Product Designer

Open Systems Technologies

San Carlos, CA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$180,000–$230,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agents, Customer/Client Research, Human-Computer Interaction, Interviewing Skills, Process Improvement, Product Design, Product Requirements Document (PRD), Product Shipments, Startup, Usability Engineering, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)
LOCATION
San Carlos, CA
POSTED
Today

Product Designer

Compensation: $180k - $230k + Equity
Location: San Carlos, CA


Responsibilities:

  • Own the product experience end-to-end — from early concepts and PRDs to polished, shipped features used by real customers in high-stakes, real-time scenarios.

  • Shape how users interact with AI voice agents, turning complex, technical workflows into clear, intuitive, and human experiences.

  • Work side-by-side with engineers and founders to define, refine, and ship features, ensuring design intent and quality are preserved all the way to production.

  • Be the voice of the user — conduct customer interviews, gather feedback, and translate real user pain points into thoughtful design solutions.

  • Proactively raise the UX bar by identifying friction, inconsistencies, and opportunities across the product, and driving improvements from idea to launch.

  • Build and evolve firm's design system, setting standards for consistency, scalability, and craftsmanship as the product and team grow.

  • Hold a high bar for craft and quality, sweating the details and refusing to compromise on clarity, usability, or polish.

  • Influence product direction through design, contributing strong opinions, clear rationale, and taste-driven decisions that shape what we build next.

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience as a Product Designer working on shipped products.

  • Strong user-centered design background (HCI, design, or equivalent experience).

  • Excellent product taste and a strong sense of usability, hierarchy, and visual clarity.

  • Detail-oriented and care deeply about polish and consistency.

  • Enjoy working closely with engineers, PMs, and founders to shape product direction.

  • Comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup environment with ambiguity.

  • Enjoy owning problems end-to-end rather than working within a narrow design scope.

About the Company

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Open Systems Technologies

At OST, we’re a bit like what you may call a machine, but with a more human touch. Day in and day out for the last 28 years we’ve been more than just a staffing company. Throughout this time we’ve built relationships, we’ve grown together internally and externally, and have created a system that allows us to personally cater to the needs of our clients and candidates. As we celebrate this occasion, it important to note that for us, 28 years is more than just a number or an anniversary. It is 28 years of relationships, 28 years of trust, and 28 years of total reliability. We’ve been a mentor for some, a team builder for others, but most importantly we’ve been there. We know there is no substitute for experience, so let us help you navigate through the ever changing web of talent.

Operating in a crowded marketplace, we have succeeded by staying ahead of the curve. No two projects are the same, and neither are our solutions. We’ve got the connections. We know the people. We have the opportunities. How soon can you start?

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
1990
WEBSITE
http://www.opensystemstech.com/