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UI Designer

At COBE, we design and build digital products that don't just work, they feel really good to use. We're all about creating beautiful experiences, and that's exactly why we're looking for you: a UI Designer who builds interfaces with genuine instinct and doesn't just use design systems, but actively shapes them.

What you'll do

  • You take the design lead on multiple projects and work closely with an ambitious team
  • You internalize our brand-driven design methodology (UXi) and create meaningful user experiences that truly fit the brand
  • You design digital interfaces with high visual quality, typography, layout, spacing, hierarchy: consistent and clean across entire flows
  • You work component-based and actively evolve design systems (patterns, component logic, guidelines, tokens)
  • You make design decisions with intention and can back them up, in the context of users, product goals, and brand
  • You set qualitative guardrails to help the team move faster, stay consistent, and level up (reviews, UI checks, quality bars)
  • You work closely with Product, Engineering, and Brand, from dev-ready designs to support during sprints
  • You proactively seek feedback from experienced colleagues to ensure high quality before deadlines
  • You spot opportunities to improve the design process and drive changes together with the team
  • You lead, organize, and moderate presentations for key milestones, workshops, or creative sessions within your projects
  • You stay on top of UI trends and share your knowledge within COBE
  • You create effort estimates and help PMs keep workload and capacity aligned
  • You join pitches and take ownership of the brand-driven design part

What you bring

  • You have at least three years of professional experience as a UI Designer at an agency or in a relevant in-house role
  • You make design decisions with intention and can back them up with a strong eye for typography, color, layout, and hierarchy
  • High craft-level UI quality down to the details (states, responsiveness, edge cases, etc.)
  • Strong understanding of design systems and component-based workflows
  • Solid Figma skills: Auto Layout, Variants, Tokens and you know how to build files that teams can actually work with
  • Experience collaborating closely with Engineering (e.g. component logic, handover processes, token strategies)
  • A portfolio of real digital interfaces showing visual clarity and consistency across multiple screens and flows - we're excited to see it!
  • You enjoy coaching other designers visually and raising the bar for UI quality across the team
  • Your German is at least C-level and your English at least B-level

Nice to have

  • You've built complex, scaling interfaces before: SaaS, platforms, data-heavy UIs
  • A background in branding or graphic design or a strong sense of how brand and product UI work together

What we offer

  • Work from anywhere: Office, home, favorite café, or mountain cabin, you decide where you do your best work
  • Your day, your rules: As long as hours and deadlines are met, you work the way that works best for you
  • More vacation every year: One extra day added each year, up to 30 days total
  • Ideas over titles: The best idea wins, no rigid hierarchies, just real collaboration
  • Flexible hours: Build up overtime and take it back whenever you need it
  • Fairness & growth: Transparent salary model, genuine appreciation, and the chance to actively shape your own development
  • Open feedback culture: Monthly mentoring as a safe space, plus in-depth team feedback twice a year
  • Projects that don't get boring: Exciting clients, innovative products, variety guaranteed
  • More than just an office: A place you actually want to be with lunch, afterwork drinks on the balcony, and the occasional dinner
  • People who make the difference: Smart, warm colleagues who tackle challenges together
  • Team events that are actually fun: Coming together regularly, celebrating wins, and just having a good time
  • Mental health matters: OpenUp access included, plus a weekly team meditation session counted as work time
  • Deutschlandticket: We cover your public transport ticket 100%
  • Corporate Benefits & FutureBens: Discounts and deals across a wide range of brands and shops

Next steps

Just apply, and if it feels like a fit, we'll invite you for a coffee date and find out together if you're our next UI powerhouse! 🚀

Your Holacracy Circle

Our Mindset

The path to success

01

We are team players

We have each others’ back and offer each other help proactively. By giving our best to let our teamwork run smoothly, we do not only offer clients the best quality, but we also let our teammates have the best working experience.

02

We are self-managers

In order to achieve success, each individual has to work as a proactive problem solver. Let’s take full responsibility for accepting, estimating, solving, and communicating our tasks to the team.

