Senior Product Designer | Kimchi

Job description

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Product Designer | Kimchi based in United Kingdom.** This is an opportunity to join a small, senior design team shaping a fast-moving B2B platform built for engineers and technical teams working with AI-assisted software development. You will own complex product problems across coding agents, developer tooling, desktop experiences, and infrastructure and spend management interfaces. The role combines end-to-end product design, independent user research, product strategy, and hands-on prototyping. You will work closely with engineers and other designers, bringing a strong point of view while navigating ambiguity and technical constraints. AI-assisted development is an important part of the workflow, with opportunities to prototype directly in code rather than relying solely on traditional design tools. In a remote-first international environment, your work will directly influence how technical teams build, manage, and scale AI-powered development workflows. ### Accountabilities: - Own product problems end-to-end across CLI, desktop applications, inference and spend consoles, and developer tooling, from initial research through shipped designs and measurable outcomes. - Lead user research independently by planning studies, conducting research, synthesizing findings, and translating insights into recommendations for product direction. - Prototype directly in code when appropriate, using AI-assisted development workflows to test and validate ideas within the product. - Contribute a clear point of view to product strategy discussions, supported by product usage, research evidence, competitive awareness, and an understanding of user needs. - Collaborate with engineers and other designers to develop solutions that balance user experience, technical constraints, architecture, and business objectives. - Participate in cross-team design reviews to identify overlap, maintain consistency, raise the quality bar, and stay aligned with broader product initiatives. - Monitor design debt within your area and advocate for improvements when usability risks, technical constraints, or user feedback make them a priority. - Communicate design decisions and research findings clearly through concise documentation and effective collaboration across a distributed organization. **Requirements:** - Senior-level product design experience demonstrated through a strong portfolio or case studies focused on developer tools, AI/LLM products, coding agents, or other technical and data-heavy SaaS platforms. - Proven ability to own user research end-to-end and use research findings to influence product direction rather than simply contributing to studies led by others. - Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development workflows such as Claude Code, Cursor, or similar tools, combined with genuine interest in working directly with code and the product. - Strong ability to form, communicate, and defend design decisions in ambiguous environments without relying on predefined processes. - Experience designing for technical or engineering-focused users, with the confidence to discuss APIs, architecture, system constraints, and technical trade-offs with engineers. - Strong asynchronous communication skills, including the ability to create concise documentation and make compelling cases through writing. - Experience working independently across the full product design lifecycle, from research and discovery through prototyping, delivery, and measuring outcomes. - Nice to have: experience designing CLI or terminal-based interfaces, familiarity with desktop applications, or experience presenting design and research findings to executive stakeholders. - Strong curiosity, ownership, and willingness to work hands-on in a fast-moving product environment. **Benefits:** - Competitive salary of €4,500–€7,000 gross per month, depending on experience. - Flexible, remote-first working environment. - Equity options. - Fast-paced workflow with most feature projects completed within 1–4 weeks. - 10% of work time dedicated to personal projects or self-improvement. - Learning and development budget covering professional and personal development, including international conferences and courses. - Annual hackathon focused on innovation and team collaboration. - Team-building budget and company events. - Equipment budget to support an effective remote workspace. - Extra days off to support work-life balance. - Opportunity to work with a global team of cloud and technology specialists on AI-powered developer products.