Design Jobs at Startups in San Diego, CA, US
San Diego has 2 open design roles at 2 early-stage startups, all remote.
The open roles
- Producer/Director — Kajabi: remote, Director, posted 6 July 2026.
- Sr. Product Designer: remote, USD 175k to 195k, Senior, posted 20 May 2026.
The hiring market
Industries
AI and machine learning (1) and marketing and sales (1) startups have most of the openings.
Pay figures come from the one posting on this page that states a salary.
What design work involves at an early-stage startup
You cover research, interface work and the brand, sometimes in the same week. No design system is waiting for you, so you build one while shipping. At a large company you would hand off a spec, and here you sit with the engineer building it.
Experience level
Open roles by the experience the posting asks for.
2 jobsSort
Questions people ask
Which startups are hiring designers in San Diego?
ReflexAI (1 roles) and Snowball Money (1) have the most; 2 startups are hiring in total.