability to quickly produce usable prototypes as well as beautiful, well-crafted final designs
Bonus: Experience in Figma
Preferred Experience and Characteristics
• Passion for information design and the visual presentation of data
• Firm understanding of Web, Visual, and User-Centered Design Principles
• Exceptionally keen eye and attention to detail and consistency
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to listen to and incorporate feedback; willingness to learn and take direction
• Practical understanding of Atlassian Tools (Trello, JIRA, Confluence)
• Experience with highly interactive web and mobile applications
• Exceptional fortitude, creativity, accountability and flexibility
• Experience working in a startup / rapidly growing work environment
Bonus: Architecture, Real Estate or Construction experience / background
Additional Requirements
• Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced, high velocity startup environment
• Capable of delivering high-quality work within short timelines
• Passionate about architecture and our experience as individuals with the built environment
• Interest and/or experience with the visual display of information in a spatial (3D) context
Job Location
Based in our London UK Office at Rocketspace (adjacent to Angel tube station)