Product Designer, AI Models

Figma · San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States · Design · listed November 21, 2025

The shape of it

Seniority
Not stated
Where
Not stated
Stated pay
$169,000 – $303,000 USD
Requirements listed
6
Length
949 words

In the posting’s own words

We're looking for an AI Model Designer to join our team and become the bridge connecting our AI research innovations with world-class design principles. In this unique role, you'll help us teach our models how to be better copilots for designers. You'll work across all our products to improve our AI models' design capabilities and oversee evaluation quality.

What it asks for · 6

  • Experience developing design heuristics and design principles
  • Experience leading design efforts for a suite of products or working on features that span multiple product lines
  • Experience using AI models for design tasks, either coding or image models
  • Proven track record in managing complex projects that involve collaboration across different teams and organizational boundaries
  • Experience managing contractors and multiple projects on tight timelines
  • Strong design background with excellent taste and attention to detail

Also a plus

  • Background in creating or evaluating AI-generated designs
  • Operational mindset with ability to improve processes
  • Technical understanding of AI/ML concepts and how they apply to design
  • Comfort navigating ambiguity and shaping open-ended challenges into clear goals
  • Strong communication skills for explaining complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

What the job covers

  • Collaborate closely with AI researchers to improve model performance from a design perspective
  • Develop and document design principles and heuristics that can be used by our AI systems
  • Build thorough methods to test and enhance the quality of AI-generated outputs
  • Oversee the quality of our design evaluations and give guidance to external partners
  • Be the bridge between the AI research team and designers, translating technical details for designers and design concepts for AI experts

Tools and skills named

Product & design
  • Figma5×
Models & research
  • Evaluations
  • Machine learning

Words the posting leans on

  • design18×
  • models6×
  • designers5×
  • experience5×
  • product4×
  • concepts3×
  • design principles3×
  • excited3×
  • future design3×
  • improve3×
  • quality3×
  • shape3×
  • technical3×
  • ai-generated2×
  • background2×
  • bridge2×

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