Founding Product Designer/Engineer

This role sits at the intersection of product design and engineering at an early-stage AI company. As a founding Product Designer/Engineer, you will define how operators interact with AI agents by owning the visual craft and interface patterns from the earliest stages through production.

Role Overview

You will shape product experiences by taking ideas from concept to implementation. The work includes designing user flows, building frontend interfaces, and researching interaction patterns that help users understand AI behavior, determine next steps, and trust the resulting workflows.

Responsibilities

• Move product concepts from sketch to production, with ownership of user flows and frontend implementation.
• Design and build interfaces that clarify complex workflows and guide users toward what to do next.
• Investigate interaction patterns that make AI agents understandable, useful, and trustworthy.
• Create reusable components and support design systems so the team can ship consistent interfaces.
• Collaborate directly with customers, test prototypes, and iterate the product based on feedback.
• Partner with backend engineers to translate designed experiences into production.

Requirements

• Four or more years designing and building products at fast-growing startups, or exceptional early-career work demonstrating strong product taste and proven shipping ability.
• Product design or design engineering experience, including ownership of user flows and interface decisions.
• A portfolio or personal website showing contemporary product interfaces you personally took from concept to production.
• Strong UI/UX judgment and systems thinking, with the ability to explain design decisions and the business logic behind workflows.
• Production experience with React and TypeScript, with the ability to build interfaces independently.
• Initiative and comfort working with evolving priorities, along with interest in exploring AI agent experiences.

Tech Stack

• React
• TypeScript

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary: $160,000 to $220,000 per year.
• Visa sponsorship: Not available.

Location

This position is on-site in New York, NY, United States.