Product Designer

About Maple

At Maple, we are building Cognitive Infrastructure. We believe that the modern professional is drowning in information but starving for context. We are creating the first AI that doesn't just 'search' your data, but understands the intricate web of your professional world. Our goal is to move from 'tools' to 'collaborators'.

About the Design Team

The Design team at Maple is obsessed with Utility and Precision. We don't care about what's trendy on Dribbble; we care about what works. We're building a tool that people will live in for 8+ hours a day, which means every pixel needs to be justified and every interaction needs to feel fluid and intentional.

We value Information Density. We believe that professional tools should respect the user's intelligence by providing a high-bandwidth interface that minimizes friction. We work very closely with engineering to ensure our visions are technically feasible and perfectly implemented, often prototyping directly in code.

About the Role

As a Product Designer at Maple, you will own the end-to-end experience of our core products. You'll be responsible for everything from complex information architecture to high-fidelity prototyping and micro-interactions. You are a systems thinker who can zoom out to see the big picture and zoom in to obsess over a single pixel transition.

Responsibilities

• Core Experience: Design and prototype elegant solutions for complex, information-heavy productivity challenges.
• Systems Thinking: Maintain and evolve our design system, ensuring consistency and scale across desktop and mobile.
• User Research: Conduct deep user research to understand the friction in modern professional workflows.
• Fidelity: Create high-fidelity prototypes (using Figma, Protopie, or Code) that communicate complex AI interactions.
• Collaboration: Work directly with engineers to ensure 100% fidelity in final implementation.

You may be a good fit if you

• Have 4+ years of experience in product design, specifically for complex SaaS or productivity tools.
• Are a Master of Figma: You understand components, auto-layout, and variables like the back of your hand.
• Possess High Agency: You don't wait for a brief; you find the friction and fix it.
• Care about Information Density: You know how to make complex data look clean and usable.
• Can prototype in code: (HTML/CSS/JS) is a massive plus.

Strong candidates may also have

• Experience designing for **AI-first interfaces** or LLM-driven features.
• A background in **Graphic Design or Typography**, bringing a premium aesthetic to functional tools.
• Experience building and maintaining **Enterprise-grade Design Systems**.

Logistics & Compensation

• Annual Salary: ₹10L – ₹18L.
• Equity: 0.05% – 0.2% founding equity.
• Location Policy: Indore hub or Remote.
• Interview Process:
  1. Portfolio Review (30m): Discussing your best work and your design process.
  2. Design Challenge (90m): Solving a complex UX problem with us in real-time.
  3. Critique Session (60m): A deep dive into one of your past projects.
  4. Founder Alignment (45m).

How we're different

We believe that **Design is a core differentiator**. We don't have product managers; designers work directly with founders and engineers. We value deep work and async feedback loops over endless sync meetings.

Come work with us!

Join us in defining the visual and interaction language for the future of AI. Let's build something beautiful and useful.