Job Application for Lead Product Designer at Cortex Back to jobs New Lead Product Designer Remote Apply 🧠About Cortex Cortex is the Engineering Operations Platform that enables organizations to continuously improve their operational maturity and reduce developer friction. With centralized visibility, clear ownership, automated Scorecards, and golden paths, we help engineering organizations operate as one. Our customers – from startups to Fortune 100 enterprises – create a culture of engineering excellence, reducing incidents by 30% and improving MTTR by 50%, all while making it easier for developers to focus on building. 📍Location We’re fully remote and welcome candidates from anywhere in the US! We have all-company offsites a few times a year where we fly the whole team out to meet in person, build stronger relationships, kick off important projects, and have fun! 🤝
The Team We are a mighty group of ~80 passionate individuals excited about building a product that developers love. We recently raised $60M in Series C Funding this year led by Scale Ventures (with participation from Sequoia, IVP, and others) to build the Future of Developer Experience. You can read more about it here . 💼 Role Summary We are looking for a Lead Product Designer to own the end-to-end design process for critical product surfaces within Cortex. You will be responsible for defining the user experience, conducting research, and translating complex engineering problems into intuitive and delightful interfaces. This is a key role where you will drive the design vision and execution for major features. 🛠️
Responsibilities Drive the design vision : Lead and execute the design strategy for major product initiatives, setting a new standard for design and user experience at Cortex. You are relentless about crafting a delightful, industry-leading experience. Elevate product quality and UX flow : Proactively identify and resolve complex user experience issues, focusing on streamlining core workflows and improving overall product usability and polish. Design system ownership (Figma focus) : Fully own the design system and component library within Figma, including specification, documentation, and governance, ensuring designers and engineers have scalable, reusable patterns. You’ll work closely with other designers consuming components and engineering teams implementing them. Strategic Prototyping and Testing : Design, plan, and execute high-fidelity prototypes and user testing to validate concepts and inform design direction across the product management and engineering teams. End-to-End Feature Delivery : Own the design process from concept development, through wireframing, high-fidelity mockups, and final handoff. Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to ensure features meet a high bar for user experience. Maintain exceptional craft : Maintain an unwavering attention to detail to ensure product consistency, completeness, and a professional, polished user experience. ✔️
Qualifications 7+ years of experience as a Product Designer working on complex B2B or enterprise SaaS products. Experience with developer tools is a plus. Startup experience is highly desirable. Proven experience leading end-to-end design projects with significant business impact. Expert proficiency with Figma, prototyping tools, and user research methodologies. Demonstrated experience owning and scaling a comprehensive design system and component library (in design tools like Figma). You can point to a portfolio of work that clearly demonstrates your ability to solve challenging user problems and execute with exceptional craft and attention to detail. Passionate about creating beautiful, useful, and usable interfaces guided by user feedback, while maintaining the ability to make strong decisions in ambiguous situations. đź’°
Compensation Starting Salary Range: $190 - 220k Competitive Equity Package * Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role is eligible for equity and
benefits. 🌴
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Benefits National medical, dental & vision insurance (we cover 100% for employees!) Unlimited PTO & flexible working hours 401k plan Gender-neutral parental leave $1000 yearly Learning & Development stipend $400 monthly
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Location
Remote
Experience
7+ years
Last stage
Growth
Investors
Anish Dhar
Co-founder and CEO
Ganesh Datta
Founder
Nikhil Unni
Founder
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