Senior Software Designer

About us:

How did Web Summit become, in the words of Forbes, “the best tech conference on the planet”? Meaningful connections. Our tech events are unmissable because we make it easier for the right people to meet and connect. Everyone at Web Summit works towards this goal.

And we’re just getting started.

We’re always looking to build on the impact we have already made at Web Summit. In the coming years we’ll take Web Summit to new markets, promoting global connectivity, highlighting important issues and connecting global leaders – all while making a positive impact on the environment and communities we encounter.

To build a better company, we have to better ourselves. We do that by finding the most ambitious people to work with us.

At Web Summit, we believe that the power of design and engineering can be applied to every facet of our events to create an excellent attendee experience. Therefore, whatever projects you work on, you’ll work closely with our marketing team, software and web engineers across all our conferences.

This Senior Software Designer role will take primary ownership of the Web Summit website as a high-traffic conversion channel. You will translate marketing and advertising goals into design-led experiences, maintain and evolve our web design system, and collaborate with growth, SEO, and performance teams to optimise acquisition and conversion. In addition to site ownership, you will contribute to broader product initiatives across our attendee tools and platforms.

What you’ll achieve at Web Summit

• You’ll see your work on a global stage and make a mark in an international, tech-driven events company.
• You’ll be a key part of the product and marketing teams, responsible for defining website flows, strengthening our acquisition funnel, and driving brand awareness.
• You will own and improve the website’s conversion performance, responsiveness to campaigns, and scalability of web components for seasonal and growth activity.
• You will report directly to our Product Design Lead, collaborating closely to deliver best-in-class digital experiences. Together you’ll refine design systems, run experiments, and push forward both brand and product consistency across all digital touchpoints.

Who you are

• An experienced product/digital/marketing designer with a track record of turning customer and stakeholder needs into appealing, highly usable interfaces and flows.
• Fluent in marketing and advertising principles, comfortable translating campaign objectives, SEO strategy, and paid media goals into measurable design solutions.
• Collaborative, familiar with technical challenges, and confident working closely with engineering teams.
• Skilled at creating clear design deliverables—wireframes, prototypes, flows—and presenting them effectively to stakeholders.
• Iterative and data-driven, improving designs through feedback, analytics, and business needs.
• Passionate about design, always striving for quality beyond MVPs while maintaining consistency and brand integrity.
• Adaptable and comfortable working under pressure.

Skills and abilities we’re looking for

• 5+ years of product/digital/marketing design experience with a strong portfolio of responsive websites and digital products.
• Proven experience owning and maintaining high-traffic marketing or e-commerce websites.
• High proficiency in Figma (design systems, libraries, components, handover).
• Experience with Framer, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, or 3D tools is a plus.
• Fluency in marketing and advertising, with experience in growth, SEO, and performance marketing.
• Comfortable with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React, collaborating effectively with engineers.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams.A/B testing and optimisation experience is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with CMS platforms.

Benefits and perks:

• Hybrid-working model open to all employees.
• Fully subsidised healthcare, dental, employee assistance programme (EAP) and more.
• Pension contribution up to 6%(Irish based only)
• A dedicated in-house L&D department, with access to workshops, online learning and resources to help you excel in your career development.
• Company laptop, generous annual leave and flexible working arrangements.
• Our very own Tramway Team, which drives community and morale-boosting events for employees to participate in.
• Annual company get-togethers, charity days, and monthly wellbeing talks.
• Wellness subsidy issued to all employees of €1000 per year

At Web Summit, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We want talent from all walks of life to help us on our journey to digitise the conference sector. Hiring decisions are made purely on experience, skills and the needs of the business.

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