Staff Product Designer, Visual Design

Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language. With millions of users worldwide, Replit is democratizing software development by removing traditional barriers to application creation.

OUR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

Design at Replit is grounded in building cohesive experiences. We design intuitive solutions for a wide range of users, and every decision across brand, product, and marketing must operate within a shared design architecture that can scale with each new feature release.

We optimize for clarity, momentum, and trust so users feel capable and frictionless navigating our product.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Replit is looking for a Visual Product Designer to strengthen the connection between brand and product—bringing clarity, consistency, and craft to every user touchpoint. This role sits at the intersection of product execution and brand expression, translating Replit’s values, voice, and visual language into cohesive, usable experiences across the Replit platform.

This is a senior-level role for a product designer with a strong visual design background who collaborates with other designers and engineers to apply brand guidelines across all work. The ideal candidate can quickly grasp and distill complex design challenges and product thoughtful user-first solutions.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

• Bridge brand and product to ensure a unified experience across Replit’s product, marketing, and shared surfaces

• Translate brand principles into interaction patterns, components, and scalable design systems

• Design for clarity by creating journeys, flows, frameworks, and UI concepts that turn complex systems into intuitive experiences

• Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, AI, and Marketing partners throughout the design process

• Prototype and iterate on ideas quickly, using feedback, research insights, and real-world constraints

• Contribute to and help evolve shared design guidelines, patterns, and experience standards

• Present and articulate design decisions clearly, grounding solutions in user needs, data, and business goals

• Identify experience gaps or inconsistencies and propose thoughtful, system-level solutions

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 8-10 years of experience in product, brand, or other visual design

• A portfolio that demonstrates system-level design excellence and world-class creative execution across campaigns and platforms.

• Comfort designing user journeys, interaction flows, and scalable systems

• Strong grasp of user-centered design and human behavior across digital products

• Experience working within or contributing to design systems

• Proficiency with Figma and modern prototyping tools

• Ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional, fast-moving environments

• Clear communication skills and confidence presenting design rationale

This is a full-time role that can be held from our Foster City, CA office. The role has an in-office requirement of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Full-Time Employee Benefits Include:

💰 Competitive Salary & Equity

💹 401(k) Program with a 4% match

⚕️ Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance

🩼 Short Term and Long Term Disability

🚼 Paid Parental, Medical, Caregiver Leave

🚗 Commuter Benefits

📱 Monthly Wellness Stipend

🧑‍💻 Autonomous Work Environment

🖥 In Office Set-Up Reimbursement

🏝 Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays

🚀 Quarterly Team Gatherings

☕ In Office Amenities

Want to learn more about what we are up to?

• Meet the Replit Agent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYiVPrxY8-Y

• Replit: Make an app for that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zd9hzngFwY

• Replit Blog https://blog.replit.com/

• Amjad TED Talk https://youtu.be/kCudFI4tcpg?si=l4ViCejV_f2RZkDi

Interviewing + Culture at Replit

• Operating Principles https://blog.replit.com/operating-principles

• Reasons not to work at Replit https://blog.replit.com/reasons-not-to-join-replit

To achieve our mission of making programming more accessible around the world, we need our team to be representative of the world. We welcome your unique perspective and experiences in shaping this product. We encourage people from all kinds of backgrounds to apply, including and especially candidates from underrepresented and non-traditional backgrounds.