Summer 2025 Internship
Designed 0 to 1 salary benchmarking tool
Role
Product Designer
Team
5 Designers
4 Devs
4 Product
skills
Visual Design
Prototyping
Leadership
Timeline
3 Months
Solution Preview
A salary benchmarking tool that delivers clear, comprehensive market insights for any role
Select the desired role by choosing a job title and career level
View in-depth details about base salary and total compensation.
The Process
Aligning ideas from leadership, mentors, and peers
With 10+ designers, PMs, and developers involved, there were a lot of different opinions and thoughts going into this project. Collaboration was a key skill in every step of the way.
Initial collages merging our teams' ideas together
The Process
Easing the design to development gap with my technical knowledge
We needed a simple line chart for our data visualization, but our Highcharts-only setup didn’t offer a suitable option. I experimented in the code editor to explore custom solutions.
The Process
Adapting designs creatively to work within design system constraints
Our design system didn’t support indented table rows, so I improvised by adding empty cells to create the effect.
The Process
Identifying integration points to drive cross-product value
While the tool is powerful on its own, its true value comes from how its insights integrate across the system. For example, alerting users when salaries fall above or below market.
Hand-off
Developing specs, breakpoints, and final deliverables for development hand-off
After our internship, the project moved into development. To ensure a seamless handoff, we prepared detailed documentation covering specs, breakpoints, and guidelines.
reflection
My key learnings from the internship
Ensuring early stakeholder involvement = smoother outcomes
Without early involvement, stakeholders are less aligned, making buy-in harder to achieve
Real-world projects come with real-world limitations
Constraints are inevitable; clear priorities keep you on track