TL;DR

Staff Product Designer (AI): Define and elevate visual and UX quality across Inworld's external surfaces, leading the design of intuitive experiences for generative AI systems. Focus on providing horizontal design leadership, establishing design standards, and leveraging data for engagement and conversion.

Location: Mountain View, California, United States. Candidates must be based in the SF Bay Area or willing to relocate (working on-site a few days a week).

Salary: $200,000 - $260,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.

Company

Inworld is a product-oriented research lab of top AI researchers and engineers, developing best-in-class realtime multimodal models and the only realtime orchestration platform.

What you will do

Own the visual design and UX across all external surfaces from concept through execution.
Lead the design of intuitive experiences for state-of-the-art generative AI systems.
Provide horizontal design leadership across product, marketing, and growth experiences.
Lead and manage relationships with external agencies and vendors, setting clear direction and ensuring work meets Inworld’s quality bar.
Establish and evolve design standards and guidelines that enable speed without sacrificing quality.
Think about design as a growth lever, using insights, data, and experimentation to improve engagement, conversion, and overall experience quality.

Requirements

5-10+ years of experience, preferably at startups and on 0 → 1 products.
Experience designing developer-facing products, translating complex AI systems into intuitive solutions.
Strong visual and UX design skills, with experience applying brand across developer-facing surfaces.
Comfort owning outcomes, not just outputs, thinking about design in terms of clarity, adoption, engagement, and business impact.
Experience collaborating closely with product managers and engineers, translating ambiguous ideas into crisp designs.
Hands-on experience with tools like Figma and modern design systems.

Culture & Benefits

Well-funded startup recognized by CB Insights as a top AI company and LinkedIn's Top 10 Startups in the USA.
Competitive compensation package including bonus, equity, and benefits.
Culture of high agency, proactivity, and minimal oversight.
Opportunity to work with and experiment with AI in daily work to improve efficiency and quality.
Focus on proactively identifying problems and driving solutions forward with a founder-level mindset.