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Overview: Spur is every companys AI QA Engineer.
Spur lets you test your website with natural language. Our AI agents act like real usersautomating end-to-end testing without requiring traditional QA infrastructure.
Spur is founded by 2 Yale Alums and is backed by leading investors like First Round Capital Neo Pear VC Conviction and YCombinator. We are transforming the testing world completely re-imagining what testing means from first principles. Were already accelerating engineering teams at some of the fastest-growing companies in the world.
Read our Manifesto: Opportunity: Why Design Matters at Spur Design is not a layer at Spurits foundational. As we scale quickly with customers like Living Spaces and Nextdoor were looking for a designer who can define how testing feelsnot just how it functions. This is your chance to reimagine one of the most under-designed spaces in software. Testing tools & Testing Systems Traditionally look like this .. With Spur testing isnt siloed in engineering or QA. Now anyone on the teamfrom PMs to support and salescan create and run tests using natural language. That shift changes everything. Were eliminating the need for heavy testing teams and infrastructurewhile raising the quality bar. The UX is central to making this possible. It has to feel trustworthy intuitive and powerful all at once. AI is integrated at every stage of the journeytest creation editing execution and reporting. Designing seamless AI-driven workflows that build user confidence will be one of your most exciting and impactful challenges. We see this as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine what UI/UX for software testing looks likeand were looking for someone whos excited to take that on. Youre your own toughest critic and hold yourself to an exceptionally high standard90% isnt good enough. You move fast take initiative and care deeply about doing things right. You dont just point out problemsyou roll up your sleeves and solve them. Youve shipped complex high-quality products ideally with 2 years of experience designing for technical or ops-heavy users. Youre comfortable navigating ambiguity and bringing structure where none exists. You move quickly but never at the expense of craft and polish. Own end-to-end product design from early ideation through polished shipped experiences Create Spurs visual identityincluding brand design system and style guidelines Design entirely new user workflows that make complex systems feel fast intuitive and powerful Drive a culture of craft where design quality and attention to detail are valued across the company Work closely with engineering and product to shape the roadmap through a design lens Help define our voice and presencenot just in-product but across marketing and how Spur shows up in the world Build & lead the design team including hiring and team culture Shape our public design voice through thought leadership events talks and writing Reference: andy2Raising the Volume Quietly: A Designers Challenge Slack D Reference: on GTM helping craft assets launch moments and social content Host design gatherings and represent Spur at industry events and conferences Have prior experience founding a company or building products at early stages Are ambitious and driven and care a lot about doing great work with great people Passion for ML/AI and its potential in product design This is an in person role at our office in NYC. Were an early stage company which means that the role requires working hard and moving quickly. Please only apply if that excites you. Daily lunch snacks and more are available everyday in the office (you help choose)! High quality medical dental and vision coverage options flexible depending on your needs. Unlimited PTO (We believe that recharging is essential to being the best that you can be.) Spur Swag (which we hope you will design) Our beautiful office in NYC!! Spur is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex race color age national origin religion physical and mental disability genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender identity/assignment citizenship pregnancy or maternity protected veteran status or any other status prohibited by applicable national federal state or local law.We would love to meet you if:
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