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)