UX Design Intern

About us:

Everyone has access to the analytics dashboard, and weekly numbers are posted in Slack. We are bootstrapped and profitable, with a Shopify store and a small warehouse unit in Cologne.

The internship:

Remote design internship for a student with a portfolio. We care more about your thinking than polished Dribbble shots. Remote within Germany. The team meets in Cologne once a quarter, travel covered. Equipment is provided, including a laptop.

What you'll do:

Write short UX copy for buttons, tooltips and onboarding steps. Present your work in weekly design critiques and take feedback on board. Check designs for accessibility, including contrast, font sizes and tap targets. Prepare clean handoff files with specs and notes for developers. Create wireframes, user flows and high-fidelity screens in Figma. Sketch rough ideas quickly in FigJam before moving to detailed screens. Review built screens in staging and log visual bugs in Jira. Collect competitor screenshots and annotate patterns worth borrowing.

Requirements:

Eligible to work in Germany. Based in Germany for the duration of the internship. Available for the full internship period. Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028. Some experience talking to users or running a simple survey. Available for 25 to 40 hours a week. Must be online for at least 3 hours of overlap with the team each weekday.

Nice to have:

Interest in fintech, edtech or SaaS products. Google UX Design Certificate or a similar course.

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: €1,250 - €1,650 monthly

Perks:

Internet allowance. Paid public holidays. Online learning budget. Company laptop.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Mar 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Mesaloop HQ.