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Full-Time

Product Designer

Posted on 8/30/2024

Render

Render

51-200 employees

Cloud infrastructure for application deployment

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Compensation Overview

$170k - $215kAnnually

+ Equity

Senior

San Francisco, CA, USA + 2 more

More locations: Remote in USA | Remote in Canada

Category
Product & UX/UI Design
UI/UX & Design
Required Skills
Interaction Design
Product Design
Requirements
  • 5+ years of experience working as a professional product designer.
  • Experience with developer-focused products, ideally at an early stage startup.
  • A love of high-quality, well-crafted visual and interaction design and a keen eye for detail.
  • Ability to work independently to explore concepts from beginning to end coupled with an internal drive to seek feedback and improve.
  • Demonstrated track record in tackling ambiguous problems and shaping them into clear outcomes.
  • Ability to ideate and creatively address complex problems with simple, but novel solutions.
Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with our teams to innovative and define our overall strategy and product direction.
  • Use storytelling to clearly communicate user needs and product opportunities.
  • Ideate, envision, and ship features and products to drive user and business outcomes.
  • Mentor and up-level work across other designers and teams.
  • Work cross-functionally with product management, engineering, developer relations, and design peers.

Render simplifies the deployment and management of applications for developers and businesses through its cloud infrastructure platform. Users can deploy their code with just a few clicks using an "infrastructure as code" approach, which allows for easier automation and scaling of applications. The platform supports various programming frameworks and languages, making it versatile for different development needs. Render differentiates itself from competitors like AWS and Salesforce by offering a user-friendly experience and a freemium business model, where users can start with free instances and upgrade to paid plans for advanced features and better performance. The company's goal is to provide an efficient and accessible solution for application deployment, helping developers and businesses scale their operations effectively.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$82.9M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2018

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

8%

1 year growth

26%

2 year growth

81%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The recent $50 million Series B funding round provides significant financial backing for continued platform development and market expansion.
  • The appointment of Meagan Gamache as Head of Product brings experienced leadership to enhance product offerings and developer experience.
  • New features and a public API increase the platform's flexibility and control, making it more attractive to a wider range of users.

What critics are saying

  • The highly competitive cloud computing market includes major players like AWS and Salesforce, which could overshadow Render's offerings.
  • Reliance on a freemium model may limit revenue growth if users do not convert to paid plans.

What makes Render unique

  • Render's 'infrastructure as code' approach simplifies the deployment process, making it more accessible for developers compared to traditional cloud services.
  • The platform's support for a wide range of frameworks and languages offers flexibility that many competitors lack.
  • Render's freemium model attracts a broad user base, from individual developers to large enterprises, providing a scalable solution for various needs.

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Benefits

4 weeks of paid vacation

12 sick days

Parental leave

Medical coverage

Mental health support

401k

Long-term disability & life insurance

Continuous learning benefits

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