Technical Design Architect

You bring deep expertise in UI/UX, frontend development, and SaaS consulting, and are passionate about translating customer needs into scalable, high-quality platform solutions. You think from the customer's perspective and help them maximize the value of Staffbase - visually, technically, and strategically.

To support our customers, this role covers Monday to Friday, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm CET.

What you'll be doing

• Act as a trusted technical and design advisor for enterprise customers and key stakeholders
• Translate business and technical requirements into UI/UX, styling, and frontend customization solutions aligned with product best practices
• Enable customers to build modern, accessible, and brand-consistent applications using Staffbase configuration options, custom frontend techniques, and AI-assisted capabilities
• Create mockups, prototypes, and design concepts to support decision-making
• Design and support frontend implementations using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, and modern frameworks (e.g. REST APIs, React ecosystem)
• Provide expert guidance on theming, custom CSS, layout strategies, and component- and widget-based architectures
• Own design-driven implementations end-to-end throughout onboarding and the customer lifecycle
• Partner with Technical Support Engineers, Onboarding Specialists, and Customer Care Agents on complex customer projects
• Identify technical risks, edge cases, and scalability concerns to prevent recurring issues
• Lead customer workshops with design, frontend, and technical teams and define implementation roadmaps
• Collaborate closely with Product Designers, UX Researchers, Frontend Engineers, and Customer Success Managers
• Bring structured customer feedback into product discussions to influence roadmap priorities and usability improvements
• Improve internal processes, documentation, and best practices with a focus on quality and efficiency
• Act as a Staffbase product expert with a strong customer-service mindset

Do you have experience in XML?, * 5+ years of experience in frontend development, web design, technical consulting, professional services, or equivalent hands-on SaaS experience

• Degree in Visual Communication, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Web Engineering, or comparable practical background
• Proven experience working with enterprise customers and cross-functional teams including Sales, Customer Success, Consultants, and System Integrators
• Track record of contributing to or leading complex, deadline-driven technical projects
• Strategic and execution-focused, able to translate vision into impactful results while thriving in fast-paced SaaS environments with shifting priorities
• Strong command of HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, with hands-on experience in React and modern frontend ecosystems
• Working knowledge of Tailwind CSS and component-based design systems
• Confident with tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, Miro, or similar
• Strong design sensibility and the ability to solve complex visual and UX challenges across platforms
• Highly organized, proactive, and quality-driven team player with a curious mindset and a passion for continuous learning and collaboration
• Deep commitment to Accessibility (WCAG) and usability principles
• Experience with JSON, XML, and API-driven, data-oriented frontend architectures
• Business-fluent German and English communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Strong presentation and stakeholder-management skills

• Competitive Compensation - we offer attractive salary packages including LTIP (unit-based Long Term Incentive Plan)
• Flexibility - we offer flexible working time models and the option of hybrid work, and support this with a yearly flex work allowance of €1560
• Recharge - with 31 vacation days annually (incl. one floating holiday), plus pro rata fully paid Fridays off during August
• Support - we're offering a company pension scheme
• Volunteers Day - you'll get one day off per year for supporting a social project

We inspire people to achieve great things together. Our mission is to help organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication with the first AI-native Employee Experience Platform. Our industry-leading and award-winning agentic AI communications channels - intranet, employee app and email solutions - create engaging experiences that connect and empower employees. Headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany and New York City, with offices in Berlin, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Prague, and Minneapolis-St. Paul, our diverse team of 750+ employees supports 2,000+ customers-reaching over 16.4 million employees-in transforming their employee experience. We are proud to be a Unicorn company-privately valued at over $1 billion-demonstrating strong growth, innovation, and lasting impact in our industry. Together, we're shaping the future of workplace communication.