You will lead the visual and interaction design of a next-generation AI desktop application, bridging the gap between high-level concepts and production-ready code. As a founding team member, you will define the design system, create seamless agentic workflows, and prototype novel interface patterns to make complex AI capabilities accessible to every professional user.
Design Engineer at well-funded AI productivity startup
We are seeking a Design Engineer to join an elite founding team building the future of professional productivity. This isn't a hand-off role; you will design in code to create a native desktop workspace where proactive AI agents handle complex workflows. If you have elite frontend skills and a deep feel for interaction design, this is a rare opportunity to define the UX of the agentic AI era for a well-funded startup backed by top-tier investors.
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Location
Remote
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Confidential company
Role overview
About the company
Well-funded AI productivity startup
What you will do
- Design and build production-ready UI components and complex interaction patterns directly in code to ensure high-fidelity execution and performance.
- Own the end-to-end user experience, from first-run onboarding flows to the core surfaces where users manage proactive AI agents.
- Develop a scalable design system including motion, micro-interactions, and a visual language that supports progressive disclosure of complex features.
Who this is a fit for
- Exceptional frontend engineering skills combined with a deep obsession for interaction design, timing, hierarchy, and high-quality visual aesthetics.
- Proven experience shipping products where design is the primary moat, preferably with experience navigating the unique constraints of desktop applications.
- Highly comfortable with ambiguity and rapid prototyping, capable of defending design decisions while iterating fast to solve novel AI-interaction problems.
Why this role is remarkable
- Join an elite founding team of experienced engineers and product leaders who have previously built and scaled world-class AI tools.
- Backed by top-tier VCs, the company is tackling the unsolved UX challenges of agentic AI within a high-intensity, remote-first culture.
- This is a founding role with significant equity where you will define the visual language and interaction paradigms for a new product category.
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