Senior Product Designer

Lightning AI•New York, NY

1d•$160,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Lightning AI is seeking a product-minded senior designer to create user-centered products for its end-to-end AI development, training, and deployment platform. The role combines product, interaction, and visual design, with an emphasis on developer and AI products, user research, prototyping, and delivering polished experiences that provide tangible value. The designer will partner with product and engineering teams to shape product strategy and bring user flows and designs to life. They will work directly with users to test ideas, conduct research, and gather feedback, and will contribute across the development lifecycle—from proof of concept through release—in a fast-paced startup environment focused on speed, quality, and iteration. The position is part of the Design Team and reports to the Chief Design Officer. It is a hybrid role based in the New York City office, with an in-office requirement of two days per week. San Francisco is also an option, though New York City is preferred. The anticipated annual base salary is $160,000–$200,000 USD. Eligible roles may also include a discretionary bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience designing B2C and B2B software or technical platforms.
A strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product thinking across UX, interaction, and visual design.
Experience collaborating with product managers, engineers, and researchers to iterate quickly and ship thoughtfully.
Curiosity and initiative in engaging with the open source AI ecosystem, and interest in understanding the needs of individual contributors and enterprise AI teams.
Ability to work in ambiguity and across multiple product maturity levels, from early-stage prototypes to production features.
Proficiency in Figma and modern design tools.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain design rationale clearly and influence cross-functional teams.
A mindset of continuous learning, user advocacy, and pragmatic design execution.

Nice To Haves

Experience in developer tools, AI/ML, or SaaS environments.
Familiarity with technical concepts such as machine learning, APIs, or cloud infrastructure.
Front-end coding experience.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with product and engineering teams to shape the user experience, interface, interactions, and visual design of new and existing features.
Act as a key design partner in defining product strategy throughout the end-to-end development process.
Create user journeys, flows, prototypes, and designs, either from scratch or by refining engineering prototypes and enhancing products as they evolve.
Identify design opportunities and drive continuous improvement based on business objectives, user requirements, and customer requests.
Engage with the open source AI community and enterprise AI researchers and builders to understand real-world needs, workflows, and challenges, and apply those insights to product design.
Reduce friction and user-facing papercuts, making platform onboarding and use easier from day one.
Advocate for scalable, user-centered design systems and processes that improve design velocity, consistency, and impact across the product.
Work with users to test ideas, conduct research, and gather feedback.