GoPro · 14 hours ago
Senior Hardware UX Designer
San Mateo, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$115K/yr - $166K/yr
6+ years expGoPro is a company that focuses on designing confidence in moments that matter most. They are seeking a Senior Hardware UX Designer to lead UX design for camera interfaces and interactions, ensuring usability and efficiency in high-pressure environments.
Consumer ElectronicsPhotographyVideoWearables
Responsibilities
Lead UX design for camera UI, including navigation models, capture modes, settings, alerts, and system feedback
Design interactions that are fast, glanceable, and reliable in high-pressure, real-world scenarios
Balance usability, discoverability, and efficiency within tight hardware and firmware constraints
Drive design from early exploration through execution, iteration, and ship
Clearly communicate design intent through flows, interactions specs, prototypes, and storytelling
Partner closely with firmware, hardware, QA, and product to ensure solutions are feasible, testable and shipped with high quality
Plan and conduct usability testing and validation for camera UI—both structured and scrappy
Apply qualitative and quantitative insights to refine designs and resolve tradeoffs
Advocate for user needs with evidence, clarity, and pragmatism
Set a high bar for UX quality and craft within cross-functional teams
Lead and participate in design reviews, offering thoughtful feedback and helping elevate team output
Contribute to shared UX patterns, principles, and systems for camera experiences
Explore new interaction models, input methods, and feedback mechanisms relevant to camera hardware
Continuously identify opportunities to simplify, refine, and improve the camera experience
Qualification
Required
6–10 years of experience designing user experiences for shipped products
A portfolio demonstrating complex problem solving, strong interaction design, and real-world constraints
Deep understanding of user-centered design principles and interaction patterns
High proficiency with Figma and current design tools
Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical partners
Comfort designing within hardware, firmware, and system-level constraints
Preferred
Experience designing or deeply understanding end-to-end capture workflows—from moment selection and capture through review, management, and sharing—along with the edge cases, failure states, and emotional nuances along the way
Passion for action sports, adventure, or creator communities, with an understanding of how context and environment shape user behavior
Experience designing for hardware, embedded systems, or companion device ecosystems
Curiosity about emerging interaction models, sensors, and technologies relevant to cameras and physical products
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance – premiums are 100% paid for employees, 90% paid for dependents
Life insurance and disability benefits
Generous time off policy
12 weeks paid parental leave for new parents
Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) options
Discounted employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
LiveHealthy monthly wellness reimbursement
Innovative remote-friendly wellness classes and events
Flexible work arrangements
Professional + personal development opportunities, i.e. LinkedIn Learning, technology trainings, certifications, Peer-to-Peer learning, conferences and more
Opportunities to get involved in the causes that you care about (annual camera donation + volunteer events)
Company
GoPro
GoPro is a brand of personal cameras used in extreme action video photography.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$340.2MKey Investors
Nicholas WoodmanFarallon Capital ManagementFIH Mobile
2025-11-13Post Ipo Equity· $2M
2025-08-04Post Ipo Debt· $50M
2014-06-26IPO
Leadership Team
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CTO
Brian McGee
EVP, COO & CFO
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