Principal Product Designer
Core
Set technical direction for design across a product area, build design systems and AI-powered tooling, and ship production-ready prototypes that move real metrics.
Role type
Principal Product Designer (Design Engineer)
Builds
Design systems, component libraries, AI-powered tooling (prompt libraries, eval pipelines, design-to-code workflows), and production-ready prototypes.
Domain
Consumer tech, marketplace products, platform/infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Design and code (React, TypeScript), AI/LLM tooling (Cursor, Claude), system architecture, technical direction, mentorship
Preferred skills
Background in high-growth consumer tech, complex marketplace products, or platform/infrastructure teams
Technologies
React, TypeScript, Cursor, Claude
Responsibilities
Set technical direction for design across a product area; build design systems and AI-powered tooling; ship production-ready prototypes; mentor senior designers and managers.
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
