Product Designer

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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-SBrzdWyEko3jQNxgkMIl6Vxpg0b"><strong>About Abaka</strong></div>
<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-R3tidYiuDoKBx3xDSjRlnX8wgye">Abaka AI is built on one mission: to be the world’s most trusted data partner for AI companies. More than 1,000 industry leaders across Generative AI, Embodied AI, and Automotive AI rely on us to power their data pipelines. With our headquarters in Silicon Valley—and teams in Paris, Singapore, and Tokyo—we support global partners with fast, reliable, and scalable data solutions.</div>
<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Br98d3eNtozwFNx4CK2lmHllgFf">Our offerings include a diverse catalog of off-the-shelf datasets (image, video, multimodal, reasoning, 3D, and beyond) as well as comprehensive data collection and annotation services. Whether teams need raw data, curated datasets, or full-cycle data engineering, Abaka AI provides the foundation for building high-performance AI systems.</div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-SHcDdjORYo7aQ1xQCRylevdTg0c"><strong>About the role</strong></div>
<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-JTxPdD61AoeKqax2qXHlMbY5gqd">We're building a new product & software engineering team from the ground up. You'd be one of its first hires, shaping how our products look, feel, and fit together from day one. We're hiring a Product Designer to own the user experience across our web and mobile products. This is not a role where you receive a spec and produce screens. We want someone who asks why, reasons from first principles about what users actually need, and proposes the right solution, even when it isn't the one we asked for.</div>
<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-XdMUdw0S3oYbGSxqP19llSP5gyc">You'll help build our design system: the foundations, components, and patterns that let every product we build feel consistent and intuitive. You'll work directly with engineers and the team lead, with real ownership and a short path from idea to shipped product.</div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-CkO7dZ3KQozFaIxRqgklNn8yg8f">You may be a good fit if you:</div>
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<div>Start with the user and the problem, not the pixels, and can explain the reasoning behind every design decision.</div>
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<div>Think in systems: you see how a single screen fits into a flow, and how a flow fits into the whole product.</div>
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<div>Are comfortable with ambiguity and like turning a fuzzy problem into a clear, testable design.</div>
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<div>Care about craft and details, but would rather ship, learn, and iterate than wait for perfection.</div>
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<div>Give and take feedback with low ego, and make the people around you better.</div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-AAwsdzDCRo2VO5xQD8xlIXh8g3e"><strong>Responsibilities</strong></div>
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<div>Own end-to-end product design for web and mobile: discovery, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and polished UI.</div>
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<div>Frame problems before solving them. Talk to users, study how they work, and challenge requirements when there's a better answer.</div>
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<div>Build our design system from scratch: foundations (color, type, spacing, iconography, tokens) and a shared component library used across products.</div>
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<div>Design consistent experiences across our products and platforms, so each new product starts from the system rather than from a blank page.</div>
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<div>Partner closely with engineers to ship: prototype quickly, hand off clearly, and review what's built to keep quality high.</div>
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<div>Use research, usability testing, and product data to validate decisions and keep improving what's live.</div>
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<div>Help shape how the team works: design reviews, critique, and the processes a growing product team needs.</div>
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<div>1 - 4 years of experience in UI/UX design or a related role, with shipped work you can walk us through.</div>
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<div>A portfolio showing both web and mobile product design (responsive web and native iOS/Android patterns).</div>
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<div>Strong UX fundamentals: information architecture, interaction design, user flows, and usability.</div>
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<div>Strong visual craft: layout, typography, hierarchy, and attention to detail.</div>
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<div>Clear evidence of systems thinking: reusable components, patterns, or a design system you built or contributed to.</div>
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<div>Fluency in Figma and rapid prototyping.</div>
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<div>Ability to explain and defend design decisions to engineers and stakeholders in clear written and spoken English.</div>
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<div>Experience as an early or founding designer at a startup or on a new team.</div>
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<div>Experience with design tokens, theming, and accessibility standards (WCAG).</div>
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<div>Ability to prototype in code (HTML/CSS, React) or comfort using AI tools in your design workflow.</div>
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<div>Experience designing data-dense or workflow-heavy tools: dashboards, internal tools, marketplaces, or B2B platforms.</div>
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<div>Background in AI products, data platforms, or work involving remote expert contributors.</div>
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-OFxZdZHnBojFeZxdmb5lmHO7gTh">The base salary range for this position is $120,000 – $170,000 USD annually. Compensation may vary outside this range based on a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience.</div>
<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-HVL4dKmU2o50xNxmRLrl3wGVgAd">Base salary is one part of the total compensation package at Abaka AI. This role is also eligible for equity and a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision coverage, PTO, and a flexible work schedule.</div>
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