Staff Product Designer, Core UX Design

GitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development. As a Staff Product Designer, you’ll work closely with designers, product managers, and engineers to shape the next generation of developer tools, including pivotal design system advancements and the exploration and implementation of AI-ready UX patterns.

Responsibilities:

• Shaping: Define great products and developer experiences with a clear point of view—making intentional choices about what’s included and excluded
• Systems Thinking: Design systematically, advancing the design system while considering information architecture and evolving UI and AI-ready UX patterns.Tastemaking & Boundary-Pushing: Be a tastemaker who explores new styles, sets trends, and pushes the limits of what's possible
• Curiosity: Stay adaptable and curious, especially in fast-paced areas like AI and LLMs, to uncover new opportunities and pattern innovations
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with designers and teams, especially across systems, AI/ML, and engineering, to test ideas, generate solutions, and synthesize user and business insights
• Prototyping & Implementation: Create interactive prototypes and collaborate with engineering for robust implementation and quality assurance
• Storytelling: Exceptional written and verbal storytelling skills—you design not just the interface or building blocks, but the way people understand and connect with GitHub products
• High-Quality Design Production: Deliver high-quality, accessible visual and interaction designs, advocating for brand adherence and inclusivity
• Brand Alignment: Develop experiences that reflect GitHub’s brand vision and work closely with Engineering for successful outcomes

Requirements:

• 10+ years experience in product or service design
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 8+ years experience in product or service design
• OR Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 6+ years experience in product or service design
• OR Doctorate in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 4+ years experience in product or service design
• OR equivalent experience
• Experience designing complex, multi‑workflow SaaS products
• Experience with WCAG compliance and/or implementing accessibility best practices
• A portfolio demonstrating high-craft, hands-on experience designing dev tools or SaaS products and interactions—especially if it includes AI-driven products
• Experience designing for Large Language Models and AI
• Experience contributing to or using an established design system
• Experience using open source design systems