Staff Designer, Rapid Prototyping

designing, prototyping, or building AI-enabled product experiences, such as chat, search, research tools, agents, automation, knowledge interfaces, or workflow tools where user trust, context, output quality, and human oversight are central to the experience.

translating ambiguous product concepts into usable workflows, prototypes, and shipped product experiences, with the judgment to balance speed, quality, maintainability, learning, and product risk.

providing technical or product leadership through mentoring, cross-functional coordination, reusable patterns, project ownership, or influence beyond individual deliverables. Practical awareness of AI, privacy, security, and regulatory considerations that may affect product experience, including transparency, user control, permissions, data handling, and trust; familiarity with frameworks such as the EU AI Act, Cyber Resilience Act, HIPAA, or comparable responsible AI, privacy, and security requirements. Strong communication and collaboration skills, including experience working closely with product managers, designers, engineers, and other cross-functional stakeholders. Portfolio, case studies, shipped work, or examples demonstrating design-to-code execution, interactive prototypes, or product experience improvements. Bonus points for Experience with enterprise software, developer tools, productivity tools, collaboration tools, self-hosted software, or other technical user workflows.

contributing to design systems, component libraries, reusable front-end architecture, or shared product interaction patterns.

Familiarity with user research, usability testing, product discovery, feature instrumentation, or rapid experimentation methods.

working in open-source or highly collaborative engineering environments. What success looks like In this role, you will help Thunderbolt move from ideas and early workflows into clear, usable, high-quality product experiences. You’ll create prototypes that clarify direction, reusable patterns that help the team move faster, and production experiences that make AI-powered workflows easier to understand and trust. A successful Staff Design Engineer will help the team decide what is worth building, what needs more testing, and what should not move forward. You’ll raise the quality of Thunderbolt’s user experience while helping the product remain fast-moving, practical, and enterprise-ready. Work environment You’ll work with our passionate staff and open-source community members from all over the globe to support the mission and objectives of MZLA Technologies Corporation. In this role, you’ll also collaborate closely with engineering, product, design, enterprise-facing teams, contractors, and external contributors working on Thunderbolt. This is a remote, full-time position. Strong communication and documentation skills are essential for effective collaboration across time zones and disciplines. Compensation & benefits We benchmark our base salaries to local markets and target the 60th percentile of the peer market. The salary ranges for this role are: Canada : $155,000 - $175,000 CAD We may consider candidates with strong skills but less than the required experience. Title, level and compensation will be determined based on qualifications and experience. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your whole self. Work & career Fully remote work & schedule flexibility Company-provided laptop Annual bonus program Monthly remote work stipend Annual professional development stipend Access to Coursera l earning platform Industry conferences Company all-hands and team gatherings Rest & play 24 days PTO per year (prorated) Your birthday Year-end company shutdown 9 wellbeing days Public holidays Other paid leave Quarterly wellbeing stipend for personal / family activities Health & family RRSP contributions Health, dental, & vision insurance Disability insurance Life insurance Employee assistance program Paid parental leave Paid sick days Work eligibility Applicants must reside in and have permanent work authorization for the country location(s) specified in the posting. We are unable to consider applicants outside of these markets at this time. And, we do not provide visa sponsorship.

Please apply directly through our career page . We carefully review every cover letter and screening question, so take the time to answer each fully. We value authentic, thoughtful responses that reflect your own experience and perspective. It is fine to use AI tools to polish your writing, but your answers should be your own. Candidates who submit generic or unoriginal AI-generated responses may be disqualified from further consideration. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion MZLA believes in the value of diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge, and knows diversity, equity and inclusion are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission. We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture), religion (including religious grooming and dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws. MZLA will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at hiringaccommodations@thunderbird.net to request accommodation.