UX Design Placement Student

About Alpen Commerce

More than 360 employees work on the product, from search ranking to fraud detection. Experiments run constantly, and most product decisions follow A/B test results.

Overview

This is a product design role, which means user flows, edge cases and empty states, not just nice-looking screens. Remote within Germany. The team meets in Essen once a quarter, travel covered. Hours are flexible, with one short team call each morning.

Responsibilities

• Create wireframes, user flows and high-fidelity screens in Figma
• Prepare clean handoff files with specs and notes for developers
• Present your work in weekly design critiques and take feedback on board
• Design empty states, error messages and loading screens that are often missed
• Organise Figma files and pages so other people can find things
• Write short UX copy for buttons, tooltips and onboarding steps

Who can apply

• Available for the full internship period
• Eligible to work in Germany
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2026 or 2027
• Based in Germany for the duration of the internship
• Understanding of basic UX principles: hierarchy, consistency, feedback and accessibility
• Able to explain your design decisions in writing
• Comfortable taking direct feedback on your work

Bonus points

• Illustration or motion skills in After Effects or Lottie
• Google UX Design Certificate or a similar course
• Experience with Maze, Lyssna or similar remote testing tools

What you get out of it

• How to work with developers on handoff and handle the trade-offs that come up
• Working inside a real design system instead of starting from scratch

Duration: 5 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: €1,450-€1,650 monthly

What we offer

• Letter of recommendation
• Online learning budget
• Mentorship
• Paid public holidays
• Certificate of completion
• Flexible hours

We look at every application, usually within a week.

Duration: 5 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Alpen Commerce GmbH.