Product Design Lead

Argus Labs is building the next generation of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games by empowering players with the extensive freedom to build, extend, and influence the game worlds they inhabit. Our approach is centered around World Engine, our state-of-the-art onchain game server framework.
World Engine leverages a novel sharded rollup blockchain architecture, which allows games to use smart contracts for user-generated content (UGC) while scaling to tens of thousands of concurrent users without compromising performance. To date, World Engine is the most performant blockchain designed from the ground up for games and has been used in production for games like Dark Frontier, processing 700K+ player transactions within a week.

We raised $10 million in seed funding led by Haun Ventures ($1.5B crypto fund led by former a16z GP, Katie Haun) with participation from influential angel investors in tech and gaming such as Elad Gil and Balaji Srinivasan (ex-Coinbase CTO).

• https://argus.gg

• https://world.dev

• https://twitter.com/ArgusLabs_

• Translate product and business goals into clear, actionable design strategies.

• Participate in shaping the product roadmap, contributing user-centered insights and design-led thinking.

• Work with cross-functional teams to define and prioritize features based on player needs, technical constraints, and business impact.

• Design and deliver wireframes, mockups, user flows, and interactive prototypes for both in-game and developer platform-related experiences.

• Develop and maintain a robust design system and visual language that supports consistency across our ecosystem

• Conduct user research, surveys, and usability tests to validate design decisions and uncover insights.

• Champion design quality through regular design reviews, QA testing, and collaborative iteration.

• Document and communicate design decisions clearly across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Partner with engineering to ensure accurate implementation and user experience fidelity.

• 3–5+ years of experience in UI/UX or product design roles, ideally in B2B SaaS, developer tools, gaming, or consumer tech

• Strong portfolio showcasing a range of design work across platforms

• Mastery of tools like Figma, Adobe CC, Protopie, or similar design/prototyping software.

• Motion design skills for transitions, animations, and interactive feedback.

• Interest or experience in web3, blockchain, or decentralized systems.

• Deep understanding of UX principles, user flows, interaction design, and visual hierarchy.

• Experience conducting and applying user research to real product outcomes.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Fluent in English

Bonus Points

• Prior professional or non-professional experience in software engineering.

• Strong understanding of web technologies and front-end development, with the ability to write clean and efficient code using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

• Familiarity with game design principles or user psychology in gameplay.

• Knowledge of accessibility best practices.

For full-time employees

• A note for the game industry veterans: no crunch :-)

• Flexible PTO (2 weeks required) + holidays

• 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance (US)

• 401k (US)

• Up to $1500 desk set-up stipend

• Well-being allowance

• Company retreats

We’re an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.