Founding Product Designer - Hybrid, AI Startup

Wwshemi; California; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wwshemi, a California-based early-stage AI company, is seeking a founding product designer to shape strategy and build end-to-end experiences across desktop apps, web dashboards, and AI outputs.

You will establish the design practice, translate ambitious concepts into concrete requirements, prototype in Figma, and collaborate with engineers to deliver scalable, user-centered solutions while mentoring teammates as the product grows.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of UX/UI design experience for software products of similar scale and complexity.
• Strong visual and interaction design skills with proficiency in Figma and prototyping tools.
• Experience leading design from discovery through launch independently while balancing user needs, technical constraints, and business goals.
• Structured communication grounded in user research and rationale.
• Experience using metrics to assess design effectiveness and creating reusable design systems.

Responsibilities

• Define strategy with product and executives and translate into clear direction.
• Turn ambiguous concepts into requirements, flows, interactions, and interfaces.
• Design experiences across desktop apps, web dashboards, notifications, and AI outputs.
• Prototype rapidly in Figma and validate concepts with users.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure feasible, performant designs.
• Build reusable components, patterns, and documentation as product evolves.
• Define metrics to evaluate design effectiveness and drive improvements.
• Conduct lightweight user research, usability testing, and feedback sessions.

Skills

UX design

UI design

Prototyping

User research

Communication

Design systems

Tools

Figma

Job description

Wwshemi, a California-based early-stage AI company, is seeking a founding product designer to shape strategy and build end-to-end experiences across desktop apps, web dashboards, and AI outputs.

You will establish the design practice, translate ambitious concepts into concrete requirements, prototype in Figma, and collaborate with engineers to deliver scalable, user-centered solutions while mentoring teammates as the product grows.