Staff Designer San Mateo, CA (Hybrid)

eve.legal; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 227,500 - 272,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary & Equity

401(k) Program with Employer Matching

Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance

Autonomous Work Environment

Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays

Job summary

Join eve.legal as a Design Lead to shape the future of legal technology. You will own the design process across products and partner closely with engineering to define and launch innovative solutions.

We are seeking someone with experience in complex system design and a strong foundation in AI-native workflows. The role offers a competitive salary and a collaborative work environment, where your contributions drive our ambitious vision forward.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing complex, systems-heavy products.
• Ability to define problems and stay engaged through the entire process.
• Active use of AI tools in the design process.

Responsibilities

• Own the full arc of design work from problem definition to iteration.
• Set high standards for design quality and craft.
• Establish and scale design practices across the organization.

Skills

Experience designing complex systems

Ownership in design

AI-native workflow

Design systems fluency

Collaborative mentoring

Job description

About Eve

Eve is redefining legal technology for plaintiff law firms, and we’re building the team that will take us there. We help firms handle more cases, recover more for clients, and grow with AI that works across every stage of a case, from intake through resolution. The next generation of great plaintiff firms will be AI‑Native, and Eve is how they get there. But what makes Eve different isn’t just the product. It’s how we build it. If you’re someone who takes ownership, stays curious, and wants to build AI that’s already changing how law is practiced, this is where you belong.

Product‑market fit: Eve is trusted by over 1000 law firms, and we’re growing fast.

Backed by top investors: We’ve raised over $160M from world‑class partners including Spark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (A16z), Menlo Ventures, and Lightspeed.

Built by a world‑class team: Engineers, designers, and operators from places like Scale, Meta, Airbnb, Cruise, Square, Rubrik, and Lyft are building Eve from the ground up.

AI‑Native from day one: We’re on the bleeding edge of AI, collaborating directly with teams at OpenAI and Anthropic to build best‑in‑class AI workflows tailored for legal work.

Explosive growth: We are growing 2X revenue Quarter over Quarter.

About the role

Design at Eve is at an inflection point. We’ve shipped a product that 1,000+ law firms use every day — and we’re now building the design team to match our ambition. You’ll own complex product surfaces end to end, partner closely with product and engineering to shape direction, and help raise the bar for how design works across the org. We’re a team‑first group and co‑create together.

Design at Eve is AI‑first. The workflow moves from LLM to code prototype to Figma or the tool of your choice. We want designers who already work this way, or who are ready to make it their default.

What you’ll do

• Own the full arc of design work. You define the problem, shape the approach, push back when the framing can be better, and stay engaged through launch and iteration.
• Set the standard for craft and design quality on the team. Your work demonstrates what thoughtful, rigorous, AI‑native product design looks like at Eve.
• Use AI throughout the entire design process. From clarifying intent or surfacing edge cases early – tools like Claude are embedded at every stage.
• Prototype early and often. Use tools like Cursor or Claude Code to validate flows fast and partner with engineers on what moves into the product.
• Establish and scale design practices across the org. Process, shared patterns, etc., you identify solutions to new ways of working.
• Design for complexity without making it visible. Our users span roles across law firms. Your job is to make AI‑powered, legal workflows feel simple and trustworthy.

What we’re looking for

• Experience: Meaningful time designing complex, systems‑heavy products. A background in B2B is helpful but not required.
• True ownership: You’ve defined problems, not just solved them — and stayed engaged past handoff.
• AI‑native workflow: You actively use LLMs in your design process. You’ve used AI tools to prototype interactions and validate behavior.
• Design systems fluency — including imperfect ones: You can do great work within a system that’s still maturing and improve it as you go.
• Opinionated and articulate: You bring a clear perspective on problems, can defend your design decisions, and know when to update your thinking based on new information.
• Collaborative mentor: You genuinely invest in the people around you. You give feedback with care and create space for others to grow.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience designing AI‑generated or AI‑augmented product experiences
• Background in legal tech or other regulated, document‑heavy domains
• Experience building or contributing to a design system
• Experience establishing design practices in a team that’s scaling

Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to relevant experience, skills, interview performance, and the scope and level of the role and candidate.

US Base Salary Range

$227,500 - $272,500 USD

Benefits

• Competitive Salary & Equity
• 401(k) Program with Employer Matching
• Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Commuter Benefits*
• Autonomous Work Environment
• Workplace Setup Reimbursement
• Telecomm Stipend
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays
• Quarterly Team Gatherings
• In office Perks*

*In office employees only

Eve Legal is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, reach out to your recruiter.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.