Dive Club 🤿 Nad Chishtie - How to get hired as a designer at Lovable
Dec 19, 2025
Nad Chishtie, Head of Design at Lovable, shares his insights on hiring multidimensional designers in a rapidly growing company. He emphasizes the importance of portfolios that showcase strong design elements and personal contributions. Nad values curiosity and side projects, alerting candidates to frame their experiences clearly. He critiques traditional hiring processes and promotes a lean structure while advising on how to excel in interviews, particularly during the trial phase, by demonstrating impactful, thoughtful design work.
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Generalists Win With End-to-End Ownership
- Generalists who can run things end-to-end are the most successful in modern product teams.
- Use AI to fill gaps and accelerate from zero to one, then partner with specialists to go from 80 to 100.
Nail The Visual First Impression
- Sweat the fundamentals of visual design on your portfolio: typography, spacing, color, and composition.
- Make a strong gut-first impression in the first few seconds to avoid quick discard by hiring managers.
Matt's Portfolio Hooked Nad Immediately
- Nad describes Matt's portfolio as clean, high-signal, and intentional, which immediately showed care.
- That combination of concise content and thoughtful micro-interactions got him moved forward.