At SolarWinds, we’re a people-first company. Our purpose is to enrich the lives of the people we serve—including our employees, customers, shareholders, partners, and communities. Join us in our mission to help customers accelerate business transformation with simple, powerful, and secure solutions.
The ideal candidate thrives in an innovative, fast-paced environment and is collaborative, accountable, ready, and empathetic. We’re looking for individuals who believe they can accomplish more as a team and create lasting growth for themselves and others. We hire based on attitude, competency, and commitment. Solarians are ready to advance our world-class solutions in a fast-paced environment and accept the challenge to lead with purpose. If you’re looking to build your career with an exceptional team, you’ve come to the right place. Join SolarWinds and grow with us!
We work in a hybrid mode 3+2, with a minimum of 3 days at the office (with mandatory Tuesdays and Wednesdays) and a maximum of 2 days at the home office.
The location of our office is Holandská 873/6, Brno – Štýřice, 639 00.
We employ only via an employment contract – full-time employment (HPP).
Your Role:
As a Senior UX Designer at SolarWinds, you will lead the design of user experiences for SolarWinds Network Infrastructure Observability (SWO NIO)—a critical component of the SolarWinds Observability Platform. This role demands strategic thinking, deep UX expertise, and the ability to transform complex networking data and workflows into intuitive, elegant solutions for enterprise customers.
You will own the design for core networking observability features, collaborating closely with product managers, engineers, and other designers to deliver a seamless experience across the platform. Your work will directly impact how IT professionals monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize network performance in hybrid and cloud environments.
Your Impact:
- Drive the UX vision for SWO NIO, ensuring consistency and scalability across the Observability Platform.
- Partner with Product Owners, Product Managers, and Engineering teams to define problems, validate solutions, and deliver high-quality designs.
- From discovery and research to production-ready deliverables, own the entire design lifecycle.
- Apply insights from research and data to create user-centered solutions that simplify complex networking workflows.
- Work closely with engineering to maintain design integrity through implementation and launch.
- Help evolve and maintain component-based design patterns for consistency and accessibility.
- Share best practices, provide feedback, and guide junior designers within the team.
Your Experience:
- 5+ years of experience designing enterprise SaaS products or complex B2B applications.
- Strong portfolio showcasing data-rich, workflow-driven product experiences.
- Expertise in Figma (or similar tools like Sketch, Zeplin).
- Deep understanding of systems thinking and component-based design.
- Proven ability to design for complex data hierarchies and large-scale workflows.
- Skilled in user research, prototyping, and usability testing.
- Comfortable working in Agile environments, embracing rapid iteration and collaboration.
- Excellent communication skills for presenting design rationale to stakeholders.
Preference
- Experience designing for network monitoring, observability, or developer tools.
- Familiarity with incident management workflows and performance dashboards.
- Background in SaaS or B2B environments, thriving in fast-paced settings.
Our benefits:
- 25 days of vacation per year
- 3 sick days per year
- 10 study days per year
- 2 volunteering days per year
- 4 weeks’ holidays after 5-year tenure, Sabbatical Leave
- Up to 48 300CZK personal education budget per year
- Pension or life insurance matching donation up to 3% of the salary or 4000 CZK per month
- Cash allowance for meals of 95 CZK per working day
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning
- English/Czech classes
- Multisport card
- Solarian Referral Program
- SolarWinds Appreciation Program
- Giving – Donation Matching
- Employee Assistance
- Competitive Race Reimbursement
- Breakfast on Wednesdays
- Fresh fruits and snacks on Mondays
SolarWinds is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. SolarWinds will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
All applications are treated in accordance with the SolarWinds Privacy Notice: https://www.solarwinds.com/applicant-privacy-notice
