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OpenRoutervia Ashby
Product Designer
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About the Role
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)
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)
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