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Speakeasy

Product Designer

Speakeasy, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Overview

Product Designer at Speakeasy. We’re seeking a Product Designer who’s excited about crafting high quality tools that developers love. You’ll design experiences that help engineering teams generate, maintain, and work with APIs at scale. This role is for someone curious about technical problem spaces and passionate about making complex workflows feel simple, delightful, and productive. At Speakeasy, we’re building tools that transform how teams approach API development—from code generation and SDK creation to API documentation and MCP. You’ll design experiences that work across complex technical workflows while keeping the user experience intuitive and enjoyable. What You’ll Do

Product Strategy & Vision

Own the end-to-end design process from requirements gathering to implementation-ready deliverables Contribute to strategic direction and product vision through user research and market analysis Develop a deep understanding of how developers work with APIs and what makes their workflows successful Identify opportunities to improve developer productivity through observation, data analysis, and user feedback Design Excellence

Think through complex UX, UI, and interaction challenges to find best-in-class solutions Create high-fidelity designs, prototypes, and flows Design experiences that balance power and simplicity for technical audiences Help build and maintain our design system User Research & Discovery

Conduct user research with engineering teams to understand their workflows and pain points Learn about the problem space through customer interviews, usability testing, and data analysis Translate technical requirements into user-centered design solutions Develop empathy for developers\' day-to-day challenges with API development and tooling Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner closely with engineering/product teams to bring designs to life Participate in design critiques and engineering handoffs to ensure high-quality deliverables Present design concepts and rationale to stakeholders across the organization Work collaboratively with engineers who are passionate about building great developer experiences Core Experience & What We’re Looking For

3–5 years of product design experience, ideally with B2B or technical products Strong portfolio demonstrating your design process from research to final implementation Experience designing tools or platforms where user workflows are complex Track record of simplifying complicated processes through thoughtful design Mindset & Approach

Curiosity and eagerness to learn about technical problem spaces — you don’t need to be a developer, but you should be excited to understand how developers work Strong user research skills and genuine interest in understanding customer needs Ability to ask the right questions and dig deep into problem spaces you\'re unfamiliar with Comfort with ambiguity and ability to navigate complex product challenges Design Skills

Proficiency in modern design tools (Figma, Sketch, or similar) Experience with prototyping and creating interactive flows Strong visual design skills and attention to detail Understanding of design systems and component-based design Collaboration

Excellent communication skills for working with technical and non-technical stakeholders Ability to advocate for user needs while balancing technical constraints Experience working in cross-functional teams Open to feedback and comfortable iterating on designs Bonus Points

Experience designing for developer audiences or technical products Working knowledge of Git/GitHub for collaboration with engineering Understanding of API concepts or developer workflows Front-end development skills or ability to prototype in code Animation and micro-interaction design capabilities Experience with infrastructure or platform products Why Join Speakeasy

You\'ll be designing products that become essential tools in developers\' daily workflows. We\'re building foundational infrastructure that engineering teams depend on, meaning your design work has real, lasting impact on how developers build and maintain their APIs. We value curiosity, customer obsession, and the desire to truly understand the problems we\'re solving. You don\'t need to be an engineer, but you\'ll work alongside a team that\'s passionate about making technical work more enjoyable and productive. We\'ll support your learning journey as you dive into the fascinating world of API tooling and developer experience.

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