AI-Native Product Designer

Valency Systems Inc.•Berkeley, CA

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

Valency Systems is a small, dynamic team of engineers, scientists, and researchers building the global hub for the agentic research era. We're based in Berkeley, California, and we're building something that matters. If you care about open science, advancing research at the speed of thought, and using AI to accelerate discovery, we'd love to talk. We're a hybrid team. We come together in person usually ~3 days a week at our office, with the option for ~2 days of flexible remote work. Nobody knows what good AI design looks like for science yet. We're hiring a designer to help figure it out. You won't be handed specs. Most days, you'll start with a capability that just became possible and end with something users can actually try. User interviews Monday, new interaction model Tuesday, pixel-perfect before it ships Wednesday. You'll work alongside engineers and researchers, not downstream from them. We want someone who shapes what we build, not just how it looks.

Requirements

You use AI tools daily in your design work
You're comfortable enough with code to prototype when it's the fastest path
You've shipped something hard (complex workflows, data-heavy interfaces, technical users) and made it feel simple
You'd rather dig into an undefined problem than wait for a brief
You care about craft without letting it slow you down
You're comfortable being the only designer in a room full of engineers
Portfolio: Show us work where you owned something end-to-end. We want to see at least one project where you invented the approach, not followed a pattern.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.