Senior Product Designer — AI-Driven Code Platform

Sonar; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonar is looking for a passionate, seasoned product designer to join our Product Design team. You will shape the experience of our developer and agent users as they build the software of the future.

You’ll help ensure that our users write better code, navigate complex codebases, and leverage AI agents to accelerate large-scale code changes. In your area, you will collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to ensure proposed solutions meet outcomes and deliver best-in-class products.

Qualifications

• Experience organizing complex environments into logical structures and mapping user journeys that minimize friction.
• Curiosity and practical experience using AI tools to accelerate research, ideation and design velocity.
• A self-starter mindset with the drive to identify UX gaps and propose structural improvements without being prompted.
• Ability to articulate design decisions and the 'why' behind them to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfort working in a cross‑function environment where feedback is shared openly and/success is a team effort.
• Delivery mindset. Your role does not end when the design is handed off.
• Track record of driving design strategy and establishing patterns that scale beyond your immediate squad.
• Familiarity with software development workflows, the SDLC, or a background in computer science.
• Experience designing AI workflows or agent-driven experiences is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead product design across your squad, setting design direction and raising the bar for craft and strategic thinking.
• Build for AI agents as first class users and ensure the product works well for silicon-based users too.
• Integrate AI into every stage of your design workflow to accelerate research and prototyping.
• Listen to users and customers to understand needs and SDLC implications for better code and AI collaboration.
• Collaborate with other designers to ensure cohesive IA and a unified experience across the product platform.
• Align with the product manager on problem definition and end-to-end design solutions.
• Partner with engineering early to vet feasibility and edge cases.
• Mentor fellow designers through critique and feedback to grow the team’s craft.
• Shape and advance the Product Design processes, tools, and collaboration frameworks.
• Daily opportunities to work with a variety of AI tools and models.

Skills

UX mapping

AI design tools

Design leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Design critique & mentoring

Communication of design decisions

Delivery mindset

Design strategy

SDLC familiarity

AI workflows design

Tools

AI tooling

Job description

Sonar is looking for a passionate, seasoned product designer to join our Product Design team. You will shape the experience of our developer and agent users as they build the software of the future.

You’ll help ensure that our users write better code, navigate complex codebases, and leverage AI agents to accelerate large-scale code changes. In your area, you will collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to ensure proposed solutions meet outcomes and deliver best-in-class products.