Lead Designer
- Salary
- $90,000 - $160,000
- Level
- Lead
- Work type
- On-site · San Francisco
Not stated in the posting: visa.
Open. First seen 22 October 2026.
About the role
About Deploy
Deploy is an intelligence infrastructure platform that gives developers and enterprises access to open source and proprietary AI models. For leading open source LLMs, Deploy operates an optimized model inference engine that keeps costs and latency low while maintaining high throughout. Deploy also offers a set of proprietary AI models that address challenges in content safety, AI & deepfake detection, sponsorship intelligence, and IP & publicity protection.
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Trusted by the world's largest and most innovative organizations, Deploy's solutions unlock high-performance AI model inference at production scale.
Deploy has raised more than $200M from leading investors, including Tomales Bay Capital, General Catalyst, 8VC, Glynn Capital, Bain & Company, Visa Ventures, and others. The company has more than 250 employees across offices in San Francisco, Seattle, New York, and Delhi.
Lead Designer Role
As a Lead Designer at Deploy, you will be responsible for overseeing all UI/UX design processes and ensuring that projects are being executed both excellently and efficiently. You are a natural when it comes to all things creative and you're obsessed with designing in a consumer-centered way. You will work closely with the product team to conceptualize and execute on designs to solve problems for our products.
You are a talented designer who consistently delivers visuals and interactions of highest quality on timelines that would be unrealistic for many others. You take pride in your creative vision, execution and communication skills. You are a strong individual contributor, but also a team player.
Responsibilities
- Effectively manage a team of designers and provide creative direction and input on all design-related projects and functions
- Translate complex concepts and interactions into visually coherent wireframes and prototypes
- Work with small multi-disciplinary teams. You’ll partner closely with engineering, product, and business teams to find elegant but practical solutions to design challenges
- Be autonomous. You’ll take full ownership of your work, and you take responsibility for every last detail, every step of the way
- Maintain awareness of industry best practices for data maintenance handling as it relates to your role
- Adhere to policies, guidelines and procedures pertaining to the protection of information assets
- Report actual or suspected security and/or policy violations/breaches to an appropriate authority
Requirements
- 3+ years of UI/UX design experience
- You have a proven ability to work long workweeks when needed
- You have demonstrated success in a competitive environment
- You are highly self-motivated and ambitious in achieving goals
- Strong team player, but can work and execute independently
- You’re driven. No one needs to push you to excel; that’s just who you are
- You are hungry to learn and you actively look for opportunities to contribute
- You are highly organized and detail-oriented; you can handle multiple projects and dynamic priorities without missing a beat
Who We Are
Hive's standard text
We are a group of ambitious individuals who are passionate about creating a revolutionary AI company. At Deploy, you will have a steep learning curve and an opportunity to contribute to one of the fastest growing AI start-ups in San Francisco. The work you do here will have a noticeable and direct impact on the development of the company.
Thank you for your interest in Deploy and we hope to meet you soon!
The current expected base salary for this position ranges from $90,000 - $160,000. Actual compensation may vary depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the total compensation package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work; stock options may be offered in addition to the range provided here.
What this role asks for
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Compared with Hive's other open jobs.
The team: Business & Operations HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 11 open in Business & Operations. 4 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in April: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Cybersecurity (4 of 11), LLM (4 of 11), Penetration Testing (2 of 11)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Technical Content Writer posted Oct 15
- Security Compliance Manager posted Oct 15
- Security Compliance Analyst posted Oct 15
- Data Operations Analyst posted Apr 28
- Analyst, Media & Sports posted Jul 29
- Technical Content Writer posted May 29
- Security Compliance Manager posted Sep 29
- Lead Designer posted Jun 22
- Business Operations Analyst posted Jun 22
- Security Compliance Analyst posted Apr 17
From the team and dates on Hive's own job board.
Other openings for this role
2 open postings for this role in San Francisco, first posted 14 March 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.
- 22 October 2026 – open (this posting)
- 14 March 2026 – open
Salary context
6 other open postings titled Lead Designer state a salary: median USD 123,250 to USD 175,000 a year.
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