Bobyard

San Francisco

Product Designer at Bobyard

ON-SITE MID
Posted 7 months ago
$100,000 - $140,000
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Bobyard

Quick Summary

Role Overview

Bobyard is seeking a Product Designer to simplify complex AI-driven construction takeoff tools for estimators and project managers. You will work within a small, venture-backed team to shape the product's direction and modernize the platform's interface.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct user research by spending time with estimators and project managers
  • Shape product direction based on direct user feedback and insights
  • Own the end-to-end design process from prototyping to user testing
  • Collaborate closely with engineers on front-end implementation details
  • Partner with marketing and sales teams to communicate product value
  • Modernize existing platform components to ensure a considered user experience

Requirements Snapshot

  • High level of ownership over projects from research to shipping
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating real user research and design outcomes
  • Ability to learn complex industrial workflows and technical concepts quickly
  • Proficiency in Figma and familiarity with HTML and CSS
  • Genuine interest in solving problems for technical or industrial audiences

Expected Impact

You will transform a manual, error-prone construction process into a seamless digital experience by making sophisticated AI tools intuitive. Your work will directly influence the product's adoption and help modernize a trillion-dollar industry through thoughtful interface design.

A DesignJobs.World summary of the employer's posting, written to highlight scope, requirements, and fit (AI-assisted, human-reviewed). For full details, see the description below.

Compensation

$100,000 - $140,000

Job Description

About the Company

Construction is a trillion dollar industry that still relies heavily on manual, paper-based processes.

The biggest bottleneck is cost estimation. Takeoffs are still largely done by hand — estimators spend days measuring and counting materials from drawings, and errors can be costly.

Bobyard automates construction takeoff with AI, using computer vision and NLP to read drawings faster and more accurately. We're a small team backed by Primary and Pear, and there's a lot of the product still to build.

Position Overview

Interface design matters a lot at Bobyard — we're asking customers to trust a fairly sophisticated tool, and your job is to make that feel simple. You'll work directly within the product team to shape how the platform looks and feels. You will:

  • Spend real time with customers: sit with estimators and PMs, understand their workflow and frustrations firsthand

  • Help shape product direction based on what you learn from users

  • Own design work end-to-end: prototype, test with users, iterate

  • Work closely with engineering — you'll be in Figma and involved in front-end details, not just handing off specs

  • Partner with marketing and sales to help communicate the product clearly

  • Help modernize parts of the existing platform — we want it to feel considered, not clunky

Desired Attributes

  • High ownership — comfortable taking a project from research through shipped design

  • Strong portfolio with real user research behind it

  • Fast learner — no construction background required, but you'll need to get up to speed

  • Comfortable in Figma and familiar enough with HTML/CSS to work closely with engineers

  • Genuine interest in solving problems for a technical/industrial audience

Benefits

  • Competitive salary plus equity options (target $100K–$140K)

  • Work closely with a small, collaborative team

This is a full-time, in-person role in SF. If you're excited about designing for a technical, high-stakes product and helping more of the industry go digital, we'd love to talk.


Comp Philosophy

We are proud to offer competitive, top-of-market compensation because we want to celebrate the dedicated people who ship amazing work and drive our success. Our individual compensation is thoughtfully tailored based on your role, experience, and contributions, alongside performance-based rewards.

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