Product Designer

About SoundCloud

SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, we’re an artist-first platform, helping creators grow their careers with progressive tools, services, and resources.

With over 400 million tracks from 40 million artists, SoundCloud is shaping the future of music.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Product Designer to join our Ads Team. This team plays a key role in shaping SoundCloud’s ad experiences — balancing revenue goals with great user experience for free listeners.

Your work will focus on integrating ads into the product in ways that are seamless, elegant, and effective. You’ll help make ads feel natural for users while driving conversions to paid subscriptions.

This role is highly collaborative. You’ll work closely with product managers, engineers, and business partners to shape the future of our platform — where ads enhance the experience, rather than interrupt it.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll communicate and present ideas clearly across design, engineering, and product teams.

You’ll lead collaborative sessions such as workshops, sprints, and brainstorming meetings to bring others into your process.

You’ll use research, both qualitative and quantitative, to uncover user pain points and spot new opportunities for the business.

You’ll stay on top of trends and competitor activity to keep our ad experiences relevant and fresh.

You’ll ensure ad formats align with the platform’s visual design system — discreet, seamless, and accessible.

You’ll help define ad-specific design system components and work closely with the wider design team to maintain a high visual standard.

You’ll use data and experimentation to inform design decisions. That includes defining KPIs, designing experiments, and interpreting test results.

You’ll support user research and prototype testing — from fake-door tests to hands-on interviews.

You’ll work side-by-side with engineers to ensure designs are feasible, clear, and well-implemented.

You’ll document your designs clearly, support developer handoff, and maintain ongoing alignment with stakeholders across Product, RevOps, and Data.

What You’ll Bring

You’re a user-first designer who understands how to align user needs with business goals.

You have at least 4 years of experience in product design — ideally with exposure to advertising or consumer-facing platforms.

You’re confident presenting your work, collaborating across disciplines, and clearly explaining your design thinking.

You care about visual craft, interaction quality, and understand what makes ads engaging — not intrusive.

You’re experienced in user research, A/B testing, and data-informed design.

You’re proficient in Figma, FigJam, and Miro.

You’re familiar with the basics of how frontend and backend systems work together.

About Working at SoundCloud

SoundCloud has offices in Berlin, London, New York, and Los Angeles. This role is based in Berlin, and we offer flexibility for in-office and remote work.

We invest in people through mentorship, workshops, and professional development, and are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture at every level.

We believe teams thrive when everyone’s voice is heard.

Benefits

If you're relocating to Berlin, we’ll support you with flights, accommodation, allowances, and local relocation partners.

We offer a creativity and wellness budget — whether you're interested in gym memberships or photography classes.

You’ll receive stock options, generous time off, and professional development allowance.

We offer free German classes, weekly office lunches, and a flexible holiday policy — up to 35 PTO days annually.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At SoundCloud, diversity and inclusion are core to who we are.

We support creators and fans from all backgrounds, and we aim to reflect that same richness within our company. We especially encourage applications from historically marginalised communities in music and tech.

We foster employee-led Diversity Resource Groups, open to all — whether you identify with a community or want to grow as an ally.