Capsule · 1 week ago
Product Designer (UI/UX)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $125K/yr
3+ years expCapsule AI Labs is building an AI-powered memory companion that helps people preserve their stories and interact with their legacy. As a Product Designer (UI/UX), you will be the first dedicated designer, responsible for owning the product design lifecycle, creating intuitive user experiences, and collaborating closely with engineering and product teams.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Own the product design lifecycle from concept to developer-ready specs
Design core journeys (onboarding, capturing stories/voice, viewing/interacting with a 'Capsule,' sharing/family access, settings/privacy)
Build and maintain a design system (components, patterns, typography, spacing, accessibility standards) to support fast, consistent shipping
Partner tightly with engineering to iterate quickly, ensure quality in implementation, and unblock delivery
Run lightweight user research (usability tests, concept validation, iterative testing) and turn insights into product improvements
Set and evolve the visual/interaction direction: premium, calm, and clear, while staying grounded in usability and trust
Collaborate cross-functionally with product and marketing on roadmap priorities, growth experiments, and lifecycle moments
Qualification
Required
Portfolio demonstrating strong product thinking and craft: clear problem framing, rationale, iterations, and shipped outcomes
3-6 years of product design experience (UX + UI), ideally including a premium consumer (B2C) product
Experience designing consumer app experiences across web and/or mobile (iOS/Android)
Strong visual design fundamentals: typography, hierarchy, spacing, layout, and interaction states
Proficiency with modern tools like Figma (and comfort with prototyping tools such as Framer)
Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers (clear specs, pragmatic tradeoffs, systems thinking)
Self-starter mindset: comfortable with ambiguity, able to prioritize, and excited to build early
Preferred
Accessibility and inclusive design experience
Startup experience (especially 0 to 1 and/or scaling beyond launch)
Interest in psychology, storytelling, memory/legacy, or sensitive/emotional user contexts
Familiarity with front-end constraints or lightweight coding (or using AI coding tools like Cursor) to speed collaboration
Benefits
Meaningful early-stage equity
Company
Capsule
Eternal Legacy, Powered by Ai.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase