Senior Product Designer

Sift; United States; Sur place; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Unlimited PTO

Top-tier health insurance: Medical, 
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Free lunch, snacks, & coffee

Résumé du poste

Sift is seeking a Senior Product Designer to own core user experiences across the platform. You will design data-rich interfaces for engineers, conduct user research, prototyping, and contribute to the design system.

This hands-on role requires collaboration with Product Management and Engineering to ship improvements driven by user feedback and product outcomes. The ideal candidate has 6+ years in product design, strong systems thinking, and experience designing for technical users with data

Qualifications

• Experience designing data-rich, complex interfaces for technical users.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating ownership of software experiences.
• Ability to work independently and navigate ambiguity while delivering high-quality design.
• Experience with data visualization, observability, or analytics tools and dashboards.
• Prototyping interactive prototypes and communicating design decisions clearly.
• Comfort working with AI-assisted design tools and evolving design systems.

Responsabilités

• Own end-to-end design for core product experiences from discovery to launch.
• Conduct user research including on-site visits to understand engineers' workflows.
• Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to define problems and evaluate tradeoffs.
• Create data-dense interfaces with high usability and visual craft.
• Contribute reusable components and patterns to Sift’s design system.
• Participate in design critiques and share new workflows with the team.

Connaissances

Interaction design

Independence

Experience 6+ years

Systems thinking

Technical users

Data visualization

Startup experience

Prototyping

Aerospace/defense/robotics

End-to-end design

Communication

AI-assisted tools

US work eligibility

Portfolio

Data dashboards

AI in design

Outils

Claude Code

Figma MCP

Description du poste

• We’re looking for a Senior Product Designer to own core user experiences across Sift’s platform. You’ll design complex, data-rich interfaces that help engineers monitor, analyze, and make decisions about mission-critical hardware systems
• This is a hands-on role spanning user research, interaction design, prototyping, and polished UI execution. You’ll work closely with Product Management and Engineering from problem definition through launch, using our design system while helping evolve it
• We’re looking for someone who combines strong design craft with systems thinking, enjoys working directly with technical users, and is excited to use AI-assisted tools to explore, build, and iterate faster
• Own the end-to-end design process for core product experiences, from problem discovery and user research through prototyping, validation, and launch
• Conduct user research, including on-site customer visits, to understand how engineers work with complex telemetry data and translate their needs into intuitive workflows
• Design sophisticated, data-dense interfaces with a high bar for usability, interaction quality, and visual craft
• Partner closely with Product Management and Engineering to define problems, evaluate tradeoffs, and ship improvements based on user feedback and product outcomes
• Use AI-assisted design and development tools, such as Claude Code and Figma MCP, to build interactive prototypes, explore solutions, and accelerate iteration
• Contribute reusable components, interaction patterns, and improvements to Sift’s design system
• Participate in design critiques, share new tools and workflows, and help raise the quality of design across the team

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Top-tier health insurance: Medical, Vision, & Dental
• Free lunch, snacks, & coffee

• Strong interaction design skills, particularly for technical, data-rich, or workflow-heavy applications
• Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and move quickly without sacrificing design quality
• 6+ years of experience in product design (UI/UX), with a strong portfolio demonstrating ownership of complex software experiences
• Strong systems thinking, with the ability to simplify complex workflows while maintaining consistency across a product
• Experience designing tools for engineers, developers, scientists, or other highly technical users
• Experience designing data visualization, observability, monitoring, analytics, or other data-intensive products
• Experience working at an early-stage startup and contributing to a growing design system
• Experience building interactive prototypes to communicate, test, and refine design solutions
• Background in aerospace, defense, robotics, industrial systems, or advanced hardware
• Ability to work across the full design process, from user research and information architecture to detailed interaction design and polished visual interfaces
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to explain design decisions, incorporate feedback, and build alignment across teams
• Hands‑on experience with Claude Code, Figma MCP, or other AI‑assisted prototyping and development tools
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident (Green Card Holder), or protected individual such as an asylee or refugee in compliance with ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) / EAR (Export Administration Regulations) regulations
• Include a link to your portfolio or relevant design work; applications without visual work samples will not be considered
• Familiarity with charts, dashboards, real‑time data displays, or complex technical workflows
• Interest in using AI‑assisted tools to improve design workflows, with a willingness to experiment and adopt new approaches