Staff Product Designer

Snyk is the leader in secure AI software development, helping millions of developers develop fast and stay secure as AI transforms how software is built. Our AI-native Developer Security Platform integrates seamlessly into development and security workflows, making it easy to find, fix, and prevent vulnerabilities — from code and dependencies to containers and cloud.

Our mission is to empower every developer to innovate securely in the AI era — boosting productivity while reducing business risk. We’re not your average security company - we build Snyk on One Team, Care Deeply, Customer Centric, and Forward Thinking.

It’s how we stay driven, supportive, and always one step ahead as AI reshapes our world.

Why this role?

Snyk is seeking a Staff Product Designer to join our team building transformative products from the ground up. You will be at the forefront of a paradigm shift in software development. As a Staff Product Designer, you aren’t just optimising existing flows; you are defining how developers interact with AI-native security from the ground up. You will tackle ambiguity head-on, turning complex technical constraints into intuitive, frictionless experiences that define the future of the "One Snyk" platform.

What You’ll Do:

• Drive discovery, conducting, research to identify pain points and user needs.

• Work day to day in R&D teams, influencing product decisions through user research.

• Collaborate with other designers to create one Snyk experience.

• Run workshops to understand and get alignment on the team's design priorities.

• Create user journeys, flows and wireframes to communicate complex ideas.

• Use AI-Assisted prototyping to align and validate ideas early and often.

• Collaborate with the Design System team to craft hi-fidelity design artefacts.

• Lead highly complex projects in developer tools and AI security.

• Share your skills, coach other designers, and help build our world-class design team.

What You Bring:

• A strong background in Interaction Design, and experience working in developer tools.

• Ability to translate user-centered design methodology and practice into shippable deliverables.

• Strong critical thinking skills to understand user and stakeholder needs vs their wants.

• Experience leading the design in programs that cut across many R&D teams.

• Experience in designing complex enterprise applications.

• Experience designing and facilitating workshops to gain alignment and drive towards outcomes, and collaborate with engineers to solve challenging problems in an innovative way.

• The ability to actively participate in the process. Participate is problem discovery, ideation, testing, iteration and delivery.

• Strong communication skills, especially with non-design stakeholders, to influence roadmap priorities.

• Confidence when interacting and communicating with customers in a range of scenarios, such as workshops, presentations and interviews.

It’d Be Awesome If You Also… 

• Have been vibe coding / prototyping with AI tools.

• Have experience working in a similar domain to Snyk.

• Have exposure to working with complex engineering & product teams within a cloud environment.

• Experience working in a fast paced Saas startup environment.

• Are hands-on, curious and love to explore new domains and technologies and a critical thinker prepared to challenge the status quo.

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We care deeply about the warm, inclusive environment we’ve created and we value diversity – we welcome applications from those typically underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this role but are not totally sure whether you’re the right person, do apply anyway!

About Snyk

Snyk is committed to creating an inclusive and engaging environment where our employees can thrive as we rally behind our common mission to make the digital world a safer place. From Snyk employee resource groups, to global benefits that help our employees prioritize their health, wellness, financial security, and a work/life blend, we aim to support our employees along their entire journeys here at Snyk.

Benefits & Programs

• Prioritize health, wellness, financial security, and life balance with programs tailored to your location and role.

• Flexible working hours, work-from home allowances, in-office perks, and time off for learning and self development

• Generous vacation and wellness time off, country-specific holidays, and 100% paid parental leave for all caregivers

• Health benefits, employee assistance plans, and annual wellness allowance

• Country-specific life insurance, disability benefits, and retirement/pension programs, plus mobile phone and education allowances