Ellipsis Labs
Product Designer
Ellipsis Labs is a profitable, venture-backed New York-based startup building differentiated products and infrastructure in decentralized finance. The company is the developer of Phoenix, the leading order book spot exchange on the Solana blockchain, and a top 10 DEX (decentralized exchange) with >$70B in volume since inception in 2023. Additionally, we are one of the most active and prominent on-chain market makers in crypto. All roles are in the Ellipsis Labs office in New York City. Ellipsis Labs is seeking a Product Designer to lead internal design efforts for our products in decentralized finance. As an early-stage startup, we value strong product thinking, ownership, and a bias towards moving quickly. In this role, you will: Own the end-to-end user experience for our products, from ideation and wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes and developer handoff
Collaborate closely with engineers, founders, and users to shape product direction and interaction models
Translate complex trading mechanics and data into intuitive, performant user interfaces
Establish and maintain design standards and consistency across Phoenix and future products
Incorporate feedback, user research, and usage data to inform continuous iteration
Own the company and product brand
Qualifications
Required 2+ years of experience designing trading products, with a portfolio that demonstrates elegant solutions to complex interaction and data challenges
Strong attention to detail across both visual and interaction design
Ability to work closely with engineers and understand implementation constraints
High ownership mentality and a desire to make fast, informed product decisions
Passion for decentralized finance and building in the open
Preferred Familiarity with crypto/Web3 design patterns and user behaviors
Exposure to Solana or similar blockchain ecosystems
Ellipsis Labs is a profitable, venture-backed New York-based startup building differentiated products and infrastructure in decentralized finance. The company is the developer of Phoenix, the leading order book spot exchange on the Solana blockchain, and a top 10 DEX (decentralized exchange) with >$70B in volume since inception in 2023. Additionally, we are one of the most active and prominent on-chain market makers in crypto. All roles are in the Ellipsis Labs office in New York City. Ellipsis Labs is seeking a Product Designer to lead internal design efforts for our products in decentralized finance. As an early-stage startup, we value strong product thinking, ownership, and a bias towards moving quickly. In this role, you will: Own the end-to-end user experience for our products, from ideation and wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes and developer handoff
Collaborate closely with engineers, founders, and users to shape product direction and interaction models
Translate complex trading mechanics and data into intuitive, performant user interfaces
Establish and maintain design standards and consistency across Phoenix and future products
Incorporate feedback, user research, and usage data to inform continuous iteration
Own the company and product brand
Qualifications
Required 2+ years of experience designing trading products, with a portfolio that demonstrates elegant solutions to complex interaction and data challenges
Strong attention to detail across both visual and interaction design
Ability to work closely with engineers and understand implementation constraints
High ownership mentality and a desire to make fast, informed product decisions
Passion for decentralized finance and building in the open
Preferred Familiarity with crypto/Web3 design patterns and user behaviors
Exposure to Solana or similar blockchain ecosystems