Staff Product Designer, Search and Conversational AI at LinkedIn

The role is based in Sunnyvale, San Francisco, or New York on a hybrid basis; the CBSA reflects the primary listed location (Sunnyvale/San Jose metro). Candidates in San Francisco (CBSA 41884) or New York (CBSA 35620) are equally eligible.

SOC classification is a genuine judgment call: the role is design-primary (Figma, UX, visual/interaction design, design systems) pointing to 15-1255, but the depth of AI/ML technical collaboration and zero-to-one product ownership also has characteristics of 15-1252. 15-1255 was chosen because the primary day-to-day deliverable is interface and experience design, not shipping code.

The BA/BS degree requirement is listed with 'or equivalent combination of education and experience,' so it is not treated as a hard degree gate.

'Interaction design' and 'visual design' are listed as required skills under Basic Qualifications despite being somewhat conceptual; they are retained because the posting explicitly names them as distinct competencies with specific sub-elements (typography, layout, hierarchy, motion).

Cursor and Claude Code appear together as examples of interactive prototyping platforms under Preferred Qualifications; Cursor is listed as the primary skill with Claude Code as an alternative since they serve the same prototyping purpose in this context.

Reinforcement learning and supervised fine-tuning are mentioned under Preferred Qualifications in the context of AI/search design expertise; only reinforcement learning is captured as a representative skill since the posting frames these as design-adjacent knowledge rather than engineering requirements.

Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): interaction design, visual design, information architecture, motion design.