Staff Product Designer
Render · Remote · Remote: United States ·
COMPENSATION
$218k – $300k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Staff level IC role
- Fully remote position
- 7+ years experience
- Developer tools focus
- No new visa sponsorship
Render is evolving from a solo developer tool into a platform for scaling teams. This role involves designing cohesive systems that make complex infrastructure legible and manageable. You will own critical user journeys, from deployment coordination to error handling, ensuring the interface remains intuitive under pressure.
What you'll do
- Design views that visualize service connections and dependencies at a glance
- Create system-level observability interfaces for logs, metrics, and events
- Design cross-service deployment, rollback, and preview workflows
- Craft helpful experiences for build errors, failed deploys, and empty states
- Optimize the first-run experience from signup to initial successful deploy
- Contribute to product strategy through concept explorations and critiques
What you'll need
- At least seven years of relevant product design experience
- Exceptional attention to detail in typography, spacing, and motion
- Strong ability to simplify complex information architecture
- Portfolio demonstrating end-to-end journey design, not just screens
- Familiarity with developer concepts like services, CI/CD, and deployments
- Experience designing robust error states and failure recovery flows
- Comfort working within and extending existing design systems
- Clear communication skills for cross-functional collaboration
Nice to have
- Experience designing complex dashboards or monitoring consoles
- Personal experience with on-call duties or debugging production systems
- Interest in designing CLI tools, SDKs, or AI-assisted workflows
- Literacy in code, motion design, or prototyping tools
- Public writing, talks, or side projects showcasing design craft
How you'll work
- Fully remote work environment
- Home office stipend provided for remote employees
- Monthly cell phone and internet subsidy included
What you get
- Four weeks of paid vacation annually
- 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents
- 100% employer-paid medical coverage for employee and dependent
- 99% employer-paid dental and vision coverage
- Long-term disability, life insurance, and 401K plans
- Monthly lifestyle stipend for wellness and hobbies
- Continuous learning benefits and support