Senior UIUX Designer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 28, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 21, 2026.
Senior UIUX Designer
Description
About SpeakBUDDY
At SpeakBUDDY, our mission is to Open a world of opportunities by achieving true language acquisition.
Our flagship product, SpeakBuddy, an AI-powered English conversation app, has been used by over 5 million people and continues to grow rapidly.
To accelerate this growth, we are increasing our investment in product improvement.
Creating engaging and effective learning experiences that motivate users to keep learning, while making the app more intuitive, user-friendly, and enjoyable, is one of our key business priorities.
Going forward, we are placing particular emphasis not only on experience design but also on the quality of individual screens, visual expression, and the overall polish of our product. For this role, we are looking for someone who can leverage strong graphic design fundamentals-including typography, color, and layout-to create visually refined, high-quality user interfaces, in addition to information architecture and UX design.
To support these ambitions, we are opening a new UI/UX Designer position.
This role will focus on two of our most important priorities:
Elevating the learning experience through UI/UX design to make it both enjoyable and effective, encouraging users to continue learning.
Taking the lead in enhancing overall product quality and consistency through polished UI design, visual design, and the development and adoption of a design system.
Rather than simply maintaining established patterns or an existing design system, you will help build the foundations from the ground up and embed a consistent visual language and user experience across the product and the team.
Key Responsibilities
Enhance the learning experience: Improve the enjoyment and effectiveness of learning through thoughtful screen design, visual design, and meticulous UI refinement.
Build and maintain design consistency: Maintain and evolve the design system, including updating, improving, and maintaining UI components and visual guidelines to enhance product-wide quality and consistency.
Drive product improvements across a global team: Clearly communicate design rationale and UI quality standards while collaborating with a multinational team to drive continuous product improvement.
English is primarily used when collaborating with designers and engineers, while Japanese is commonly used when working with business-side colleagues.
Design Tools
Figma
Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
Rive
Team Structure
Organization and Reporting Line
You will join the Product Management Division, which consists of Product Management and Design teams.
You will be part of the Design team and report to the Lead Designer.
Design Team
The team currently consists of:
2 UI/UX Designer
1 UI Designer / Illustrator
All three team members are international professionals who can communicate in English.
You will work closely with the Design team, Product Managers, and engineers from other departments to improve our product.
Why Join Us?
Make a direct impact on the product: Take ownership of refining the app's visual expression and improving the overall user experience and quality, directly contributing to the product's appeal.
Build a design system from the ground up: Have significant autonomy to establish, improve, and evolve our design system.
Work in a global design environment: Collaborate with international designers and engineers and experience a multicultural design culture firsthand.
Requirements
About SpeakBUDDY
At SpeakBUDDY, our mission is to Open a world of opportunities by achieving true language acquisition.
Our flagship product, SpeakBuddy, an AI-powered English conversation app, has been used by over 5 million people and continues to grow rapidly.
To accelerate this growth, we are increasing our investment in product improvement.
Creating engaging and effective learning experiences that motivate users to keep learning, while making the app more intuitive, user-friendly, and enjoyable, is one of our key business priorities.
Going forward, we are placing particular emphasis not only on experience design but also on the quality of individual screens, visual expression, and the overall polish of our product. For this role, we are looking for someone who can leverage strong graphic design fundamentals-including typography, color, and layout-to create visually refined, high-quality user interfaces, in addition to information architecture and UX design.
To support these ambitions, we are opening a new UI/UX Designer position.
This role will focus on two of our most important priorities:
Elevating the learning experience through UI/UX design to make it both enjoyable and effective, encouraging users to continue learning.
Taking the lead in enhancing overall product quality and consistency through polished UI design, visual design, and the development and adoption of a design system.
Rather than simply maintaining established patterns or an existing design system, you will help build the foundations from the ground up and embed a consistent visual language and user experience across the product and the team.
Key Responsibilities
Enhance the learning experience: Improve the enjoyment and effectiveness of learning through thoughtful screen design, visual design, and meticulous UI refinement.
Build and maintain design consistency: Maintain and evolve the design system, including updating, improving, and maintaining UI components and visual guidelines to enhance product-wide quality and consistency.
Drive product improvements across a global team: Clearly communicate design rationale and UI quality standards while collaborating with a multinational team to drive continuous product improvement.
English is primarily used when collaborating with designers and engineers, while Japanese is commonly used when working with business-side colleagues.
Design Tools
Figma
Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
Rive
Team Structure
Organization and Reporting Line
You will join the Product Management Division, which consists of Product Management and Design teams.
You will be part of the Design team and report to the Lead Designer.
Design Team
The team currently consists of:
2 UI/UX Designer
1 UI Designer / Illustrator
All three team members are international professionals who can communicate in English.
You will work closely with the Design team, Product Managers, and engineers from other departments to improve our product.
Why Join Us?
Make a direct impact on the product: Take ownership of refining the app's visual expression and improving the overall user experience and quality, directly contributing to the product's appeal.
Build a design system from the ground up: Have significant autonomy to establish, improve, and evolve our design system.
Work in a global design environment: Collaborate with international designers and engineers and experience a multicultural design culture firsthand.
Preferred Experiences
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working on entertainment or educational apps.
Experience creating visual assets such as illustrations, icons, or characters.
Experience creating animations or interactive elements in native iOS or Android environments.
We are looking for
・Has a strong eye for detail and visual quality and continuously strives to improve the overall polish of the product.
・Can collaborate smoothly with a multinational team in English and Japanese.
・Takes ownership of design quality and UX metrics and is committed to driving continuous improvement.
Working Conditions
Salary
Estimated Annual Salary: ¥6,000,000 - ¥9,000,000
・Includes a fixed overtime allowance equivalent to 25 hours per month.
・Paid in equal monthly installments based on the annual amount.
Location
3F, +SHIFT Nihonbashi Sakuradori, 3-14-3 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Job Type
Full-time, permanent employee
Work hours
Flexible working hours with core hours from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Hybrid work: A combination of office-based and remote work, with approximately 1-2 days per week in the office.
Probation period
3 months. No changes to compensation or employment conditions during the probationary period.
Benefits
Benefits
・Commuting allowance
・Health insurance
・Employees' pension insurance
・Employment insurance
・Workers' accident compensation insurance
Additional Benefits
・Financial support for language certification, book purchases, and participation in study groups and professional learning events
・Free access to our own services:
・AI English Conversation App SpeakBUDDY - free access
・CoachBuddy English coaching program - free enrollment for six months
・Support for purchasing books
・Side jobs and freelance activities permitted