Senior Product Designer

The role

You will own core user experiences by designing complex, data-rich interfaces for mission-critical hardware systems. This hands-on role involves user research, interaction design, prototyping, and UI execution.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end design process for core product experiences.
• Conduct user research including on-site customer visits.
• Design sophisticated, data-dense interfaces.
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering to define problems and ship improvements.
• Use AI-assisted design and development tools to build prototypes and accelerate iteration.
• Contribute reusable components and improvements to the design system.
• Participate in design critiques and share new tools and workflows.

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in product design (UI/UX)
• Strong portfolio demonstrating ownership of complex software experiences
• Strong interaction design skills for technical, data-rich, or workflow-heavy applications
• Ability to work across the full design process
• Experience building interactive prototypes
• Strong systems thinking
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills
• Interest in using AI-assisted tools to improve design workflows
• Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and move quickly

Nice to have

• Experience designing data visualization, observability, monitoring, analytics, or other data-intensive products
• Familiarity with charts, dashboards, real-time data displays, or complex technical workflows
• Experience designing tools for engineers, developers, scientists, or other highly technical users
• Background in aerospace, defense, robotics, industrial systems, or advanced hardware
• Hands-on experience with Claude Code, Figma MCP, or other AI-assisted prototyping and development tools
• Experience working at an early-stage startup and contributing to a growing design system

Benefits

• Equity
• Benefits

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident (Green Card Holder), or protected individual such as an asylee or refugee in compliance with ITAR / EAR regulations
• Please include a link to your portfolio or relevant design work
• Applications without visual work samples will not be considered

About the company

Sift is the data infrastructure platform for hardware engineering teams. Founded by former SpaceX engineers, it turns high-frequency telemetry into engineering insights for mission-critical systems.