Product Designer, Web, Digital Job at Consensus in Fremont

Consensus is building the OS for research. Today, our academic search engine helps millions of students, researchers, and doctors analyze scientific papers and complete literature reviews 10x faster. We’re applying the latest in AI agents to move science forward and make the world’s best researchers dramatically more capable.

Our Series A was led by USV, with major participation from top AI investors, including Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross. Our mission is to empower the world to understand, create, and apply good science.

You'll be the team's second product designer, working alongside our founding designer (Pablo Garces) and a lean engineering team. You'll own major product areas as we scale from search into a platform, shaping how millions of people interact with scientific knowledge.

There's no solidified design system, and no handed-down specs. a polished mock, a scrappy A/B test, a user interview, or shipping a fix directly in code. If you want structure, this isn't it. If you want to define how AI reshapes research, it is.

Own design end-to-end for entire product areas as we scale: agentic research flows, research workspaces, collaboration, personalization, growth, and new products.
Ship fast with engineering. Design complex, information-dense interfaces that feel simple to a broad userbase. We serve millions of users ranging from PhD researchers to undergrads to doctors.
We’re excited about designers who use AI tools (Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) to prototype and ship directly.
Contribute to brand and marketing design. Use data, user feedback, and your own product sense to drive what gets built.

4+ years of product design experience, ideally at startups, in AI, or in fast-paced environments.
~ Interest in the product and mission: science, research, education.
~ Bonus points for live links we can click and explore.
~ Track record of leading design on large, complex projects with no clear right answer.
~ Strong visual eye: layout, typography, spacing, polish. Some familiarity with frontend (React/Typescript) and hands-on experience with AI coding tools for prototyping or shipping.
~ 160–250k cash
~ Meaningful early stage equity