Return to Work- Product Designer, WhatsApp

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.

WhatsApp is a fast, simple and reliable way to talk to anyone in the world. More than 2 billion people in over 180 countries use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and family, anytime and anywhere. WhatsApp is not only free but also available on multiple mobile devices and in low connectivity areas — making it accessible and reliable wherever you are. It's a simple and secure way to share your favorite moments, send important information or catch up with a friend. WhatsApp helps people connect and share no matter where they are in the world. As a Product Designer, you will be involved in every aspect of the product development process, from brainstorming the next product innovation to tweaking pixels right before launch. You will use your start-up mindset and your full range of product design, interaction design, visual design, and prototyping skills to produce elegantly simple designs. You'll be expected to push the boundaries of what's possible in a mobile app, while sharing in our healthy obsession for quality. This position has a 16-week duration. All candidates are expected to commit to a consecutive 16-week timeframe for successful completion of the program. At the end of the term, those participants who have demonstrated their ability to succeed and make an impact at Facebook will be considered for a full-time position. Roles are filled as candidates are identified. This program is open to all candidates who have relevant professional experience and have been out of the workforce for 2 years or longer immediately prior to the start of the program. New graduates with less than 1 year since matriculation, please apply for open positions through the students and grads career page.

Responsibilities

• Take broad, conceptual ideas and turn them into something useful and valuable for our 2 billion plus users
• Design flows and experiences that are incredibly simple and elegant for our supported platforms
• Design new experiences or layouts that evolve and/or define visual systems
• Give and solicit feedback from other designers in order to continually raise our bar for quality
• Partner with product managers, engineers, UX researchers and content designers to iterate and oversee the user experience of a product from conception until launch

Minimum Qualification

• 2+ years of experience building and shipping applications or software at the level of whole features/products across a variety of platforms
• 2+ years of interaction design experience with experience defining how an experience should behave based on understanding people's needs
• 2+ years of visual design experience with proficiency in typography, desktop/mobile UI, color, layout, iconography and aesthetic sense
• Experience understanding product goals, identify opportunities, and make decisions based on the impact to people and the company
• Experience articulating the goals of your team clearly and succinctly

Preferred Qualification

• Experience with prototyping (using Principle, Origami, Framer etc.)
• Good understanding of Android and iOS design patterns