Lead Product Designer

Lead Product Designer

Location: Bangalore, India
Type: Full-Time
Compensation: Salary + Equity

About CodeRabbit
CodeRabbit is an innovative research and development company focused on building extraordinarily productive human-machine collaboration systems. Our mission is to create the next generation of Gen AI-driven code reviewers—a symbiotic partnership between humans and advanced algorithms that significantly outperforms individual engineers. By combining language models with human ingenuity, we push the boundaries of software development efficiency and quality.

Role Overview
As the Lead Product Designer at CodeRabbit.ai, you’ll shape how developers interact with AI-powered code reviews, creating seamless experiences across IDEs, Git platforms, and web interfaces. You'll drive design strategy and build scalable design systems across our product suite.

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead the end-to-end design process from research to implementation for our AI code platform.
2. Build and maintain a comprehensive design system across multiple platforms (Web, IDE extensions, Git platforms).
3. Mentor junior designers and establish design best practices and processes.
4. Collaborate with engineering and product teams to define and enhance the developer experience.
5. Create information architecture for complex technical data and AI-generated insights.
6. Conduct user research to deeply understand developer workflows and pain points.
7. Design clear visualizations for code quality metrics and AI recommendations.

Qualifications

Required

1. 5–8 years of product design experience.
2. Strong portfolio demonstrating experience with developer tools or technical products.
3. Deep understanding of developer workflows, tools, and pain points.
4. Experience creating and maintaining scalable design systems.
5. Proven track record of shipping complex technical products.
6. Proficiency in modern design tools (e.g., Figma).
7. Strong expertise in information architecture and technical data visualization.
8. Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate design decisions.

Preferred

1. Experience at developer-focused companies (e.g., GitHub, Postman, Hasura).
2. Background or strong understanding of software development.
3. Experience designing IDE extensions or developer tools.
4. Knowledge of Git workflows and code review processes.
5. Experience designing AI/ML-powered interfaces.
6. Contributions to open-source design systems.
7. Proficiency in motion design and micro-interactions.

Design Challenges You’ll Tackle

1. Creating intuitive interfaces for complex code analysis.
2. Designing effective ways to present AI-generated code suggestions.
3. Building seamless experiences across various development environments.
4. Visualizing code quality metrics and patterns.
5. Crafting interaction patterns for real-time collaboration.
6. Balancing technical accuracy with simplicity.

Our Values

1. Collaborative Humans: Prioritizing collective intelligence.
2. Fearless Innovators: Turning obstacles into growth opportunities.
3. Persistent Passionate Developers: Thriving on complex, long-term challenges.
4. Impact-Driven Creators: Crafting intuitive tools for developers.
5. Rapid Learners and Un-Learners: Adapting quickly in a fast-paced technological world.

What We Offer

1. Work on cutting-edge technology with real-world impact.
2. A collaborative and innovative environment.
3. Competitive salary, equity, and benefits.
4. Professional development opportunities.

About us
CodeRabbit provides detailed, line-by-line code suggestions and conversation capabilities for Q&A within your lines of code.

CodeRabbit is an innovative, AI-driven platform that transforms the way code reviews are done. Its automated reviews elevate the code quality while significantly reducing the time and effort tied to extensive manual code reviews.The platform offers insightful, line-by-line feedback on code changes, suggesting improvements and corrections that can enhance the efficiency and robustness of the code.