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)