Principal Product Designer

<p>Unqork empowers enterprises to accelerate growth by rapidly building, testing, and running applications that are designed to be AI-native. Trusted by the world’s largest organizations in highly regulated industries, these applications become more secure over time while significantly reducing technical debt—allowing businesses to focus on innovation rather than maintenance. Unqork’s customers include Goldman Sachs, Marsh, BlackRock, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. </p> <p><em>At Unqork, we value inclusive and innovative thinkers who boldly challenge the status quo. We encourage you to apply! </em></p> <p><strong>The Opportunity: </strong></p> <p>We are seeking a visionary systems designer to define the foundational Information Architecture for a new, AI-enabled IDE. This is a rare opportunity to sit at the epicenter of UX, platform architecture, and agentic AI; defining the interaction models that balance the speed of natural language with the rigorous governance of a regulated world. This role is ideal for designers who want to move beyond features and help write the playbook for AI-first development. </p> <h3><strong>The Impact U will make:</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Report to our VP of Product Design</strong>, and partner closely with our Chief Technology AI Officer.</li> <li><strong>Define Core Mental Models:</strong> Establish the system structures for a new AI-enabled IDE, representing projects, modules, components, and services.</li> <li><strong>Architect System Logic:</strong> Design the IA for complex data workflows, including dependencies, versioning, state, and environments.</li> <li><strong>Lead AI-Native Interaction:</strong> Design workflows where natural language is the primary interface for generation and iteration.</li> <li><strong>Design for AI Reliability:</strong> Build frameworks for AI-driven validation and troubleshooting, ensuring human oversight and reversibility are first-class features.</li> <li><strong>Bridge Technical Abstractions:</strong> Partner with architects to translate complex configuration-driven systems into intuitive developer experiences.</li> <li><strong>Scale Enterprise Governance:</strong> Ensure the UX supports high-stakes requirements like auditability, compliance, and permissions without sacrificing speed.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>What U bring:</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>10+ years of experience </strong>in product design, with a background in designing developer platforms, IDEs, or internal tools for enterprise/regulated software. </li> <li><strong>Systems Thinking Mastery:</strong> Deep expertise in IA and a strong understanding of how engineers plan, build, test, and deploy software.</li> <li><strong>Technical Breadth:</strong> Comfort designing for declarative systems, complex state, and traceable workflows.</li> <li><strong>AI-First Mindset:</strong> Experience embedding AI into core workflows with a focus on trust, explainability, and failure modes.</li> <li><strong>Strategic Versatility:</strong> Ability to define new interaction paradigms in ambiguous spaces.</li> <li><strong>Bonus:</strong> Experience building at high-scale developer platforms, modern AI labs, or enterprise-grade orchestration tools within industry-defining organizations. </li> </ul> <p><strong>Compensation, Benefits, Perks</strong></p> <p>💻 Work from home with a remote-first community</p> <p>🏝 Unlimited PTO (and the encouragement to use it)</p> <p>📝 Student loan payback program</p> <p>🏥 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision options available to you and your dependents</p> <p>💸 Flexible Spending Account (FSA)</p> <p>🏠 Monthly stipend toward your WFH setup, vacation, development and more</p> <p>💰 Employer-sponsored 401(k) with contribution match</p> <p>🏋🏻‍♀️ Subsidized ClassPass Membership</p> <p>🍼 Generous Paid Parental Leave </p> <p>💲 <strong>Hiring Ranges:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Tier 1: </strong>$209,600 - $262,000 </li> <li><strong>Tier 2:</str ... (truncated, view full listing at source)