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Principal Product Designer

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Product & Design

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About the Role

At Customer.io, a Most Loved Workplace® certified employer in the Computer Software space, Empower your customers with unified, real-time engagement at scale.

<h3>About <a href="http://Customer.io">Customer.io</a></h3>

<p>Over 9,000 companies — from scrappy startups to global brands — use our platform to send billions of emails, push notifications, in-app messages, and SMS every day. <a href="http://Customer.io">Customer.io</a> powers automated communication that people actually want to receive. We help teams send smarter, more relevant messages using real-time behavioral data.</p>

<h3>About the role</h3>

<p>Hi, my name is Matt Wensing, VP of Product &amp; Design at <a href="http://Customer.io">Customer.io</a>, and I'm looking for a Principal Product Designer. Principal Product Designer is the highest individual contributor design role at <a href="http://Customer.io">Customer.io</a>. This person shapes the design vision for Customer.io and influences how design is practiced here — through their own craft, through the standards their work sets, and through the partnerships they build with product and engineering leadership.</p>

<p><a href="http://Customer.io">Customer.io</a> is in a transformational moment: executing against a strong current product while redesigning what the product is and how it's experienced by a new generation of builders. This role has to straddle both — delivering quality and coherence in what exists today while driving the vision for where things go.</p>

<p>This is not a management role, but it's a leadership role in the fullest sense. Their influence is felt company-wide — in the product, in the culture, and in who we hire.</p>

<h3>About you</h3>

<p>You have a fully formed point of view on how AI changes what software means — for the people who use it, the people who build it, and the agents that increasingly operate it. You have the conviction to put that view to work across a product

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Why This Is a Most Loved Workplace® Certified Job

What It's Like to Work Here

Users Async Collaboration Across Time Zones

Heart Genuine Empathy in Practice

Zap Flexibility as a Foundation

Lightbulb Continuous Learning & Growth Mindset

Eye Radical Transparency in Decision-Making

Certified for: Certified Most Loved Workplaces® 2025

Frequently Asked Questions About Working at Customer.io

Common questions candidates ask about this role and Customer.io's workplace

Customer.io is a leading AI-powered customer engagement platform designed for tech-savvy organizations to create personalized customer journeys that engage, convert, and scale. Founded in 2012, Customer.io is a globally distributed, remote-first company named one of the fastest-growing private companies on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list.

This position is listed as remote based on the job location.

Salary information may vary by role and location. Please check the specific job listing or discuss compensation during the interview process.

Customer.io is an established organization in its industry. The company is a certified Most Loved Workplace®, highlighting a strong, positive culture and committed workforce.

Key benefit categories include: Health & Wellness, Time Off & Work-Life Balance, Financial & Professional Development, Remote Work & Office Setup, Culture & Recognition. You can view more details on their CertCheck profile.

The day-to-day environment is guided by core values such as Async Collaboration Across Time Zones and Genuine Empathy in Practice and Flexibility as a Foundation.

The company has committed to inclusive practices including: Authentic Growth & Development and Radical Transparency & Open Communication.

They have earned Most Loved Workplace® certifications including: Certified Most Loved Workplaces® 2025.

Customer.io currently has 29 open positions. They are hiring across departments like Business Operations, Customer Experience, Engineering. You can view all current openings at certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/customer-io/jobs.

The interview process typically involves an initial recruiter screen followed by team interviews. Please contact Customer.io's recruiting team for specific details on this role's process.