Sonatype Guide
Designing to: help developers choose secure open-source components with speed and confidence.
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Developer Tools
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Complex Systems
Crafting strategically enjoyable experiences for humans + software.
Senior Product Designer | Baltimore, Maryland
Approaching design as the human lens within increasingly autonomous systems, grounding agentic product development in empathy and aesthetic judgment.
Open to Work
As a job-seeker in 2026, I'm looking to align myself with innovative teams and projects that push the boundaries of design and technology. As a human in 2026, I'd love to contribute to solutions that make a positive impact on the world.
I'm particularly drawn to products that sit at the intersection of complexity and usability, where thoughtful design can bring clarity to systems that may otherwise feel overwhelming. If you're building something ambitious and need a designer who is comfortable working from concept through implementation, I'd love to connect.
Practice & Principles
Systems over Screens
Interaction models and information architecture shape behavior long before visual refinement begins. In enterprise SaaS and configuration-heavy platforms, structural coherence dictates how complex workflows evolve and scale over time.
Trust as a Constraint
Products that govern consequential decisions require transparent logic and predictable behavior across environments. In developer-facing and platform contexts, consistency supports user confidence and long-term adoption.
Clarity at all Levels
Hierarchy, pacing, typography, and restraint support comprehension in dense, data-thick interfaces. Nuance remains intact while cognitive load is reduced, allowing complex functionality to feel simple.
Dev-Aware Design
Early engineering collaboration around constraints and implementation details preserves interaction intent and strengthens alignment across product, design, and development.
Recent Enterprise Work
Guide UX Lab
Designing to: reduce ambiguity between design and engineering in complex platform workflows.
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Code-First
GTM Enablement
PDLC Revamp
Prioritized Remediation
Designing to: reduce developer effort associated with shifting application security left.
Developer Tools
AppSec
Optimization
Words from the Team
"I had the pleasure to work with Jordan Walz for the past four years and she consistently delivers thoughtful, high-quality work. Jordan is a quick learner who picks up new concepts easily and applies them effectively in her design process. She's flexible, open to feedback, and willing to experiment with new approaches when the situation calls for it.
Jordan brings a calm, collaborative presence to the team. She's confident in sharing her perspective and comfortable engaging in constructive debate, always with the goal of finding the best outcome for users and the business. She demonstrates a strong balance between individual contribution and team collaboration, and she leads by example through her work ethic and thoughtful approach.
She takes the time to understand users and their behaviors, and that empathy shows up in her design decisions. Even when faced with challenging situations, Jordan handles them with professionalism and grace. She's a dependable teammate and someone who makes a positive impact on any project she's part of."
"Jordan is one of the most diligent designers that I've worked with throughout my career. Whenever she is given a task, she digs in, seeking to genuinely understand the use case at hand so that she can create the clearest and most effective user experience. This depth of understanding, along with her attention to detail, enabled her to solve some of our product group's most complex workflow challenges. Her eye towards consistency and appreciation of accessible web standards have helped elevate the quality of our products. Jordan is an experienced remote worker accustomed to collaborating with all levels of the organizational hierarchy, from individual contributors to C-suite executives. She is a valuable addition to any development team, and a joy to work with."
"Jordan's superpower is translating difficult, complex topics with a wide variety of opinionated stakeholders. She turned our Sonatype Guide prototypes and user flows into a live web application that our engineering team could reference as they began their work. Additionally, she actively supported her teams and made regular contributions to the codebase, addressing minor UX issues to maintain the team's flow state."