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)

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