Founding Designer
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 140 - 210
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Founding Designer
Full-time Hybrid San Francisco CA
About the Role
Were looking for a Founding Designer with 26 years of experience in consumer-facing product design combining deep user empathy with exceptional UI/UX craft.
Youll take full ownership of the user experience from shaping high-level product direction to creating polished production-ready designs.
This is a rare opportunity to define the design culture and visual language of a fast-moving AI-driven product.
Youll work directly with founders and engineers to create delightful human-centered experiences that balance beauty clarity and emotion.
What Youll Do
- Own the End-to-End Design Process: Drive product design from high-level strategy to detailed execution including wireframes prototypes and high-fidelity mockups.
- Understand Users Deeply: Engage directly with users through interviews testing and feedback loops to inform design decisions.
- Prototype Rapidly: Iterate on new features and interactions quickly validating concepts through real user insights.
- Collaborate Closely: Work hand-in-hand with engineers to ensure designs are implemented with precision balancing vision with technical feasibility.
- Systematize Design: Build and maintain a scalable design system that ensures consistency accessibility and brand coherence.
- Support Growth: Contribute to onboarding retention and engagement initiatives through thoughtful UX experiments and data-informed design choices.
Who You Are
- 26 years of experience in consumer product design with a portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual and interaction design.
- Strong grasp of UI/UX principles user psychology and design systems.
- Skilled in prototyping tools (Figma Framer or equivalent).
- Bonus: experience with front-end technologies (HTML CSS JavaScript React).
- Deep curiosity about how people connect communicate and form relationships through digital products.
- Obsessive attention to detail and a relentless focus on creating intuitive emotionally resonant interfaces.
Work Environment
- Location: San Francisco CA
- Schedule: Hybrid (approx. 2 days per week in-office; relocation assistance available)
- Culture: Collaborative fast-moving team working at the intersection of creativity AI and human connection.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $140K$210K
- Equity: 0.55%1%
- Visa Sponsorship: O-1 or H-1B transfers available
- Benefits: Competitive health coverage flexible time off and opportunities for creative ownership at an early stage.
Ready to take the next step
Apply now or email Jenn at to learn more.
Key Skills
- Graphic Design
- Layout Design
- Logo Design
- CAD
- Adobe Creative Suite
- SolidWorks
- Drafting
- Adobe Photoshop
- Autocad
- Adobe Illustrator
- Catia
- Adobe Indesign
