Founding Product Designer

<h3>About the Role</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">Join an early-stage B2B software team as its first dedicated designer, shaping the design language and user experience of a platform used by recruiters, engineers, and candidates. You will work closely with company leadership and have a direct impact on how technical talent is assessed and hired.</p><h3>What You'll Do</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Understand the needs of recruiters, engineers, and candidates, and identify where interface friction affects the user experience.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Establish and maintain a consistent design language and design system across the platform.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Use product analytics, including session recordings, to identify opportunities and guide design improvements.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Partner with engineering, product, and go-to-market teams to deliver a cohesive experience across assessment flows and hiring dashboards.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Own the website redesign from information architecture and visual design through front-end implementation.</p></li></ul><h3>What We're Looking For</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Two to four years of product design experience, with meaningful experience at an early-stage startup.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">A combination of UX and visual design skills in Figma and production front-end experience with TypeScript.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience creating and rolling out a design system across a product, supported by a strong portfolio of shipped work.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Technical fluency and experience working closely with engineers, product teams, and go-to-market partners.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Familiarity with product analytics tools such as PostHog and short research cycles that support timely shipping.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience with software for hardware or technical fields, such as CAD, simulation, or developer tools, is valuable.</p></li></ul><h3>Compensation &amp; Benefits</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">Base salary: $140,000 to $185,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.</p><h3>Location</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">Hybrid role based in San Francisco, California, with in-office work three to four days per week.</p>