Founding Designer (AI)

TL;DR

Founding Designer (AI): Shaping the future of virtual people by taking full ownership of UX/UI, from product strategy to hands-on design, with an accent on translating user needs into intuitive and engaging experiences. Focus on rapidly prototyping new features, building a systematic design system, and contributing to growth initiatives through experimental design.

Location: The team is currently remote, but candidates are strongly preferred to be residing in or able to relocate to California for a future in-person hybrid model in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Company

hirify.global builds virtual companions that enrich people's lives, growing explosively and backed by top Silicon Valley investors.

What you will do

• Take full ownership of Kindroid's user experience and interface design, from high-level product strategy to hands-on UI/UX work for new features.
• Engage directly with the passionate user base through interviews, feedback sessions, and data analysis to deeply understand their needs and motivations.
• Rapidly prototype and iterate on new features and interactions, creating everything from wireframes and user flows to high-fidelity, polished mockups.
• Collaborate closely with engineers to ensure your designs are implemented to the highest standard, making pragmatic trade-offs when necessary.
• Think systematically to build and maintain a design system that ensures a cohesive and friendly experience as the product scales.
• Contribute to growth initiatives by designing and analyzing experiments that improve the user journey, from onboarding to daily engagement.

Requirements

• Strong portfolio showcasing work on consumer-facing products, demonstrating exceptional UI/UX skills and a user-centered design process.
• Proven ability to think from the user's perspective first and create intuitive, accessible, and friendly interfaces.
• Maniacal obsession with quality and the willingness to go all-in on creating the best possible user experience.
• Track record of creative problem-solving and resourceful execution.
• Very strong ambition and drive to learn fast.
• Fluency with modern design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma) and using AI to make you more efficient and creative.

Nice to have

• Some experience with front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React) and the ability to collaborate effectively with engineers.
• Experience working on consumer products that people love, especially in social, gaming, or AI spaces.
• A rigorous, experimental mindset and experience with A/B testing or growth-focused design work.
• History of entrepreneurial projects or early-stage startup experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct and immediate impact on product decisions and the daily lives of users from day one.
• Autonomy to identify opportunities and execute on them, shaping a fast-growing product at the intersection of AI and human connection.
• Work within a lean, profitable, 5-person team backed by some of the best investors in Silicon Valley.
• Opportunity to be the first dedicated design hire, playing a key voice in product strategy and direction.