Founding Designer — Brand & UX for FinTech

UGLYCASH; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 167,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct founder access

Equity & token incentives

Health benefits

Job summary

UGLYCASH is seeking a founding designer to lead brand and product design alongside the founders and engineers. You’ll shape user experiences across product flows and the visual identity, turning complex financial ideas into simple, delightful interfaces.

This role blends product thinking with brand stewardship, with direct impact on a lean team and ongoing iteration. You’ll work closely with Reserve and the broader team, owning decisions from early sketches to polished details, and helping

Qualifications

• Must ship: understand customers, challenge briefs and shape solutions.
• Strong taste and craft: care about interactions, typography, and details.
• Independent and capable of ambiguity, prioritizing and shipping with minimal handholding.

Responsibilities

• Own product design core: turn financial ideas into simple experiences from flows to polished interfaces.
• Own branding: evolve visual identities and design systems; align product and brand as one experience.
• Collaborate closely with founders, engineers, and a second designer to shape decisions and deliver iteratively.

Skills

Product thinking

Great craft & typography

Independent & resourceful

AI-native work approach

Job description

UGLYCASH is seeking a founding designer to lead brand and product design alongside the founders and engineers. You’ll shape user experiences across product flows and the visual identity, turning complex financial ideas into simple, delightful interfaces.

This role blends product thinking with brand stewardship, with direct impact on a lean team and ongoing iteration. You’ll work closely with Reserve and the broader team, owning decisions from early sketches to polished details, and helping