Staff Product Designer - Core Experiences & Systems
About Us:
Read AI is building the storage of intelligence to drive the future of AI. Helping individuals and teams stay on track across meetings, email, messages, and every major productivity tool. We handle the mundane tasks like notes, scheduling, prioritization, and information sharing so people can focus on what matters.
Backed by $81M from Smash Capital, Madrona, and Goodwater Capital, we’re growing fast and looking for builders who want to shape the future of AI-powered work.
The Role:
We’re hiring a Staff Product Designer to shape the core experience of Read AI.
This role is about foundations. You’ll define the systems, structures, and standards that make our product coherent across web, mobile, and desktop. Your work will influence how every feature is built and how every team ships.
You’ll work across product and engineering to:
Build and evolve our design system
Simplify and strengthen navigation and information architecture
Raise the visual and interaction quality of the product
Create consistency across platforms
This is an org-level role. You won’t just design screens — you’ll define how the product is structured and how design scales at Read.
What You’ll Do:
Define and Scale Our Design System
Lead the development of a scalable design system across platforms
Define components, patterns, tokens, and documentation
Partner closely with engineering to ensure high-quality implementation
Create systems that empower teams to move faster without sacrificing quality
Reshape and Strengthen Product Architecture
Clarify navigation and information hierarchy across the product
Reduce complexity in enterprise workflows
Establish scalable structures that support future growth
Ensure consistency across web, mobile, and desktop experiences
Raise the Craft Bar
Raise the bar for visual design, typography, spacing, and interaction detail
Bring thoughtful restraint and clarity to AI-powered workflows
Provide strong critique and mentorship to other designers
Help define what “good” looks like at Read
Drive Cross-Functional Alignment
Influence structural decisions alongside Product and Engineering
Contribute to roadmap conversations where system design matters
Advocate for clarity, usability, and coherence
What We’re Looking For:
7+ years of experience designing digital products at scale
Experience building or significantly evolving a design system
Strong systems thinking — you think in structures, not just screens
Experience defining navigation and IA for complex products
A high bar for visual craft and attention to detail
Experience designing multi-platform products (web, mobile, desktop)
Comfort influencing across teams and operating with autonomy
You care about clarity. You care about quality. You know that strong foundations make everything else possible.
Nice to Have:
Experience in productivity, collaboration, or enterprise software
Experience designing AI-powered product experiences
Experience raising the craft bar in a growing team
Why This Role Matters:
As we scale, the strength of our systems will determine how well we build. This role ensures we create a product that is coherent, high quality, and built to last.
If you’re excited about shaping the foundations of a product used by millions — and setting the standard for how design operates inside a growing company — we’d love to hear from you.