UI/UX Designer Intern — AaoStays

Location: Remote

Duration: 2 Months

Stipend: Unpaid (Learning & Certification Provided)

About AaoStays

AaoStays is a fast-growing homestay and travel-tech startup on a mission to make discovering and booking authentic homestays effortless for travelers across India. We partner with verified homestay owners to offer guests comfortable, local, and memorable stay experiences — starting in Guwahati and expanding pan-India. As an early-stage startup, we move quick, wear multiple hats, and give every team member real ownership over the products we build.

Internship Details

- Role: UI/UX Designer Intern
- Company: AaoStays
- Industry: Homestay
- Work Mode: Remote
- Duration: 2 Months
- Stipend: Unpaid (Learning & Certification Provided)

Internship Overview As a UI/UX Designer Intern at AaoStays, you'll work directly on the design of our homestay booking platform — shaping how guests search, browse, and book stays, and how hosts manage their listings. You'll take ownership of design tasks from wireframe to final handoff, working closely with our product and development teams to bring ideas to life. This is a hands-on opportunity to build real products used by real travelers and hosts, not just a portfolio exercise.

Tech Stack / Design Tools

- Figma
- FigJam
- Adobe XD (optional)
- Canva (optional)

Key ResponsibilitiesUI Design
- Design intuitive and visually appealing interfaces for web and mobile
- Build and maintain reusable components and variants
- Apply Auto Layout for responsive, scalable designs
- Ensure visual consistency using design systems




- Create high-fidelity mockups and interactive prototypes

UX Research & Design
- Conduct user research to understand guest and host needs
- Map user flows and information architecture for key journeys
- Create wireframes to structure new features before high-fidelity design
- Run usability testing sessions and gather feedback
- Apply basic accessibility principles (WCAG basics) to all designs
- Write clear, user-friendly microcopy (UX writing basics)

Collaboration & General Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with developers to ensure accurate design implementation
- Prepare and organize assets for smooth design handoff
- Maintain version control and clear file organization in Figma
- Iterate on designs based on product requirements and stakeholder feedback
- Participate in team discussions and contribute design perspective to product decisions

Who Should Apply
- Students or recent graduates in UI/UX, Design, Computer Science, or related fields
- Basic knowledge of UI/UX principles
- Familiarity with Figma
- Understanding of responsive design
- Strong creativity and problem-solving skills
- Positive communication skills and a genuine willingness to learn

What You'll Gain
- Hands-on experience designing real, live products
- Portfolio-worthy projects to showcase to future employers
- Mentorship from experienced designers
- Exposure to startup product design workflows
- Experience collaborating directly with developers and product teams
- Internship Certificate upon successful completion

Interested? Apply now and help shape the design of India's next-generation homestay platform.

📌 UI/UX Designer Intern (India)
🏢 AaoStays
📍 India