Product Design Expert - Vibecoding

About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Design Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $70–$80/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities Construct scenarios spanning rapid prototyping, design system development, and cross-functional product-design-engineering collaboration.

Build tasks across AI-assisted application development , natural-language-to-code workflows, and rapid prototyping ( Vibecoding ); and UX/UI design , design systems, and component libraries.

Develop scenarios using tools such as AI coding assistants (Cursor, Claude Code, v0, Replit) and Figma , prototyping tools (Framer), and design systems tooling. Apply subdomain-specific methodologies like iterative prompt-driven development for Vibecoding and human-centered design principles for Design .

Author rubrics that distinguish authentic senior-level product judgment from generic tutorial-level work.

Qualifications

Must-Have 5+ years working as a product designer, design lead, or AI-native engineer/vibecoder at a major product- or design-forward company. Direct ownership of product design systems or AI-assisted development workflows shipped to production.

Fluency in vibecoding or design tooling, plus understanding of user-centered design principles and rapid prototyping practices. Preferred A portfolio of shipped work is strongly preferred. Prior rubric, training, or design critique authorship is a plus.

Application Process

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