Staff Product Designer (gn)

As a Staff Product Designer (gn), you take on a central role in evolving our core product and significantly shape the user experience of our learning platform across web and mobile. In doing so, you actively influence how millions of students learn digitally with sofatutor. You work closely with the Lead Product Manager, Staff Engineer, as well as Educational Leadership and Design Leadership, jointly driving the strategic development of our platform.

📍 100% remote (Germany & EU) | ⏳ 36-40 hrs / week

What sets us apart:

sofatutor is a digital learning platform that supports over one million students, their parents, and teachers in learning and teaching with engaging videos, interactive exercises, educational games, and helpful learning materials. Our goal is to make learning simple, effective, and accessible to everyone. We are driven by the ambition to go beyond the status quo - constantly evolving, both for our users and for ourselves. We learn from one another, actively give and receive feedback, and grow together as a team. Our strong belief in the power of digital education to create real impact is a key source of motivation for us. We thrive in a dynamic environment: we think flexibly, act in a solution-oriented way, and are open to using modern tools like artificial intelligence.

Your Tasks:

We are looking for a Product Designer who is passionate about developing new, conceptual solutions to real user problems and excited about helping create the next generation of student-friendly, AI-supported learning features. These are your detailed tasks:

• As an Individual Contributor, you take ownership of the redesign of our learning platform across web and mobile – with a focus on simple, intuitive, and motivating user experiences tailored to children aged 6 to 14. You will report directly to our VP of Content & Product Experience.

• Together with your peers from Product, Education, and Engineering, you design adaptive and AI-powered learning features and user flows that effectively solve real student problems in an engaging way.

• You collaborate closely with other designers and creatives on a project basis, actively contributing your experience to shared initiatives. You will also be in regular contact with our Team Lead for Illustration and Design.

Your Profile:

• Product & UX Design:

  • Several years of experience in designing digital products (web and mobile), with responsibility for UX concepts, user flows, and interface design.

  • Experience in collaborating closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and stakeholders across discovery and delivery phases, and the ability to clearly communicate and justify design decisions.

• Feature & Product Concept Thinking:

  • Experience in developing new product features from problem definition through user journeys and interaction concepts to validated prototypes.

  • Experience in exploring solution spaces together with Product Management, developing multiple concept approaches, and evaluating them in a structured way.

• Ability to simplify complexity:

  • Proven ability to translate complex platforms or feature sets into clear, intuitive, and easy-to-understand user experiences.

  • Strong sense for information architecture, feature structuring, and prioritization of user needs.

• Engagement & Interaction Design:

  • Experience in designing interactive and motivating user experiences that guide, activate, and retain users over time.

  • Strong skills in UX concepting, wireframing, high-fidelity design, and prototyping to develop and validate solutions.

• Languages: Fluent in English, German is a plus

• Tools: Experience with modern design and prototyping tools (especially Figma)

• Optional:

  • Experience with personalized or AI-powered interfaces

  • Experience with platform or product redesigns

  • Experience with learning, children’s, or consumer products

  • Experience with gamification or motivation design

What we offer:

At sofatutor, you’ll be a valued team member from day one. We trust in your expertise, encourage independent work, and are always here to support you. Transparency, feedback, and personal growth are at the heart of how we work – just like creating a work environment that fits your life. We offer you a range of benefits from which you can choose the right offer for you:

• 🕒 Flexible Work: Enjoy flexible working hours and our remote-first model (including the option to work from EU countries up to 180 days per year), so you can organize your life in a way that suits you best.

• 💻 Remote Work Support: To help you set up your ideal remote workspace, we offer up to €100 every two years for home office equipment. Basic technical equipment such as a laptop, headset, monitor etc. will of course be provided by us.

• 🌍 Mobility & Independence: We support your mobility with public transport subsidies or a Swapfiets bike – in Berlin or another city.

• 🎉 Team Spirit & Events: Community matters to us! Join regular team events, both online and in person at our Berlin office.

• 💚 Volunteering & Extra Time Off: Get two additional paid days off per year for your voluntary work - plus paid time off on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

• 💪🏻 Fitness & Mental Wellbeing: Stay active with a membership for Urban Sports Club or a local gym. For your mental health, you get free access to the Bloom platform.

• 💸 Attractive Discounts: Enjoy discounts through FutureBens and Corporate Benefits, plus exclusive offers for friends and family on our learning platform.

• 💳 Flexible Perks: With the givve benefits credit card, you receive tax-free perks that you can spend flexibly in your region.

At sofatutor, we are committed to continuously developing an inclusive work environment that supports your growth - regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, age, disability, education, or ethnicity. We’d love for you to join us in shaping this together!