Haystack

Design

Hire UI Designers

Hire UI designers who craft beautiful, consistent product surfaces.

92% match
Vetted
Marcus Johnson

Marcus Johnson

Lead UI Designer

Seattle, USA

ai_summary11 yrs shipping production-grade ui designer work. Strong on Figma & Design systems.

Figma67%
Design systems62%
Typography70%
Component design68%

11+

Years

$230k

Expects

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Markets

UK · DE · US

24h

First shortlist

from kick-off call

14–21

Days to hire

median across roles

Tailored

Typical mid pay (UK)

Why Haystack

The fastest way to hire ui designers without the agency tax.

UI designers turn intent into pixels - building the visual language, components and detail that make products feel considered.

Haystack matches you with UI designers experienced across SaaS, consumer and design-system-led product teams.

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UI Designers ready to interview

A sample of ui designers currently active on Haystack. Sign in to browse full profiles, see expected salaries, and start a conversation.

96% match
Vetted
Lena Schneider

Lena Schneider

Lead UI Designer

Berlin, Germany
Figma77%
Design systems82%
Typography73%
Component design78%

6+

Years

€78k

Expects

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Response

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94% match
Vetted
Maximilian Weber

Maximilian Weber

Senior UI Designer

Munich, Germany
Typography67%
Component design55%
Prototyping66%
Accessibility49%

10+

Years

€105k

Expects

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98% match
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Hannah Becker

Hannah Becker

Lead UI Designer

Hamburg, Germany
Prototyping69%
Accessibility62%
Figma67%
Design systems49%

4+

Years

€68k

Expects

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95% match
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Jonas Krüger

Jonas Krüger

Lead UI Designer

Frankfurt, Germany
Figma64%
Design systems67%
Typography52%
Component design66%

8+

Years

€92k

Expects

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96% match
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Olivia Martinez

Olivia Martinez

Senior UI Designer

San Francisco, USA
Typography54%
Component design51%
Prototyping66%
Accessibility71%

6+

Years

$185k

Expects

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90% match
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Ethan Nguyen

Ethan Nguyen

Staff UI Designer

New York, USA
Prototyping58%
Accessibility70%
Figma65%
Design systems52%

9+

Years

$210k

Expects

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What strong ui designers ship with

3 core · 3 nice to have

Core stack

FigmaDesign systemsTypography

Nice to have

Component designPrototypingAccessibility

Where the talent lives

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Hires made on Haystack by teams like

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Blueprint

Hiring through Haystack takes days, not months

A repeatable five-step playbook our employers run for every role.

  1. 01

    30-min kick-off

    Day 0

    We capture the brief, scorecard and salary band. No long forms.

  2. 02

    Matches in 24h

    Day 1

    A curated shortlist of vetted candidates lands in your dashboard.

  3. 03

    Interview rounds

    Day 2–10

    We handle scheduling. You focus on the conversation.

  4. 04

    Offer & references

    Day 10–14

    We support both sides through offer and reference checks.

  5. 05

    Onboard

    Day 14–21

    Structured ramp template so your new hire ships in week one.

92%

Offer acceptance

Because every candidate has already aligned on level, comp and working pattern before you meet, ui designer offers via Haystack are accepted 92% of the time.

Leading tech employers use Haystack to hire world-class candidates

Answer Digital

"For anyone in the industry struggling with tech hiring and finding those really niche candidates, I'd highly recommend using Haystack. Ultimately Haystack helped us find great candidates that we couldn't find anywhere else."

Jonny Hiles

Jonny Hiles

Talent Acquisition Lead

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Leonardo

"Working with Haystack has helped us widen our brand, it's helped us recruit great people, and it's been an easy thing to do. When we think about our candidate experience and the experience of people in my team, I want that rounded experience and that's what we've seen with Haystack."

Craig Drysdale

Craig Drysdale

VP Talent & Engagement

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PayPoint

"I'm really impressed with the candidates that I'm finding on Haystack, I'm looking at them and thinking, 'wow, this looks like a great engineer'. We made multiple hires in our first year. It's been a really nice way to hire tech talent, with a very unique approach."

Marek Kafar

Marek Kafar

Senior IT Recruiter

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