Product Design New Grad (2027 Start)
San Francisco · Seattle · USD 128,000-140,000 / year · Posted Oct 9, 2026
At a glance
- Location
- San Francisco · Seattle
- Salary
- USD 128,000-140,000 / year · OTE
About Databricks
- Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.
About the role
- The Associate Product Designer role is part of the 2027 APD cohort at Databricks, designed for recent graduates to learn product design within a high-growth enterprise technology company.
- You will work with cross-functional teams to solve complex customer problems at the intersection of data and AI, supported by a dedicated manager and mentor.
Responsibilities
- Work with a cross-functional team to build features for the Databricks platform.
- Manage projects end-to-end from discovery and ideation through final design prototype.
- Collaborate with engineers and designers to ship features.
- Conduct research with customers to understand needs and improve design.
Requirements
- Graduation in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027 with a bachelors or masters degree in HCI or related design practice.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tooling in the design process.
- Proficiency in visual hierarchy, layout, and information architecture.
- First-hand experience with SQL and/or Python.
- Analytical skills to make data-driven decisions.
- Ability to communicate design perspectives to engineers, customers, and field partners.
Benefits
- Annual performance bonus
- Equity
Workplace
- Role is based in San Francisco or Seattle.
Skills
- HCI
- AI Tooling
- Visual Hierarchy
- Layout
- Information Architecture
- SQL
- Python
- User Experience Research