Product Design Engineer

Product Design Engineer LocationNew York CityEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeOn-siteDepartmentPEDDDesignAbout CitizenCitizen is building the world's largest real-time safety network.Every day, millions of people rely on Citizen to understand what's happening around them and make better decisions in moments that matter. We're building products that help people navigate uncertainty, respond to emergencies, and stay connected to the world around them in real time.We're looking for a Product Design Engineer to help define what comes next.This role sits at the intersection of product design, engineering, and entrepreneurship. You'll work on some of Citizen's most important experiences—from alerts and live video to entirely new AI-powered safety products—helping transform ideas into products people trust and depend on.We're looking for someone who can identify opportunities, design experiences, build working products, and influence the direction of what gets built next.Someone who sees ambiguity as an opportunity rather than a problem.Someone who would rather build a prototype than create a presentation.Founding designers, startup builders, solo creators, design engineers, and product-minded technologists are especially encouraged to apply.What You'll DoIdentify opportunities that create meaningful value for Citizen usersDesign and prototype new product experiences from concept to executionWork on core Citizen experiences including alerts, live video, maps, AI-powered features, and real-time safety workflowsExplore multiple product directions quickly through experimentation and rapid prototypingPartner closely with Product, Engineering, Data, Operations, and LeadershipDesign systems, interactions, workflows, and behaviors—not just interfacesUse AI to accelerate exploration, iteration, research, and product developmentHelp shape the future of personal safety technologyWhat We're Looking ForYou might be:A product designer who learned to buildA design engineer with exceptional product instinctsA founding designer from an early-stage startupA founder who loves building productsA creative technologist who doesn't fit neatly into traditional rolesWhat matters most is your ability to turn ideas into products people use and value.Strong SignalsExperience building products from 0→1Exceptional product judgment and user empathyStrong visual and interaction design skillsAbility to build functional prototypes that feel like real productsComfort working across product strategy, design, and implementationCuriosity about AI and emerging toolsA bias toward action and experimentationClear thinking and strong written communicationWhat Success Looks LikeWithin your first few months, you'll help answer questions like:How should AI help people stay safer in the real world?How can we make critical information more useful and actionable?What entirely new products should Citizen build next?How can we prototype and validate ideas in days instead of months?You'll be expected to contribute not just solutions, but direction.What We ValueWe care less about titles and credentials and more about evidence.Show us products you've launched.Show us systems you've created.Show us experiments you've run.Show us businesses, side projects, or tools you've built.Show us examples where you identified the opportunity—not just executed someone else's roadmap.We're especially interested in people who have repeatedly stepped into ambiguity and created clarity through building.How to ApplyAlong with your portfolio, answer these four questions:What's something you've built that nobody asked you to build?Why did you believe it was worth building?What did you learn after people started using it?How has AI changed the way you design or build products?We care deeply about visual craft, product thinking, and execution. Show us work that demonstrates how you think, how you design, and how you bring ideas to life. We're interested in the decisions behind the work as much as the...