--- title: 'Product Designer - AI Apps Studio at AppNation' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/product-designer-ai-apps-studio-appnation-istanbul-xnha4me9rdmw' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Product Designer - AI Apps Studio at AppNation - **Company:** AppNation - **Location:** İstanbul, Turkey - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-06-19 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/appnation/4297af8e-44d8-4466-b13e-57c1ea03d6f9 ## Job description ## About AppNation We build AI-powered mobile apps that reach millions of users worldwide. Since 2021, AppNation has been creating products across AI, productivity, and mobile experiences. Our apps, including Genie, Translate AI, and Arch, have reached 90M+ downloads globally and ranked among the top apps in 30+ countries. We are a team of builders, designers, and engineers who move fast, take ownership, and create products used by millions. ## About the Role We’re looking for a Product Designer to create intuitive AI-powered mobile experiences used by millions of users worldwide. At AI Apps Studio, AppNation’s product studio focused on building AI-powered consumer mobile applications, you’ll own the design process end-to-end. Working closely with Product and Engineering teams, you’ll turn complex AI capabilities into simple, impactful user experiences. ## What You’ll Do - Craft Exceptional User Experiences: Design UI/UX that enhances product functionality and strengthens brand identity while optimizing existing designs. - Lead UI Innovation: Develop intuitive and visually compelling user interfaces that elevate the AI-powered mobile app experience and make complex AI capabilities feel effortless. - Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with developers and product managers to gather requirements and translate ideas into seamless user interactions. - Bring Ideas to Life: Create prototypes, wireframes, flows, layouts, and mock-ups to visualize and refine design concepts. - Stay Ahead of Trends: Research, analyze, and incorporate the latest UI/UX and AI-product design innovations, ensuring cutting-edge design solutions. - Measure & Iterate: Leverage data insights to evaluate design impact and refine future iterations for optimal user engagement. ## What We’re Looking For - 1+ year of professional UI/UX design experience, ideally with consumer mobile products. - Strong proficiency in Figma; experience with tools like Photoshop and Illustrator is a plus. - Strong portfolio demonstrating excellent UI/UX design skills, user-centered thinking, and mobile product experience. - Ability to create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that bring ideas to life. - Data-informed approach with experience using insights and experiments to iterate on designs. - Strong ownership mindset with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. - Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain design decisions and work effectively with cross-functional teams. - Open to feedback, curious, and continuously looking to improve. - Fluent in English. - Experience designing AI-powered products is a strong plus. Why AppNation? - Build and scale products reaching millions of users globally. - Work with talented people in a fast-moving AI-first environment. - Take ownership and see your impact directly in the products you build. - Grow quickly with opportunities to lead projects and shape technical decisions. - Enjoy competitive compensation and benefits, including private health insurance, meal and commute support, relocation support, and flexible working options. Our Hiring Process Application Review → Interview → Technical Assessment → Final Interviews At AppNation, we set ambitious goals and challenge ourselves to build products that reach millions of people. We value curiosity, ownership, and continuous growth. If this role excites you and you're ready to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now, we're excited to meet you. ## About AppNation ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: AppNation is a mobile app publisher that creates category‑leading AI‑powered apps, making advanced AI technology easy to use and accessible for everyone. - **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage not publicly available) - **Headquarters**: Şişli, İstanbul, Turkey - **Founded**: 2021 - **Founders**: Yalçın Özdemir (CEO), İbrahim Karahan (CTO), Saffet Arslan (CDO), Mustafa Ayten (COO) ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Mobile application development, artificial intelligence, consumer software - **Target customers**: B2C – everyday consumers looking for AI‑powered photo/video editing, chatbot assistance, and home design tools - **Mission**: To bring cutting‑edge, AI‑driven technology into the hands of everyday people, unlocking endless possibilities [appnation.co](https://www.appnation.co/) ## Products & Services - **[Genie](https://www.appnation.co/)**: AI chatbot app that offers access to multiple large language models (ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Claude, Gemini, Grok) in a single interface – over 15 million downloads. - **[Fotorama](https://www.appnation.co/)**: AI‑powered photo and video generation app, recognized as a Top 10 AI Photo App worldwide in the Rise of AI Apps Report 2025 by AppFigures. - **[Arch](https://www.appnation.co/)**: AI‑powered home design tool that reached over 5 million downloads and ranked #1 design tool in more than 30 countries. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly available - **Key Metric**: Total app portfolio exceeds 40 apps; cumulative user base includes over 15 million downloads for Genie, 5 million for Arch, and millions of AI predictions/tokens processed daily [appnation.co](https://www.appnation.co/) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available - **Growth Signals**: Headcount expanded to 60+ team members (currently 69 total employees per Built In); consistent new app launches and feature updates (e.g., integrating DeepSeek into Genie in early 2025) [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/appnation) ## Competitive Advantages - **Platform approach**: Standardized app‑development platform that enables rapid prototyping and publishing of multiple AI‑driven apps. - **Multi‑model integration**: Genie aggregates five leading AI models, offering users a one‑stop chatbot experience. - **Category leadership**: Multiple apps rank among the top in their respective App Store categories (photo, design, AI assistant). ## Strategic Focus - Continue creating category‑defining AI mobile apps and expanding the technology platform that powers them. - Deepen integration of emerging AI models (e.g., DeepSeek) and strengthen the existing portfolio’s market position. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as a forward‑thinking, innovative team that constantly challenges itself and the limits of technology [appnation.co](https://www.appnation.co/careers). - **Work model**: Hybrid – open positions in İstanbul are listed as “Hybrid — Full‑time” on Lever; company also offers optional work‑from‑home days [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/appnation) [appnation.co](https://www.appnation.co/careers). - **Perks**: Competitive compensation, private health insurance, access to learning platforms, and a supportive work environment with “better‑than‑average” benefits [appnation.co](https://www.appnation.co/careers). ## Sources 1. [appnation.co](https://www.appnation.co/) – Company homepage with product details and latest updates 2. [appnation.co](https://www.appnation.co/about) – About page with founding story, founders, and timeline 3. [appnation.co](https://www.appnation.co/careers) – Careers page with perks and open positions 4. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/appnation) – Active job listings showing hybrid roles 5. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/appnation) – Company profile with employee count, office location, and culture summary ## Other roles at AppNation - [Marketing Manager (with ASO&ASA Expertise)](https://feeny.ai/job/marketing-manager-with-aso-asa-expertise-appnation-istanbul-x9agy90xc875) — İstanbul, Turkey - [Staff Mobile Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/staff-mobile-engineer-appnation-istanbul-p7a6ckr6en1b) — İstanbul, Turkey - [Growth Marketing Manager (User Acquisition) - Mobile Subscription Products](https://feeny.ai/job/growth-marketing-manager-user-acquisition-mobile-subscription-products-sae9sx7spj9c) — İstanbul, Turkey - [Head of Development](https://feeny.ai/job/head-of-development-appnation-istanbul-0k708sh8n85r) — İstanbul, Turkey - [Mid / Senior Product Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/mid-senior-product-manager-appnation-istanbul-xfw8pqvh0q1n) — İstanbul, Turkey