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Manager, Manufacturing Design Engineering - Electric Motor
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Archer 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
The Manufacturing Design Engineering Manager will lead the team responsible for the production lines of electric motor and drive unit assemblies. They will oversee capital equipment execution, manage vendor relationships, and ensure production capacity targets are met through effective DFM and process optimization.
Staff Product Designer, Design System
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Zscaler 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
The role involves evolving Zscaler's design ecosystem by creating scalable components, patterns, and documentation to ensure product consistency. The designer will leverage AI-powered tools to accelerate the design-to-code handoff and launch live prototypes.
Staff Product Designer, Design System
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Zscaler 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
The Staff Product Designer will evolve the organization's design ecosystem by creating scalable components and patterns to ensure consistency across products. They will collaborate with engineering and cross-functional teams to integrate AI-powered tools into the design-to-code workflow.
UX Product Designer, Partner Tools
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Roku 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Design intuitive enterprise tools and self-service capabilities for internal and external partners to streamline workflows. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define user journeys and deliver end-to-end design solutions from requirements to implementation.
Staff UX Designer
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Archer 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Own the end-to-end product design for consumer-facing mobile apps, websites, and web applications from inception to launch. Lead product explorations and refine shipped features based on actual user behavior and data.
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Design Manager - Architecture - Senior
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Lead architectural teams through all project phases from design to construction while managing client relationships and project financial health. Partner with studio leadership to drive business development through RFPs and mentor junior staff to foster professional growth.
How design hiring is changing in 2026
Design hiring has changed. Craft alone is no longer enough. Top teams now expect designers to ship live code, work alongside AI tools, and prototype fast.
Whether you are a Product Designer shipping features or a Graphic Designer guiding AI-generated visuals, the strongest roles reward deep craft and tool fluency together.
DesignJobs lists roles from companies leading the shift, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Vercel, and Linear. Spend less time searching, more time on the work.
Across all roles, the biggest differentiator is technical literacy. For Product Designers, this means "vibe coding" and functional prototyping. For Brand Designers, it's managing generative identity systems. The ability to leverage AI to move faster while maintaining human-centered quality is what separates top candidates today.
The design world is increasingly distributed, though many AI leaders now favor hybrid hubs. While companies like Figma, Notion, and Anthropic often prioritize collaboration in SF or London, we also feature truly remote-first teams like PostHog and Supabase. Use our "Remote Only" toggle on the main jobs page to filter for positions that allow you to work from anywhere.
While not a strict requirement for every role, it is becoming the standard for Design Engineering and high-growth Product roles. Being able to express design intent through code allows you to iterate at the speed of thought. We recommend designers bridge the gap using tools like Cursor, v0, and Replit to stay competitive.
Our AI Job Matcher analyzes your specific skill set, portfolio style, and career goals to surface roles you might miss with a traditional keyword search. It is designed to understand the nuance of your "design vibe" and match it with the culture of hiring teams at companies like Google and Perplexity.
Absolutely. In 2026, we are moving beyond "chatbots" to autonomous agents. Agentic UX involves designing systems that take action on behalf of the user. Your portfolio should demonstrate how you handle agentic trust, error states in autonomous flows, and "human-in-the-loop" verification points.
Yes! We feature a wide range of entry-level and junior design jobs across all categories. While the market is competitive, companies are actively seeking early-career designers who demonstrate technical agency and a willingness to master AI-assisted workflows.
We prioritize listings with transparent salary data. In 2026, compensation for roles like Design Engineering has seen significant growth due to the scarcity of hybrid "design-dev" talent. For deeper insights, check out our 2026 Design Salary Guide.
In 2026, the term Product Orchestrator refers to senior designers who direct AI-integrated systems rather than handcrafting every screen. While a Senior Product Designer focuses on the craft and technical agency, an Orchestrator focuses on cross-functional strategy, data logic, and aligning generative outcomes with business ROI.
Yes. High-growth companies like OpenAI look for portfolios that prove you can design for safety. This means showing how users can edit, override, or approve AI-generated outputs, ensuring the human remains the final decision-maker in the workflow.