Ellipsis Labs · 2 months ago
Senior Visual Designer
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$170K/yr - $225K/yr
2+ years expEllipsis Labs is a profitable, venture-backed New York-based startup building differentiated products and infrastructure in decentralized finance. They are seeking a Senior Designer to define and elevate the visual language of their exchange and brand across high-density, real-time trading interfaces.
BlockchainDecentralized Finance (DeFi)Financial ServicesFinTech
Responsibilities
Own the visual system for Phoenix and future products: typography, color, spacing, iconography, design tokens, and component theming
Turn complex trading mechanics and data into clear, scannable visual hierarchies and data visualizations that perform under real-time constraints
Build and maintain a Figma library/design system, ensuring consistency and speed of implementation; provide developer-ready specs and assets
Drive visual polish on critical surfaces (order entry, positions, charts, risk states), including loading/empty/error states and micro-interactions/motion
Partner closely with engineers to ensure visual fidelity in production and pragmatic choices under technical constraints
Own the company and product brand expression across product surfaces and key moments
Incorporate feedback, user signals, and metrics to iterate quickly without sacrificing craft
Qualification
Required
2+ years designing visual systems for complex digital products, ideally high-density or data-heavy (trading/finance, analytics, dev tools, etc.)
Portfolio demonstrating strong visual craft (type, color, layout), system thinking (tokens/components), and clear data presentation
Fluency in Figma (components/variants, auto-layout) and handoff practices; attention to detail across states and edge cases
Comfort collaborating with engineers; ability to balance visual quality with performance and feasibility
High ownership and bias to ship; you sweat the details and move quickly
Preferred
Familiarity with crypto/Web3 design patterns and user behaviors
Exposure to Solana or similar blockchain ecosystems
Company
Ellipsis Labs
Ellipsis Labs is a financial technology firm that builds a range of products in decentralized finance.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$44.3MKey Investors
Haun VenturesParadigmElectric Capital
2024-10-31Series Unknown· $21M
2024-04-04Series A· $20M
2023-08-17Seed· $3.3M
Leadership Team
Eugene Chen
Cofounder
Recent News
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