Founding Designer

About the role

As the Founding Designer you will work directly with the founders to define how software is built in the age of AI. You will own the design of the core product experience, from AI‑powered creation workflows to onboarding, growth, brand, and everything in between.

Key responsibilities

• Talk directly with users to understand their goals and translate insights into exceptional product experiences.
• Own end‑to‑end product design across core experiences, including AI interactions, creation workflows, editing tools, onboarding, publishing, templates, and workspace management.
• Design new interaction models for working with AI, helping users guide, refine, troubleshoot, automate, and understand AI‑generated outputs.
• Establish and maintain a high bar for visual design, usability, and overall product craftsmanship.
• Prototype and ship features quickly, experimenting with AI tools to iterate and contribute directly to product development.
• Help shape the company’s brand identity, website, product marketing, launch materials, and overall storytelling.
• Collaborate closely with founders and engineering to influence product strategy, roadmap decisions, and long‑term vision.

Required profile

• Proven experience designing and shipping high‑quality software products from concept through launch.
• Exceptional UX instincts with the ability to simplify complex workflows and make advanced technology feel intuitive.
• Strong visual design skills and a deep appreciation for typography, hierarchy, interaction design, and polish.
• Comfortable leveraging AI tools to prototype, iterate, and bring ideas to life quickly.
• Thrives in ambiguity and can turn loosely defined problems into elegant, user‑centered solutions.
• Fast‑moving but thoughtful, knowing when speed matters and when attention to detail creates impact.
• Strong ownership mentality and a desire to help build a company from the ground up.
• Excited by AI‑native product design and eager to invent new interaction patterns.

Required skills