03

We make an impact

We carry an entrepreneurial mindset to detect potential for improvement, make suggestions for improvement, and ultimately turn our suggestions into action. We put ideas into practice by being persistent and by overcoming barriers along the way.

04

We are authentic and optimistic

When things go wrong, we stay positive by turning the situation into a lesson for further improvement. Instead of complaining, we make suggestions, instead of hiding flaws behind a shiny facade, we admit mistakes, for the better.

05

We have a constant beta mindset

We embrace challenges, adapt creatively to new situations, and step out of our comfort zones for personal and professional growth. Let's prioritize self-reflection and constructive feedback to enhance our potential.

06

We communicate clearly

Let’s communicate our ideas, reasoning, opinions, and decisions in a precise and transparent way to avoid misunderstandings. We consider that everything is a hypothesis and that we could be wrong.

Our Munich Office

Work above the
rooftops of Munich

Join forces with our designers, strategists, concepters, researchers, writers and project managers, who mastered the art of creating beautiful digital experiences. Above the city of Munich, our COBE Castle is the place where ideas and concepts are passionately crafted into unique brand-driven design. Sounds exciting? Then hit us up.

“I’m looking forward to meeting you!”

Merle

HR Manager

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Our Hiring Process

From contact to contract: Here’s how things go down

01

First Contact

As soon as we get your application, we’ll be on it! Since we don’t use automatic replies, please give us a day or two to get back to you to discuss the upcoming steps.

02

Coffee Date

We want to see your true colors and show you an honest glimpse behind the curtain. Having a casual cup coffee or a beer with our HR representative is the right occasion for that.

03

The Interview

We’d love to learn more about your passion, goals and skills, and we’ll give you a deep dive into the COBE Culture, Holacracy, and OKRs, our processes and clients. We’ll evaluate your skill fit and are happy to be evaluated by you as well.

04

The Challenge

Now’s your time to shine! Show us your problem solving skills and your creativity by tackling our practical challenge. You can prepare for some days and then present your outcome in front of your future COBE colleagues.

05

Negotiations

You passed our tests, congrats! Now, things get serious. We’ll be absolutely transparent with you regarding our organisational compensation model and we’ll meet eye to eye. And if we’re both happy, let’s tie the knot!

Our Osijek Office

Work in the heart of
Osijek Software City

Founded in 2012, COBE delivers successful web and mobile applications for clients all around the world. With headquarters in Munich and an office in Osijek, our team consists of 70+ experts in development and design. Their satisfaction, personal and professional growth is our number one priority - two “Best Employer” awards, given in the annual survey by MojPosao, can support that.

Office space in Osijek, Kroatia.

“I’m looking forward to meeting you!"

Merle

HR Manager

Person painting an office mural.

Our Hiring Process

From contact to contract: Here’s how things go down

01

Contact

As soon as our inbox shows the incoming application, we’ll be on it! Since we have no automatic reply, please give us a day or two to get back to you. We’ll fill you up on the next steps asap.

02

Application Review

Once we get your application, our HR team will review it together with the team lead of the department you’re applying for. If you have the right skills, proper education, and/or relevant work experience, you’ll proceed to the next round of the selection process, which is getting the assignment. Congrats!

03

The Assignment

It’s time to get out the big guns! Meaning, you’ll get an assignment, that will challenge your skills, creativity, and approach to things. This is our way of testing if you have what it takes to join our team. Don’t worry, you will have enough time to solve the task, and we’ll be here for any questions if you have them.

04

Interview

We finally meet! Preferably in person, but if that’s not the case, then online - via Skype, Hangouts, Zoom - whatever you choose. You will sit down with our HR manager and your future team lead, get to know each other, talk benefits, paycheck, work hours – as transparent as possible. You’ll get a deep dive into our process, clients, and how we do things around here. We’ll evaluate your skill fit and are happy to be evaluated by you as well. This is also where we’ll discuss your assignment.

05

Job Offer

Congrats, you’re almost there. And by there, we mean at the COBE castle. Obviously, we want you on our team, so let’s talk details – your start date, paid time off, our working remotely policy, final salary. If we’re on the same page regarding everything, we’ll offer you a job, and boom – you’re hired! :)