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).