Founding Product Designer

P-1 AI

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Product Design and Frontend Engineer, you’ll be the lead architect of the interaction between our engineering customers and our agentic AI, Archie. You won’t just be designing screens; you will be defining the logic, branches, and conversational flows that allow an AI to assist in complex physical engineering. You will work directly with our technical team, moving past "high-level concepts" to deliver rigorous, justified design systems. You’ll be the product owner of the design—responsible for taking raw functional requirements and distilling them into a precise UI/UX for engineers to build, and then iterate. This role can be either remote (based in the US or Canada and with existing work authorization) or based in our San Mateo Bay Area office. If you are remote, you should plan to spend one week out of six co-working with the rest of the company in our San Mateo office. We will support relocation for candidates interested in moving to the Bay Area.

Requirements

4–7+ Years of Experience shipping designs in complex, high-stakes domains.
A "Systems First" Mindset: You prioritize "How does this work?" over "How does this look?"
Frontend Development Skills: You can ship what you design, as part of a small and focused frontend development team.
Confident Autonomy: You are comfortable being the "Product Owner" of design. You don't wait for a spec; you write the spec based on the functional need.
Analytical Rigor: Experience using front-end analytics and session replay tools to justify design recommendations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with conversational AI / agentic products.
Worked at a high-growth scale-up.
A strong portfolio demonstrating shipped products and systems thinking.

Responsibilities

Define the Logic: Map out workflows, common paths, and edge-case branches. Every button and interaction must be justified by a "Why" rooted in engineering utility, not just aesthetics.
Design for Conversation: Shape how Archie communicates. You will make informed UX suggestions on conversational design, ensuring the AI’s feedback is clear, actionable, and technically accurate.
Bridge Design and Engineering: Work within a real technical pipeline. You’ll collaborate on testing, QA, and staging processes, ensuring a seamless transition from a concept to a live, automated production environment.
Build the Signal: Lead our UX research and instrumentation. Lead live customer feedback sessions to develop a clear understanding of how our customers use the product and the best ways to improve their experience.
Champion the Hardware Persona: Immerse yourself in the world of mechanical engineering. You’ll move beyond software-for-software-people to solve high-friction problems for a deeply specialized user base.