Titlesby GlyphProduct Designer job title trend since Apr 2011
Product · Established · in 2.0% of HN hiring posts · 268 open roles at 121 companies · median $206k
Designs how a product works and looks, from research to the final screen.
first seen before 2011, Hacker Newstook off Mar 2012
Why it exists
Written by rule from our own data
Already in the first Who is hiring thread we have (April 2011), so it is older than our data. It took off in March 2012, when its share of Who is hiring posts first reached a quarter of its best year. Today 268 open roles use the title at 121 companies, most of them in fintech. Closest tracked titles: Design Engineer, Product Manager.
- PostingAsk HN: Who is hiring? (April 2011)Hacker News, Apr 2011 · backs: first sighting
- PostingSr. Product Designer - Measurement, Data, & AIPinterest, Nov 2026 · backs: an open posting with the title
Where it is posted
Sectors
- Fintech32
- Consumer27
- Data platform21
- AI application21
- Software16
- AI lab13
- Developer tools11
- Security10
Cities
- New York80
- San Francisco68
- Palo Alto26
- Seattle14
- London, United Kingdom11
- Washington10
- Toronto, Canada8
- Bengaluru, India4
- Oakland3
- Chicago3
Countries and remote
- United States198
- Canada23
- United Kingdom16
- India5
- Ireland4
- Spain3
- Australia2
- Poland2
- Germany2
- Singapore1
Remote option36%
Posted pay
Middle half $180k to $240k, median $206k from 166 postings that state a base range (USD a year).
Who is hiring for it
Open postings on their own job boards, read 5h ago| # | Company | Open roles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | ||
| 2 | Anduril IndustriesA company hiring most for Systems Engineer and Test Engineer. | 11 | |
| 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 5 |
Open roles
8 of 268; company pages list the rest| Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sr. Product Designer - Measurement, Data, & AI | San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US | $132k to $273k | |
| Product Designer, Chemistry | Boston, MA | $182k to $246k | |
| Staff Product DesignerCoastNew York, NY$205k to $230k | Coast | New York, NY | $205k to $230k |
| Studio Central Product Designer | San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY | $177k to $260k | |
| Senior Product Designer | Oakland, California, United States, AMER | $174k to $218k | |
| Senior Product Designer, Ads | Remote - United States | $180k to $252k | |
| Lead Product Designer | Remote - US | $137k to $231k | |
| Staff Product Designer, AI ProductsKomodo HealthUnited States$210k to $247k | Komodo Health | United States | $210k to $247k |
Share of Hacker News hiring posts
4,140 posts since Apr 2011 · -52% in 6 monthsNovember 2026 5 of 207 postings, 2.4%
Related titles
Design EngineerHalf designer, half front-end engineer: prototypes and ships polished interfaces.1.2% of HN posts, 12 mo · 110 open · $190k median · since May 2011Product ManagerDecides what gets built and why, and gets it shipped.6.1% of HN posts, 12 mo · 802 open · $221k median · since Apr 2011Technical Product ManagerA product manager for platforms, APIs and developer products.0.62% of HN posts, 12 mo · 38 open · $219k median · since Apr 2011AI Product ManagerA product manager for model-powered products, fluent in evals and model behaviour.0.46% of HN posts, 12 mo · 63 open · $234k median · since May 2017Data Product ManagerTreats data sets and data platforms as products with users and roadmaps.0.17% of HN posts, 12 mo · 18 open · $236k median · since Nov 2011Deployment StrategistThe non-engineering half of a forward deployed team: scopes the customer problem and runs the deployment.66 open · $140k median · seen Nov 2026
About this title
Designs how a product works and looks, from research to the final screen.
Also counted: UX designer, UI/UX
First sighting
Chicago or remote: UI/UX designer http://feefighters.com/jobs/ui-designer-developer/ (UI people - our site...
Median posted salary $206k from 166 postings that state a base pay range (the median of their midpoints, USD a year). Not a survey of what people earn.