Blacksmith Software Inc. is hiring : Product Designer in San Francisco

Overview

At Blacksmith, we provide cloud infra to help companies run their CI (GitHub Actions) substantially faster and cheaper. Our mission is to build a CI cloud. Ourbet is that CI, as a class of workloads, is ready to be unbundled from the hyperscaler clouds (AWS / GCP / Azure). This is a bold statement, and we have an ambitious roadmapahead.

Some things we're proud of

We orchestrate millions of VMs for CI jobs each month over our own fleet of bare metal hardware.

We power CI for 600+ fast-growing startups like Ashby, Slope, AtoB, Pylon, Superblocks, and Finch.

Founders : Aditya Maru and Aayush Shah were early systems engineers at Cockroach Labs. Aditya (JP) Jayaprakash worked on search infra and was later a founding member of the ads team at Faire.

We went through Y Combinator's W24 batch and raised our seed round from a Tier 1 VC firm.

We're growing extremely fast and hit $1m ARR with a team of 4 in less than 12 months.

You are a good fit if you

Have strong product instincts and can translate complex technical concepts into clean, intuitive, and developer-friendly interfaces.

Live and breathe Figma. You are excited to own the end-to-end design process — from early explorations and wireframes to polished, production-ready UIs.

Full stack design skills (UX, design systems, UI, prototyping) and a strong sense for visual design for UI (layouts, components, design systems, polish, etc).

Are comfortable collaborating directly with engineers, growth, and founders to shape product direction and company brand.

Are proactive and have a bias for action. You are on top of the most pressing problems on your own.

Have a strong visual eye and care deeply about craft — typography, spacing, hierarchy, and polish matter to you.

Enjoy working in person 5 days a week in NYC or SF.

Thrive in ambiguity and fast-paced environments. You don’t wait for perfect specs — you ask questions, make quick decisions, and iterate rapidly.

Have 2+ years of experience designing SaaS or developer tools.

Bonus

You’ve worked at an early-stage startup or were the first designer on a team.

You have experience building or maintaining design systems.

You’ve dabbled in side projects or startups of your own.

Compensation and benefits

Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance.

Competitive base + equity.

Unlimited PTO.

Quarterly offsite.

Early-exercise stock options

12 weeks fully paid parental leave (US)

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In Summary : At Blacksmith, we provide cloud infra to help companies run their CI (GitHub Actions) substantially faster and cheaper . We orchestrate millions of VMs for CI jobs each month over our own fleet of bare metal hardware . We power CI for 600+ fast-growing startups like Ashby, Slope, AtoB, Pylon, Superblocks, and Finch .

En Español : En Blacksmith, proporcionamos infra nube para ayudar a las empresas a ejecutar sus CI (GitHub Actions) sustancialmente más rápido y barato cada mes en nuestra propia flota de hardware metálico. Nuestra misión es construir una nube CI. Ourbet es que CI, como una clase de cargas de trabajo, está listo para ser desligado de las nubes hipercaler (AWS / GCP / Azure). Esta es una declaración audaz, y tenemos un mapa del camino ambicioso. Algunas cosas estamos orgullosos de Orquestar ya millones de VMs para los trabajos de UI de CI sobre nuestro propio parque de hardware de metal desnudo. Impulsamos 600+ startups rápidamente crecientes como Ashby, Slope, AtoB, Pushylon, Superblocks, y Coch. Fundadores : Aditya Maru y A Shah fueron ingenieros tempranos de sistemas interactivos en Cockroach Labs. Es cómodo colaborar directamente con ingenieros, crecimiento y fundadores para dar forma a la dirección del producto y marca de la empresa. Proactivo y tiene un sesgo para la acción. Usted está en lo alto de los problemas más apremiantes por su cuenta. Tiene una mirada visual fuerte y se preocupa profundamente por el artesanato tipografía, espaciamiento, jerarquía y materia pulida para usted. Disfruta trabajando en persona 5 días a la semana en Nueva York o SF. Aprovechar en ambiguidad y entornos rápidos. No esperas especificaciones perfectas haces preguntas, tomas decisiones rápidas e iteras rápidamente. Tienes 2+ años de experiencia diseñando herramientas SaaS o desarrolladores.