Ex-Shopify design lead Eric Hu joins Cognition as principal designer
round · x · 2026-10-05
Designer Eric Hu announced he is joining Cognition (maker of Devin) as principal designer. He left Shopify in August and spent September building evals and benchmarks at a company whose name was redacted in the post.
It's the latest example of AI coding companies hiring top design talent, as Cognition rides strong momentum around Devin.
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