Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
As one of the fastest growing companies in the world, Lovable is scaling their design team by tapping into the Dive Talent Network (dive.club/talent-network) .
So I interviewed their Head of Design, Nad Chishtie (https://x.com/nadonomy) , to learn everything I can about how to get hired as a designer at Lovable.
Some highlights:
- A breakdown of a recent design hire’s portfolio
- How to avoid getting your portfolio screened out
- How to crush the later stages of the hiring process
- How you can win Nad over with side projects alone
- What to do if you’re not confident in your visual skills
- The 2 things Nad cares most about when hiring designers
Dive is where the best designers never stop learning 🤿
- Spotify’s cross-functional squad model (medium.com/found-ation/agile-team-organization-a-deep-dive-on-the-spotify-model-f5b32dfc37dd)
- Matt’s portfolio (designer hired through Dive Talent Network) (https://www.lfs.gd/)
Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:24 What Nad is seeing in the market
5:39 What Nad looks for in designers
6:58 Designers own things end to end
10:56 Where Lovable sources designers
12:37 Portfolio mistakes
17:47 An example of a portfolio that got hired at Lovable
27:26 How to succeed if you're not craft focused
32:23 The power of side projects
40:33 How the interview process works at Lovable
44:02 How to succeed in a portfolio review
45:57 How Nad things about the role of metrics in portfolios
48:10 How to succeed in paid work trials
50:26 How much Nad cares about candidates using AI
54:47 Traits of successful designers at Lovable
🌐 dive.club
🐦 twitter.com/joindiveclub
Now you can join advanced courses taught by the top designers to help you take a huge leap forward in your career 💪
As one of the fastest growing companies in the world, Lovable is scaling their design team by tapping into the Dive Talent Network (dive.club/talent-network) .
So I interviewed their Head of Design, Nad Chishtie (https://x.com/nadonomy) , to learn everything I can about how to get hired as a designer at Lovable.
Some highlights:
- A breakdown of a recent design hire’s portfolio
- How to avoid getting your portfolio screened out
- How to crush the later stages of the hiring process
- How you can win Nad over with side projects alone
- What to do if you’re not confident in your visual skills
- The 2 things Nad cares most about when hiring designers
Dive is where the best designers never stop learning 🤿
- Spotify’s cross-functional squad model (medium.com/found-ation/agile-team-organization-a-deep-dive-on-the-spotify-model-f5b32dfc37dd)
- Matt’s portfolio (designer hired through Dive Talent Network) (https://www.lfs.gd/)
Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:24 What Nad is seeing in the market
5:39 What Nad looks for in designers
6:58 Designers own things end to end
10:56 Where Lovable sources designers
12:37 Portfolio mistakes
17:47 An example of a portfolio that got hired at Lovable
27:26 How to succeed if you're not craft focused
32:23 The power of side projects
40:33 How the interview process works at Lovable
44:02 How to succeed in a portfolio review
45:57 How Nad things about the role of metrics in portfolios
48:10 How to succeed in paid work trials
50:26 How much Nad cares about candidates using AI
54:47 Traits of successful designers at Lovable
🌐 dive.club
🐦 twitter.com/joindiveclub
Now you can join advanced courses taught by the top designers to help you take a huge leap forward in your career 💪
