Founding UI/UX Designer — Equity & AI-Driven Platform

Tempo; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI startup in Toronto is hiring a founding UI/UX Design Engineer to shape user experiences and oversee the design process from concept to implementation. You'll collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to create intuitive and beautiful interfaces, while also evolving our design system. Ideal candidates will have a strong portfolio showcasing UI excellence and experience with design systems. This role offers a competitive salary and equity ownership in a fast-growing startup.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Equity ownership

In-house team environment

Flexible vacation & sick policy

Quarterly team events

Qualifications

• Portfolio of shipped, product-quality UI showcasing strong visual taste.
• Fluency with Figma for flows, prototypes, and component designs.
• Experience with design systems including tokens and theming.
• Strong understanding of interaction design and accessibility.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end UI from concept to production-ready designs.
• Implement responsive components using React, TypeScript, Tailwind.
• Collaborate with teams to design interactions for multi-user features.
• Evolve the design system for scalability and consistency.

Skills

Figma

UX principles

Design systems

AI-augmented workflows

Tools

React

TypeScript

Tailwind

Job description

A leading AI startup in Toronto is hiring a founding UI/UX Design Engineer to shape user experiences and oversee the design process from concept to implementation. You'll collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to create intuitive and beautiful interfaces, while also evolving our design system. Ideal candidates will have a strong portfolio showcasing UI excellence and experience with design systems. This role offers a competitive salary and equity ownership in a fast-growing startup.