Founding Product Designer (Contractor – Brazil)
Location: Remote (Brazil-based)
Engagement: Full-time
Company: BDX Software
About Opportunity
BDX software is supporting a newly founded startup launched by a group of visionary doctors committed to improving patient care by streamlining and modernizing communication between healthcare providers. You will have a foundational role in shaping the product from concept to prototype, helping bring to life a tool that will transform how doctors communicate with each other and with patients, thus improving the patient experience and driving positive reviews for the hospital.
You’ll work closely with the client’s founding team to build an interactive prototype that sets the direction for future development. This is a high-impact opportunity to influence product design, workflow logic, and the client’s overall mission from day one.
What You’ll Do
Collaborate directly with the client’s founders (clinicians) to understand their workflow, pain points, and goals
Translate early concepts and requirements into user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity interactive prototypes
Lead founders through the end-to-end product design process — from research through prototyping
Iterate designs based on feedback from medical professionals and internal stakeholders
Build the design foundation for future product development, including design systems and component libraries
Communicate design rationale clearly to both non-technical founders and technical teams (as they are added)
Requirements
Based in Brazil (CNPJ required) and advanced/fluent in English.
5+ years of experience in UX/UI or product design, with a strong portfolio of interactive web/mobile prototypes who thrives in ambiguity and iteration
Demonstrated ability to translate abstract or clinical problems into elegant design solutions
Proficiency with advanced prototyping tools (Figma, Adobe XD, Origami, etc).
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, especially with non-technical stakeholders
Strong ownership mentality — you’ll be the only designer and an early voice in product direction
Have interest in learning, stretching, and growing into new areas
Bonus Points For
Having Engineering experience developing SaaS applications
Having engineering/product leadership experience
Knowledge of design for communication tools or messaging apps
Experience working with healthcare-related platforms
Experience working with early-stage startups
Familiarity with US-based HIPAA regulations and health tech security standards
Ability to support adjacent startup functions such as:
Cloud infrastructure setup (e.g., AWS, GCP)
DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
Basic QA/testing processes
Early-stage engineering contributions
Product Operations (Founding Agile environments, JIRA implementation)
Why This Role Is Unique
You’re joining at the ground floor — helping shape the core product experience
You’ll have direct influence over user experience and product decisions
Work closely with real users (doctors) to solve meaningful problems in patient care
Set the design foundation for future hires and product scale-up