Intern - UI/UX Design

Interview Kickstart is a premier career transformation platform turbocharging tech careers through AI upskilling.

Founded in 2014 in Santa Clara by Soham Mehta, ex-Box Engineering Leader, and Ryan Valles, a transformative P&L leader and former CEO with a track record of scaling ventures, Interview Kickstart’s vision is to help every tech professional thrive in today’s fast-evolving tech industry.

With 40+ domain-specific courses—from foundational Machine Learning and Generative AI to Agentic AI, System Design, and DSA—Interview Kickstart equips engineers, PMs, data professionals, and tech leaders to accelerate their careers. Its 600+ instructors—industry practitioners, hiring managers, and senior engineers from FAANG+ companies—bring real-world insight and cutting-edge expertise into every classroom.

Beyond upskilling, Interview Kickstart offers end-to-end career support. Personalized mock interviews, resume and LinkedIn branding, career coaching, salary negotiation guidance, and performance-based job referrals ensure that your AI upskilling translates into real career breakthroughs. Over 25,000 professionals have already advanced their careers through Interview Kickstart.

Recognized by TIME x Statista and GSV 150 as a top EdTech company, Interview Kickstart is the go-to platform for tech professionals looking to future-proof their careers in the age of AI.

Let's start with who we are:

Interviews can be hard. And when it comes to the top tech companies like Google, Facebook, Netflix, etc., they can be downright brutal. Most candidates don’t make it simply because they don’t prepare well enough. IK helps candidates nail the toughest tech interviews. At IK, current and former hiring managers at these top companies take candidates through an intense prep course to prepare them to crack the toughest Technical interviews. You could think of us as ‘the everything store’ for career transitions and interview skill development.

How do we do that, you ask?

• We have a structured way of helping folks crack interviews-
• Career accelerator course
• End-to-end courses + platform
• More than 100+ instructors from Google, FB, Amazon, Netflix, Dropbox, and other top Silicon Valley companies.
• And, to date, we have trained 10000+ engineers!
• What’s more exciting is that we are completely remote and hiring the best people we can find regardless of geo.

Sounds interesting? Then here’s some more information about the role

We are looking for a motivated UI/UX Design Intern eager to build solid UX & UI skills and gain hands-on experience with design systems. Under the guidance of senior designers, you will help craft consistent, intuitive interfaces for our learning products while learning industry-standard tools and methods.

Role Overview

• Assist with design system maintenance: Help update Figma components, tokens, and documentation.
• Support UI production: Create layout variations, states, and lightweight prototypes under senior direction.
• Participate in user testing: Observe usability sessions and assist in synthesizing findings for design iterations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Attend stand-ups and design critiques with product, engineering, and content teams.
• Uphold accessibility standards: Learn WCAG principles and apply them to interface tweaks and redlines.
  
  

Why This Internship Might Be For You

• Gain practical experience at the intersection of design, technology, and education.
• Learn directly from designers who manage large-scale design systems.
• Contribute to products used by thousands of engineers worldwide.
• Build a portfolio of real features shipped to production.
• Have a path to a full-time job, based on performance

Basic Qualifications

• Currently pursuing (or recently completed) a degree or certification in Design, HCI, or a related field.
• Foundational knowledge of visual hierarchy, typography, color, and responsive design.
• Familiarity with Figma or similar design tools (coursework or personal projects acceptable).
• Strong willingness to learn, take feedback, and iterate quickly.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate in a remote environment.

Join us at IK, where your curiosity and emerging design skills will help shape the future of tech education, while you gain the mentorship and experience to launch your design career.