Senior Product Designer, Core Platform

Cresta unlocks the true potential of the customer experience, turning every conversation into a competitive advantage. Cresta’s unified AI platform combines conversational AI agents, real-time human agent augmentation, and comprehensive conversation intelligence to drive revenue and efficiency gains across every channel. The world’s leading companies, including United Airlines, Cox Communications, and Marriott, use Cresta to power world-class customer experiences every day. 

Born from the Stanford AI Lab, Cresta has raised more than $270 million from the world’s leading investors, including a16z, Greylock, and Sequoia. Cresta’s leadership includes some of the leading minds in AI today. Our CEO, Ping Wu, founded and led Google's Contact Center AI and Vertex AI platforms before joining Cresta to build the future of AI-driven customer experiences.

Over the next few years, AI is going to redefine how people all over the world interact with businesses every day. Come build that future at Cresta.

About this role:

The Platform Product Designer is responsible for the horizontal frameworks and shared capabilities that every Cresta product is built on top of — from AI Agent and Agentic Assist to QM/Coaching and Insights.

You design platforms, not point solutions. You think horizontally and systematically. You make sure cross‑cutting concerns are solved once as a reliable, extensible platform, then reused across products and customers — rather than being rebuilt product‑by‑product. Your work makes these capabilities self‑serve and customizable for both internal squads and external customers/partners.

Note this is not a Design Systems-only role. Example workstreams include but are not limited to:

• Frontend platform (building blocks of libraries and UI frameworks)
• Internationalization and languages
• Roles and permissions / IAM
• Organizational and user management
• Accessibility / WCAG
• Data and metadata management
• Integration experience with 3rd-party data platforms
• Login flows and onboarding experience
• Notifications and alerts
• Privacy and PII redaction experiences
• SDK and dev tools

Responsibilities: 

• You'll design frameworks instead of point solutions, and the frameworks you design should be scalable, self-servable, and customizable for both business users and developers.
• You'll understand how data, permissions, and services flow across products, and reflect that in clear mental models in design.
• You'll partner with Platform PM and Platform tech leads to help shape the strategy of the platform.
• You'll vibe code/vibe design in Cursor or Claude for proof-of-concept, then apply rigor and thoughtfulness to make it an enterprise-ready experience.
• You'll advocate for craft - raise the quality bar and help the team develop a shared eye for what great looks like.
• You'll drive cross-squad alignment by understanding their needs, and secure buy-in and drive adoption from stakeholders.
• You'll have good judgment about when to ship: perfect is the enemy of good.

Qualifications We Value:

• Education in Design, HCI, or Interaction Design, or 5+ years of equivalent industry experience.
• Experience designing large-scale B2B/enterprise platforms, data-rich experiences, or dev/ops tools.
• AI-native working style: comfortable using Claude Code, Cursor, MCP, or similar tools to move faster, prototype deeper, and push beyond what traditional design tooling (Figma) allows.
• Portfolio showcasing systems thinking and end‑to‑end flows rather than isolated screens, and simple, elegant design solutions to complex problems.
• Strong systems thinking and technical fluency, with a blend of UX disciplines (interaction design, prototyping, visual design, and user research).
• Curious, adaptable, and a quick learner who thrives in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

Perks & Benefits:

• Paid parental leave to support you and your family
• Monthly Health & Wellness allowance
• Work from home office stipend to help you succeed in a remote environment
• Lunch reimbursement for in-office employees 
• PTO: 28 days in Germany

Compensation for this position includes a base salary, equity, and a variety of benefits. Actual base salaries will be based on candidate-specific factors, including experience, skillset, and location, and local minimum pay requirements as applicable. Your recruiter can provide further details.

Our use of AI in recruiting: We may use AI tools in our recruiting process, which require human review and oversight. If you have questions about our use of AI or wish to opt out, please contact recruiting@cresta.ai (if you are opting out, please use the subject ‘Opt-Out’ in your email).

Recording & AI transcription: We do not authorize candidates to record or use AI transcription of any interview by phone, notetaker app, AI glasses, or other device. Candidates may request an exception or accommodation for review during the interview process as needed.

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