Sailplane · 2 weeks ago
Senior Product Designer
Sailplane is an early-stage AI infrastructure startup focused on building autonomous systems for managing AI data centers. The Senior Product Designer will shape the product experience, prototype workflows, and collaborate closely with customers and engineers to enhance the product's UX.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Define and evolve the end-to-end product UX across Sailplane's platform, embodying Sailplane’s product vision
Prototype AI workflows and build functional prototypes design to code using tools like Claude Code, Cursor, Framer, Storybook, Figma Dev Mode, and other AI development tools
Inspire the team to explore and improve features and designs through mocks, prototypes, and UX feature designs
Collaborate closely with customers and engineers through research and workshops, embedding with teams, and leading design critiques and functional reviews
Set a high bar for design craft and polish, from interaction to visual detail
Create scalable systems and patterns that unify the product experience
Explore and shape how AI integrates across user journeys
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience designing product experiences across platforms
Strong portfolio showing high-quality, shipped work at scale
Deep prototyping skills and comfort working in code and design tools, moving from design to code quickly and iteratively
Experience designing with AI or working on AI-powered products
Product thinking through user flows, jobs-to-be-done framing, and visual design translating to solutions and outcomes for users
Systems-level thinking across UX, UI, and design infrastructure scaling design beyond individual features
Technical product familiarity with developer tools, B2B SaaS, data-heavy UIs, or AI products
Excellent communication skills with an ability to explain complex AI hardware and agentic concepts to non-experts, and a collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams and partners
Benefits
Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision coverage beginning on the first day for employees and their families, paid 100% by Sailplane
Equity grant participation
Flexible PTO with no accrual or set annual cap, plus 15 paid holidays per year
Health and Wellness stipend ($3,000 annually) to help support your personal health goals
AI tools stipend ($1,200 annually) to encourage hands-on familiarity with emerging tools
12 weeks of paid parental leave
Company
Sailplane
Sailplane is a technological company focused on Hierarchical Planning AI research.
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
unknown2023-10-01Seed
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