Product Designer

ABOUT THE ROLE OpenRouter is the largest marketplace of LLMs, providing a unified API to access and orchestrate models across providers. As the platform grows, so does the complexity of how developers discover, evaluate, and integrate models into real applications. We’re hiring a Product Designer to help shape both the product and how it’s presented. This role spans core product surfaces (user dashboards, documentation, model pages, rankings, policy & guardrails, chatroom) and external-facing surfaces (landing pages, email templates, and other marketing touchpoints). You’ll help define how OpenRouter works and how it communicates. This is a hands-on role for someone who ships. You’ll operate in an AI-first workflow, using modern tools to move quickly from idea → prototype → production-quality output. You should be comfortable working in the space between design and development—building, iterating, and refining in close collaboration with engineers. WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON - Core product surfaces (dashboards, model pages, usage + analytics) - Model discovery, comparison, and evaluation experiences - Developer workflows (API onboarding, docs, playgrounds, integrations) - Marketing and brand surfaces (landing pages, email templates, growth experiments) - New product directions (tooling, marketplaces) - Rapid prototypes to explore and validate ideas KEY RESPONSIBILITIES PRODUCT & UX - Design clear, intuitive interfaces for complex systems (LLMs, APIs, routing, pricing, latency) - Turn ambiguous ideas into concrete product direction and shipped experiences - Own work end-to-end: concept → prototype → production MARKETING & BRAND - Design and build high-quality landing pages and growth surfaces - Create scalable templates (email, content, campaigns) - Help evolve OpenRouter’s visual identity as the product expands AI-FIRST EXECUTION - Use AI tools to accelerate design, prototyping, and iteration - Move fluidly between design tools, code-adjacent environments, and production surfaces - Prototype ideas quickly and validate through real usage SYSTEMS & CONSISTENCY - Contribute to and evolve the design system - Create reusable patterns for technical and data-heavy interfaces - Maintain consistency across product and marketing surfaces COLLABORATION - Work closely with engineers in a fast, low-process environment - Review and understand PRs, frontend changes, and implementation details as needed - Contribute to product and growth strategy, not just execution - Communicate through prototypes and shipped work rather than long specs WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR CORE REQUIREMENTS - 3–8+ years of product design experience - Strong portfolio of shipped work - Experience with complex or technical products (developer tools, SaaS, data-heavy apps) DESIGN × ENGINEERING FLUENCY - Comfortable reading and understanding frontend code, PRs, and engineering workflows - Able to collaborate directly with engineers on implementation details - Able to use code-based or AI-assisted tools to prototype and iterate - Ability to write code is a plus, but not required AI-FORWARD BUILDER - Comfortable using AI tools as a core part of your workflow - Able to move quickly from idea to implementation using modern tooling - Interested in how AI changes how products are designed and built PRODUCT THINKING - Strong ability to simplify complex systems - Good judgment on scope, prioritization, and tradeoffs - Comfortable working with ambiguity CRAFT & EXECUTION - High bar for visual design, interaction design, and clarity - Ability to produce production-ready work with minimal iteration - Attention to detail across both product and marketing surfaces NICE TO HAVE - Experience with AI/ML products or developer platforms - Experience designing data visualization or analytics interfaces - Experience designing high-performing marketing sites or growth surfaces - Ability to write or meaningfully modify frontend code (e.g. React, HTML/CSS)