apollo graphqlMillbrae, CA
Senior Product Designer
Senior Product Designer
Senior Product Designer
apollo graphqlMillbrae, CA
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Overview:
As a Product Designer at Apollo GraphQL, you will own end-to-end design for defined developer workflows, shaping v1 experiences with engineering and product partners. You’ll contribute to the core product interfaces, the design system, and emerging agentic products, translating user needs into polished, usable interfaces. You will collaborate with engineers and PMs to scope work, iterate on solutions, and ensure the details—states, errors, permissions—make technical products trustworthy. This role offers a chance to impact how developers ship fast and reliably on data while advancing Apollo’s design craft in a fast-moving, cross-functional team. Compensation / Benefits equity competitive compensation medical plans (Anthem Blue Cross, Kaiser) dental and vision benefits remote-friendly (US/Canada, PST/CST) flexible location and time options
Responsibilities:
Own design for defined developer workflows from discovery to shipped experience Partner with engineers and PMs to shape scope and trade-offs Scope v1s that deliver quick value and iterate based on usage Design details that make technical products trustworthy (states, edge cases, errors, permissions) Contribute reusable patterns and components to the design system and migrate surfaces Use AI tools to prototype and test ideas and run lightweight usability tests
Key requirements:
5+ years designing software, with a focus on product or UX design A portfolio of shipped work Experience designing complex products for technical users (developer tools, infrastructure, data, security, identity, or APIs) Track record of owning features or workflows end to end Strong visual design, interaction, and craft skills Comfortable working through ambiguity within a defined problem area Cross-functional collaboration Curiosity about developer tools and AI agents Ability to communicate design rationale and trade-offs Developer tools and APIs Design systems contribution Prototyping (AI-assisted) and usability testing
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Level
Lead
Location
Millbrae, CA
Occupation
Web and Digital Interface Designers
Industry
Software Publishers
Posted
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