[Contractor] Senior Product Designer
Cheesecake Labs is an AI, data, and product engineering partner for established and scaling organizations navigating legacy systems, fragmented data, AI pressure, or limited engineering capacity.
Our services include AI Implementation, Application Modernization, Data & Analytics, Product Engineering, AI-Accelerated Delivery, and Embedded Engineering Teams. We deliver agentic workflows in 8-12 weeks and modernize applications in 5-10 months rather than 2 years. We also build trusted data foundations and digital products designed to scale. Our agentic software development lifecycle accelerates execution, while experienced engineers embed with client teams to provide technical depth, security, and clear ownership.
Member of Anthropic's Claude Partner Network; technology partners include Databricks, Snowflake, dbt, and AWS.
Across 13+ years, Cheesecake Labs has built 300+ products for clients including Eurasia Group, MoneyGram, the World Bank, Stellar, Wedgewood, PepsiCo, Merck, Sodexo, and Mercado Libre.
The story behind this role
At Cheesecake Labs , our designers don’t just create screens.
We’re usually brought in when products are still evolving, requirements are not fully defined yet, and teams need to balance user experience, business priorities, technical constraints, and delivery speed all at the same time.
Many of our client engagements start with strategic conversations and evolve quickly into active projects.
That’s why we maintain a network of strong contractor designers we can engage quickly when the right projects come in.
This is not a traditional long-term internal role.
It’s a contractor opportunity designed for people who enjoy working across different products, clients, industries, and business challenges in fast-moving environments.
We’re looking for a Senior Product Designer (Contractor) who combines strong product thinking, visual design skills, user empathy, and ownership across the full product design lifecycle.
Engagement details
- Contractor / project-based engagement
- Paid in USD/hour
- Remote-first
- Flexible allocation depending on project availability and fit
- Opportunities may vary in duration, scope, and weekly commitment depending on client needs
Some opportunities may start immediately.
Others may become active as new projects enter our pipeline.
What this role actually looks like
This is not a “just receive requirements and design screens” type of role.
On a typical project, you might:
- Work closely with team members to shape product experiences and figure out what should actually be built
- Conduct user research, market research, and validation activities when needed
- Break down product requirements and user stories into practical design flows and experiences
- Create high-quality UI designs, mockups, prototypes, and scalable design systems
- Balance usability, business priorities, technical constraints, and delivery timelines in day-to-day decisions
- Participate in product and design discussions with international clients and multidisciplinary teams
Some projects will be highly execution-focused.
Others will involve broader discovery, product strategy, and UX decision-making.
Most are a mix of both.
What tends to work well here
We’ve seen that people who thrive in this type of engagement usually:
- Have strong experience designing digital products across web and mobile environments
- Feel comfortable navigating both UX and UI challenges — from discovery and flows to polished interfaces and interactions
- Have a collaborative mindset and work well alongside engineers, product managers, and stakeholders
- Feel comfortable navigating ambiguity, evolving requirements, and fast-changing product contexts
- Care deeply about usability, design quality, consistency, and pragmatic product decisions
- Feel totally confident working in English with international clients and teams (calls, discussions, async) — at least advanced level
- Already use AI as part o