Product Designer at Pocket in San Francisco, CA

Job description

About Pocket At Pocket, we're building the future of human memory. Every day, some of the most valuable information in our lives disappears in conversations, meetings, and moments that never make it into the digital world. We're changing that. Pocket combines beautifully designed hardware with AI-powered software to capture real-world conversations and turn them into useful knowledge, insights, and actions. Hundreds of thousands of devices are already in customers' hands. And we're just getting started. We're building a world where real-life conversations become powerful context for the AI tools people use every day — and for entirely new experiences that don't exist yet. Design will be one of our biggest competitive advantages. We're looking for an exceptional Product Designer to help make that happen. About the Role We're looking for someone with extraordinary product taste, exceptional design craft, and an obsession with building products people love. Not someone who simply makes interfaces look good. Someone who deeply understands how products should feel, how people interact with technology, and how to turn complex capabilities into experiences that feel effortless. You'll have enormous ownership across Pocket's product experience — from mobile and desktop applications to AI-native interactions, hardware experiences, and entirely new product surfaces. You'll work directly with our founders, engineers, and product leadership to define what Pocket becomes. Your mission: Help make Pocket one of the most beautifully designed and loved AI products in the world. What You'll Own End-to-End Product Design Own major product experiences from initial concept to production. Design exceptional interfaces across mobile, desktop, web, and hardware interactions. Turn complex AI capabilities into intuitive, elegant, and delightful experiences. Shape onboarding, activation, daily usage, and long-term engagement. Obsess over every detail — typography, layout, interaction, motion, and micro-interactions. Continuously improve the quality and consistency of the entire product experience. AI-Native Experiences Explore entirely new interaction patterns enabled by AI. Design experiences around personal memory, contextual intelligence, agents, and proactive assistance. Experiment with emerging AI tools to accelerate design, prototyping, and product development. Challenge existing interface conventions and help define what AI-native software should feel like. Work closely with engineers to rapidly prototype and ship ambitious ideas. Design Systems & Craft Help define and elevate Pocket's visual and interaction language. Build scalable design systems without sacrificing creativity or craftsmanship. Establish an exceptionally high bar for product quality. Ensure design intent translates into exceptional production experiences. Create a cohesive experience across hardware, software, and the broader Pocket ecosystem. Product Thinking & Ownership Think beyond pixels. Understand the customer, the problem, and the business impact. Challenge product decisions and help shape what we build, not just how it looks. Work directly with customers, study their behavior, and identify opportunities to improve the experience. Collaborate closely with engineering to ship quickly without compromising quality. Take full responsibility for the quality of what you design, from idea to launch. Who You Are You have exceptional taste. You know what great design looks and feels like, and you refuse to settle for average. You're obsessed with product. You care about the entire experience, not just your individual screens. You're a world-class craftsperson. Your portfolio demonstrates outstanding visual, interaction, and product design. You're AI-native. You actively experiment with AI and are excited about how it will transform the products we build. You're a builder. You love turning ideas into working prototypes and shipping real products. You take extreme ownership. You don