Company

Founded in Berlin, autarc is a ~40 person start-up who were part of Y Combinator’s S24 batch in San Francisco. Our team consists of people in Sales, Tech and Operations, with the Engineering & Product department currently ~20 people, as we continue to grow throughout the year.

Role description

We're looking for a Product Designer to work within a new vertical in the team to support our Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) products, most notably alongside our Heating team (although it's an overarching role whilst things evolve).

In working with multiple experienced Engineers and a dedicated Product Manager you'll enhance and optimise the company's main money maker and what got us here today - the OS for heat pump installers. In addition, you'll need to build and ship fast in getting prototypes out to market in genuinely understanding what works and what doesn't

We're always looking to build the next generation product and with a clear vision to become the agentic OS for the workforce behind the energy transition, that includes leveraging LLMs and NLP in building an AI voice agent to increase efficiencies.

Other responsibilities will be as follows:

Build prototypes based on user feedback and customer interests
Work heavily on UX/UI, using Figma and other cutting edge tools (Lovable, Cursor) to build things 0-1
Support leadership in shaping and prioritising the product roadmap
Run product discovery alongside our teams through direct customer engagement
Manage product operations in Linear: triage, prioritisation, sprint hygiene
Facilitate planning sessions with product teams and sprint preps with engineering leads
Represent autarc in customer calls, sales meetings, and training sessions
Work alongside our Engineers in building and shipping material

This is a Product Designer position but as the landscape of the industry shifts, we also expect you to build and tangibly contribute on a day-to-day basis.

Requirements

2-5 years of experience as a Product Designer
A strong eye for detail, covering UX and UI
Exposure to working in B2B SaaS
Deep experience working with Figma, plus working with Lovable, Cursor and so on
AI-native in working with tools to help you run faster and jump higher
Desire to work in an AI-first team/company
Shown ability to conduct user interviews and product discovery
Berlin-based and willing to work hybrid
Native German speaking

What we offer

Freedom to choose your own equipment (within a budget)
26 paid vacation days
An annual team retreat
The choice between Dance or JobRad for mobility
The choice between Classpass or Urban Sports Club for fitness
Regular team events, lunches and activities

Our values

Next steps

If your application is successful, you will participate in the following:

Screening call with Louis (Recruiter)
Culture fit call with a Designer
Take home case study/exercise
Final on-site interview with Etienne (CEO) and the team

(Senior) Product Designer

Summary