Product Design Intern

Location: San Jose, CA (On-site only)

Team: Product Management
Why We’re Hiring
Alkira is growing quickly, and design plays a critical role in ensuring our products are intuitive, consistent, and scalable. We’re looking for a Product Design Intern to support our expanding needs and help maintain a high standard of quality across the product. In this role, you’ll contribute to visual polish, design system improvements, UX enhancements, and design operations. This is a unique opportunity to work closely with experienced designers, gain hands-on exposure to enterprise SaaS, and make meaningful contributions to a product that’s shaping the future of cloud networking.
What You’ll Do

Assist with visual design polish including layout cleanups, spacing, icons, and presentation mocks.
Contribute to the design system by auditing Figma libraries, adding missing variants, and updating documentation.
Provide tactical support on small features, UX tweaks, and internal tooling interfaces.
Support design operations through organizing assets, refining specs, and ensuring smooth developer handoffs.
Participate in design critiques, user research synthesis, and competitor experience audits.
Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers and engineers to ensure designs are both usable and scalable.

What You’ll Bring

Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in HCI, Design, or related field.
Strong proficiency in Figma; familiarity with design tools like Miro, Jira, or Confluence is a plus.
A portfolio showcasing visual design fundamentals (typography, layout, hierarchy) and UX thinking.
Curiosity, attention to detail, and a collaborative spirit.
Excitement to learn how enterprise-grade SaaS products are designed and shipped.

What You’ll Gain

Hands-on experience contributing to a live enterprise SaaS product.
Mentorship from experienced designers with patents and industry recognition.
Exposure to design systems, UX process, and cross-functional collaboration with PMs and engineers.
An opportunity to make meaningful contributions that improve product quality and scalability.
A potential pipeline for a full-time role post-internship.

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