Loft Labs: Web Designer

Web Designer wanted to join Loft Labs - a venture-backed tech startup in hyper growth phase.

Their commercial product Loft helps platform teams create a self-service system for virtual Kubernetes clusters using vcluster technology. This has two major benefits: 1) It creates autonomy for developers and allows companies to build high-velocity engineering teams; and 2) It improves efficiency for running cloud native applications which can save over 70% of cloud computing cost for customers.

They are generating revenue and growing extremely fast with a customer base that includes some of the biggest companies in the world (car manufacturers, Fortune 100 financial institutions) and some of the fastest growing tech unicorns.

Working on developer tools and open-source technology is part of their DNA. They are the maintainers of several popular open-source projects in the Kubernetes space:

• vcluster - Virtual Kubernetes Clusters(certified Kubernetes distribution) / +10 Million Virtual Clusters Created Per Year

• DevSpace - Docker-Compose But For Kubernetes / +1 Million Downloads

• kiosk - Multi-Tenancy Extension for Kubernetes (recommended by AWS as security best practice for EKS)

• jsPolicy - Kubernetes Policies using JavaScript & TypeScript
  Their technology is used by companies such as Adobe, VMware, Gusto, Outreach, Codefresh, and many others.
   
  Responsibilities:

• Design systems focused, engaging and craft consistent web experiences

• Collaborate with the marketing team, animation designer, product designer and head of design to concept, design and iterate on website projects. Use strategic thinking to tackle complex problems and deliver impact

• Build and maintain all websites on webflow
   
  Requirements:

• A strong portfolio of visual and web design work living in production

• Proficient in building responsive websites on Webflow

• Attention to detail and a good sense of design

• Proficient in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (PhotoShop and Illustrator)

• Good understanding of creating and/or following a grid system and design guideline.Experience working with design systems

• Able to conceptualize original website design ideas that bring simplicity and efficiency to complex problems

• Comfortable in a high-growth startup, can balance many simultaneous projects, and thrive in fast-paced environments
   
  Benefits of this role:

• Competitive Salary: They tend to pay higher wages than other startups.

• Platinum-Level Insurance: Health, dental, vision, and life Insurance including plans for you and eligible dependents (benefits vary depending on country)

• Flexible Working Schedule: You have a doctor’s appointment or need to head to the supermarket to get groceries at 2pm? They won’t have an issue with that. To Loft Labs, results matter more than clocking in and out at the same time every day.

• Workplace Flexibility: If you want to work from home, that’s great! If you’d prefer to work in a coworking space, they can make that happen as well. If you want to relocate to their HQ in San Francisco, that can be discussed. They’re flexible on all of this and know things can change in life and are happy to adjust the work environment for you along the way.
   
  Why join a startup like Loft Labs?

Since they are a fast-moving startup, you will not be number 14,589 in the company but rather become an essential part of their team right from the start.

• Fast Application Process: They will typically get back to you within a week. No need to polish your resume! Just send some links (e.g. LinkedIn, etc.), answer a few questions about your previous experiences, and hop on a quick Zoom call with one of their team members to see if you’re a good fit.

• Open-Minded Work Environment: You can always speak your mind - no company politics or unnecessary formalities. They are operating in a lean, honest, and efficient way and are looking for different perspectives, constructive feedback and creative, motivated people who want to make a difference.

• Grow With The Company: They are a small company right now but are growing incredibly fast because they work on something that has a lot of value to engineering teams in large enterprises. Joining Loft Labs early will give you the chance to advance much faster to the next step on the career ladder than in any larger company.

• Responsibility From Day 1: You will see right from the start that your work will immediately have an impact in the company and you can shape the future of this company together with the rest of the team. Grow and benefit from being part of this journey from the start.
   
  Culture & Values:

• Technical Excellence: They are determined to build best-in-class technology and ship high-quality software from knowing that their users are engineers themselves.

• Customer Obsession: They are going above and beyond to make their customers and users happy, which means striving for great usability, excellent documentation and support as well as fast response times for feature requests and bug reports.

• Impressive Speed: From user feedback to shipping a new feature to address this feedback, they usually take less than a week in most cases.

• Bold Innovation: They are constantly questioning the state-of-the-art to find and address important issues in their space, even if that means abandoning any existing technologies and starting from scratch again.

• Open Source & Open Mind: They are actively contributing and maintaining open-source projects and believe that building an open-minded team culture that respects different perspectives and welcomes constructive feedback is equally paramount to their success.

Their headquarters are in San Francisco (Salesforce Tower) but the team is distributed across 8 timezones and they have a remote-first work culture similar to GitLab, Zapier or Stripe.
 
Loft Labs, Inc. provides equal opportunities for all candidates. They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for everyone who becomes part of their team. They are also actively promoting measures to reduce bias throughout the hiring process to ensure that everyone gets the same opportunities.

In what capacity are you hiring?
On behalf of another company

Where are you in the hiring process?
I’m ready to make a paid hire

Would you like to state a preference for hiring from underrepresented group(s)?
No preference

Where did you find Twine?
You contacted me

Is this an independent one off job, or part of a larger project?
Part of a larger ongoing project

For what period of time will the freelancer be needed?
Long term

What freelancer experience level is needed? (per hour)
Mid-level (Industry Average): $35-75, Senior: $75-100, Expert: $100+