UX Designer Mobile Apps
UX Designer Mobile Apps
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Job Description
Who we are
At CarGurus (NASDAQ: CARG) our mission is to give people the power to reach their destination. We started as a small team of developers determined to bring trust and transparency to car shopping. Since then our history of innovation and gotomarket acceleration has driven industryleading growth. In fact were the largest and fastestgrowing automotive marketplace and weve been profitable for over 15 years.
What we do
The market is evolving and we are too moving the entire automotive journey online and guiding our customers through every step. That includes everything from the sale of an old car to the financing purchase and delivery of a new one. Today tens of millions of consumers visit CarGurus each month and 30000 dealerships use our products. But theyre not the only ones who love CarGurusour employees do too. We have a peoplefirst culture that fosters kindness collaboration and innovation and empowers our Gurus with tools to fuel their career growth. Disrupting a trilliondollar industry requires fresh and diverse perspectives. Come join us for the ride!
Role overview
CarGurus is looking for a User Experience Designer to join our mobile team helping to build intuitive delightful and highperforming experiences for our iOS and Android apps. This midcareer role is a great opportunity for a mobilefocused UX designer who is curious collaborative and passionate about solving realworld problems through usercentered design.
Youll work crossfunctionally with engineers product managers researchers and data analysts to ideate prototype and validate mobile experiences that support millions of users on one of the biggest financial decisions of their lives buying or selling a car.
You will be embedded within our Mobile design pod working under the guidance and mentorship of our Mobile Lead. Our mobile team builds using React Native so familiarity with this environment is highly desirable. Were especially excited about candidates who are experimenting with AI tools enjoy rapid iteration and bring an entrepreneurial spirit to their work. Our mobile team is in growth mode so the ability to execute quickly without sacrificing quality is key. Youll also need to be comfortable navigating shifting priorities and frequent context switching this is a fastpaced environment where multitasking is essential. Our team values diverse perspectives and learning from one another and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. A portfolio or samples of your work are required.
What youll do
- Design intuitive and effective mobile experiences for iOS and Android platforms contributing to both feature work and longerterm UX strategy for the mobile app
- Collaborate with product managers engineers and researchers to understand user needs define problems and explore a range of solutions through wireframes flows and prototypes
- Apply user research insights behavioral data and A/B test results to iterate and improve designs
- Participate in discovery efforts helping identify the right problems to solve and how to validate proposed ideas
- Use tools like Figma to create productionready designs with a strong emphasis on visual polish and attention to detail
- Design and communicate micro interactions transitions and motion design to enhance mobile UX and create a more fluid and engaging user experience using best practices for mobile animation and interaction design
- Rapidly prototype experiences using design tools AIenhanced workflows or light frontend technologies to convey interaction intent and support iterative testing
- Move quickly and confidently through the design process adapting to fastchanging priorities while maintaining a userfirst approach
- Support and contribute to the CarGurus design system helping ensure consistency across the mobile app experience
- Consider accessibility and inclusive design principles in all of your work
What youll bring
- 35 years of UX/product design experience with a strong focus on mobile app design (iOS and/or Android) proficiency with tools like Figma and comfort working in agile crossfunctional teams
- A solid understanding of mobile UX/UI best practices trends and platform guidelines
- Demonstrated experience with interaction and motion design including the thoughtful use of animation to guide inform and delight users on mobile platforms
- Familiarity with usercentered design including usability testing rapid prototyping and evidencebased iteration
- Experience using data and analytics to inform design decisions and a desire to improve designs based on what users actually do
- Strong communication skills you can explain your design thinking clearly to designers engineers and product leaders
- A growth mindset and a passion for continuous learning including experimentation with AIpowered design tools and emerging UX methods
- Ability to work quickly and efficiently while upholding high design standards in a fastpaced contextswitching environment
- Familiarity with accessibility principles and a commitment to creating inclusive user experiences
- Experience working with React Native and an understanding of how it influences mobile UX implementation is highly desirable
- Familiarity with prototyping tools and techniques including AIenhanced design workflows and light coding to communicate design intent and support usability validation
Working at CarGurus
We reward our Gurus curiosity and passion with bestinclass benefits and compensation including equity for all employees both when they start and as they continue to grow with us. Our career development and corporate giving programs as well as our employee resource groups (ERGs) and communities help people build connections while making an impact in personally meaningful ways. A flexible hybrid model and robust time off policies encourage worklife balance and individual wellbeing. Thoughtful perks like daily free lunch a new car discount meditation and fitness apps commuting cost coverage and more help our people create space for what matters most in their personal and professional lives.
We welcome all
CarGurus strives to be a place to which people can bring the ultimate expression of themselves and their potentialstarting with our hiring process. We do not discriminate based on race color religion national origin age sex marital status ancestry physical or mental disability veteran status gender identity or sexual orientation. We foster an inclusive environment that values people for their skills experiences and unique perspectives. Thats why we hope youll apply even if you dont check every box listed in the job description. We also encourage you to tell your recruiter if you require accommodations to participate in our hiring process due to a disability so we can provide the appropriate support. We want to know what only you can bring to CarGurus. #LIHybrid
Employment Type
Full Time
