Product Designer

About the role

This is a full-time, in-person role based in San Francisco (Presidio) - we work from the office 5 days a week. You must be based in the Bay Area or willing to relocate before starting. We require US work authorization, but are open to O-1 visa sponsorship for truly exceptional candidates.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end user flows for AI agent creation, from natural language input to deployment
• Work platform agnostically - you should be comfortable working on mobile interfaces, desktop, and responsive web
• Develop interaction patterns for real-time feedback where the assistant comes alive in the experience, while surfacing the right plumbing and mechanics needed in a delightful unobtrusive way
• Build and maintain our design system, ensuring consistency across rapidly evolving product surfaces
• Create motion and micro-interactions that make synchronous and asynchronous AI processes feel responsive
• Influence product strategy by identifying opportunities through design exploration

Requirements

• Have designed complex products that achieved both usability and adoption goals
• Show expertise in interaction design, including keyboard-first interfaces
• Bring strong visual design skills with proven ability to create cohesive, scalable design systems
• Excel at prototyping, from paper sketches to high-fidelity interactive demos (bonus: the closer to real code the better)
• Understand interface development concepts and limitations for mobile and web to design feasible solutions
• Navigate ambiguity comfortably, creating structure from undefined problem spaces
• Communicate design rationale effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Balance user needs with technical constraints without compromising on quality
• Show evidence of shipping products that pushed the boundaries of what's possible
• Show systems thinking and ability to see connections others miss

Skills

• Built products using LLMs or other AI technologies as a designer or builder
• Digital native who leverages AI as a creative partner - using generative models and AI tools as a real competitive advantage in your workflow
• Motion design skills for creating fluid, responsive interfaces
• Code proficiency enabling you to build functional prototypes or contribute to implementation
• Experience with design engineering, bridging design and development workflows
• Track record of designing for uncertainty and evolving system capabilities
• Background in conversational UI or natural language interfaces
• Published writing or talks about product design
• Experience designing for both technical and non-technical users in the same product

Benefits

• Beautiful, historic San Francisco office with plants and a focus on innovation and calm
• Opportunities to influence product strategy and design
• Focus on real-world outcomes and customer satisfaction
• Flexible work arrangements and a supportive, collaborative culture

Pay

$140K - $220K

Schedule

Full-time, in-person role based in San Francisco (Presidio)

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a designer, ideally with a Senior, Staff, or Principal level position
• Deep understanding of information and interaction architecture for multi-platform systems
• Expertise in interaction design, including keyboard-first interfaces
• Strong visual design skills with proven ability to create cohesive, scalable design systems
• Proven ability to prototype and create high-fidelity interactive demos
• Understanding of interface development concepts and limitations for mobile and web to design feasible solutions
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and create structure from undefined problem spaces
• Effective communication skills to convey design rationale to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to balance user needs with technical constraints without compromising on quality
• Experience shipping products that pushed the boundaries of what's possible
• Systems thinking and ability to see connections others miss