Founding Product Designer

About the Role

This is the first dedicated design hire for an early-stage neurotechnology company. You won't be inheriting a design system or style guide — you'll be building them from scratch. You'll work directly with the founding team to own the full design surface: from early concept exploration through shipped product. The company is building a genuinely new product category in the cognitive health space that doesn't have an established design language yet. You'll shape what gets built, not just how it looks.

What You'll Do

Own the full product design surface from concept to production

Build design systems and style guides for a nascent product category

Stress-test design ideas with real users and iterate based on feedback

Ship production-ready designs that hold up at scale

Work closely with founders on product strategy and direction

Make strong design decisions and push back when something doesn't feel right

What We're Looking For

Required: 2+ years of design experience at an early-stage consumer startup

Required: Proven track record of shipping full-scale apps from concept to production—not just components, marketing sites, or individual screens

Required: Experience building and maintaining design systems, not just handing off files

Required: Product thinker who can shape what gets built, not just execute visual design

Required: Core team member experience building products people love from the ground up

Nice to have: Exposure to voice-enabled, AI, or ambient product design

Nice to have: Experience designing for consumer health, fitness, or wearable products

The ideal candidate is a bit of a mad artist—someone who takes risks, challenges conventions, brings a multidisciplinary perspective, and is deeply curious about design problems.

Compensation & Details

Competitive salary, equity package, benefits, and flexible PTO.

Location

Early-stage startup role (work arrangement and specific location not specified in posting).