Product Designer

Cylake Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Cylake Inc. invites a Product Designer to shape the user experience across its cybersecurity platform, collaborating with design, engineering and product teams to extend the design system and deliver intuitive interfaces for complex security tools.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of UX/UI design experience, a strong portfolio, and a passion for turning technical complexity into accessible experiences for security professionals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of UX/UI design experience with a strong portfolio.
• Experience designing complex, data-heavy enterprise software.
• Experience contributing to design systems and libraries.
• Ability to work autonomously in startup environments.
• Regularly seeks user feedback to sharpen work.
• Strong visual design with typography and color discipline.
• Prototyping in code or with AI-assisted tools.

Responsibilities

• Shape the user experience across Cylake Inc.'s cybersecurity platform.
• Collaborate with design, engineering and product teams to extend the design system.
• Create reusable patterns and raise usability and visual polish as the platform grows.
• Turn technical complexity into intuitive experiences for security professionals.

Skills

UX/UI design

Portfolio

Design systems

Visual design

Prototyping

Autonomy

User feedback

Tools

Generative AI tools

Job description

Your Impact

Join a small team building the next generation of Cyber Security products from the ground up. Led by industry veterans with a proven track record of success - you will get to architect, build, and deliver hugely impactful products with this world class team. You will have the opportunity to grow your career and skills along with the company from the very start.

Role Overview

We're looking for a Product Designer to help shape the user experience across our cybersecurity platform. You'll work across our product portfolio, from analyst workflows to administrative controls and executive dashboards, designing experiences that make complex security capabilities feel intuitive and approachable. You'll partner closely with our design, engineering, and product teams to extend our design system, contribute reusable patterns, and raise the bar on usability and visual polish as the platform grows. The ideal candidate brings strong UX fundamentals, a sharp eye for visual design, and genuine enthusiasm for turning technical complexity into experiences that security professionals actually enjoy using.

Required Experience

• 5+ years of UX/UI design experience with a strong portfolio demonstrating both interaction and visual design excellence




• Experience designing complex, data-heavy enterprise software for technical domains (e.g., security, developer tools, observability)




• Experience contributing to and evolving design systems, component libraries, and design patterns across complex product surfaces




• Ability to work autonomously in ambiguous, fast-moving startup environments and make principled design decisions with incomplete information




• Regularly seeks out feedback, from users, teammates, and other stakeholders, and uses it to sharpen and reshape their work




• Strong visual design skills, with attention to typography, color systems, spacing, and creating polished, professional interfaces




• Comfortable prototyping in code or generative AI tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing for security products




• Deep familiarity with how AI is being woven into enterprise software today, along with informed opinions about what works and why




• Experience designing dashboards and visualizations that turn dense data into clear, actionable insight

We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees’ health, well-being, and long-term success. The expected salary range for this position is $150,000 – $250,000 per year. Within this range, individual pay is determined based on job-related factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity. Most candidates can expect an offer within the range listed above. Your recruiter will provide additional details on compensation and benefits to qualified candidates during the hiring process.

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone can do their best work. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please let us know — we’re happy to support you.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future.