UX/UI Design Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $80/hr

Overview

Mercor is seeking a Design Expert for a contract position. The role involves constructing scenarios for rapid prototyping, design system development, and cross-functional product-design-engineering collaboration. The ideal candidate will have experience working as a product designer, design lead, or AI-native engineer/vibecoder.

Responsibilities

• Construct scenarios spanning rapid prototyping, design system development, and cross-functional product-design-engineering collaboration
• Build tasks across AI-assisted application development, natural-language-to-code workflows, and rapid prototyping
• Develop scenarios using tools such as AI coding assistants and Figma, prototyping tools, and design systems tooling
• Apply subdomain-specific methodologies like iterative prompt-driven development for Vibecoding and human-centered design principles for Design
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic senior-level product judgment from generic tutorial-level work

Eligibility

• 5+ years working as a product designer, design lead, or AI-native engineer/vibecoder at a major product- or design-forward company
• Direct ownership of product design systems or AI-assisted development workflows shipped to production
• Fluency in vibecoding or design tooling, plus understanding of user-centered design principles and rapid prototyping practices

Skills