UI/UX Design Intern, Internal Platforms

📋 Description

• Audit internal platform friction points and opportunities for improvement.
• Design clean, modern interfaces prioritizing clarity, hierarchy, and speed.
• Systematize and build a reusable component library and design system.
• Partner with engineering, product, and end users to validate ideas via interviews and usability tests.
• Translate complex internal workflows into simple UI patterns following best practices.
• Define and track UX metrics to demonstrate impact.

🎯 Requirements

• Currently pursuing or recent degree in Design, HCI, CS, or related field; strong portfolio.
• Good academic standing.
• Available for a 12-week internship Summer 2026 (Jun 15–Sept 4).
• Ability to relocate to the Bay Area, CA for the internship.
• Cannot use Zoox materials for thesis or external distribution.

Qualifications

• Portfolio with a modern, minimal, usability-focused design.
• Fluent in Figma; build components, variants, and auto-layout.
• UI fundamentals: typography, spacing, color, contrast, accessibility, responsive design.
• Familiar with design systems (Material, Apple HIG, Polaris) and when to apply.
• Strong communication; explain design decisions with reasoning.
• Self-directed and outcome-oriented; scope work in 12 weeks and ship.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience designing for B2B, enterprise, or internal tooling.
• Knowledge of HTML/CSS or React/Tailwind to prototype with engineers.
• Experience with motion design, micro-interactions, or design tokens.